HJ688: Celebrating the life of Mozelle Willis Minor.


HOUSE JOINT RESOLUTION NO. 688
Offered February 1, 2021
Celebrating the life of Mozelle Willis Minor.
Patrons-- Carr (By Request), Adams, D.M. and McQuinn; Senator: McClellan

WHEREAS, Mozelle Willis Minor, a beloved and longtime member of the Richmond community, died on November 12, 2020; and

WHEREAS, in her earlier years, Mozelle Minor worked as a parachuter at the historic Moton Field, home of the Tuskegee Airmen, in Tuskegee, Alabama, and later as a chef at the former Tuskegee Institute, now Tuskegee University; and

WHEREAS, Mozelle Minor then settled in Richmond, where she worked at Philip Morris and later at a restaurant on Main Street, establishing a large community of family, friends, and neighbors; and

WHEREAS, Mozelle Minor served her community as a member of the Order of the Eastern Star and inspired audiences as a member of both the Cook Memorial Choir and Deacon Frank Epps’ gospel choir; and

WHEREAS, guided throughout her life by her deep and abiding faith, Mozelle Minor enjoyed worship and fellowship with her community at Second Baptist Church in Richmond for 70 years; and

WHEREAS, preceded in death by her loving husband, Percy, Sr., and her children, Percy, Jr., and Cecil, Mozelle Minor will be fondly remembered and dearly missed by her sister, Frances, and numerous other family members and friends; now, therefore, be it

RESOLVED by the House of Delegates, the Senate concurring, That the General Assembly hereby note with great sadness the loss of Mozelle Willis Minor, a cherished member of the Richmond community whose unwavering kindness and generosity touched countless lives; and, be it

RESOLVED FURTHER, That the Clerk of the House of Delegates prepare a copy of this resolution for presentation to the family of Mozelle Willis Minor as an expression of the General Assembly’s respect for her memory.