HJ14: Celebrating the life of Madison Taylor Wessells.


HOUSE JOINT RESOLUTION NO. 14
Celebrating the life of Madison Taylor Wessells.

 

Agreed to by the House, January 17, 2022
Agreed to by the Senate, January 20, 2022

 

WHEREAS, Madison Taylor Wessells, a vibrant member of the Accomack County community, died on September 13, 2021; and

WHEREAS, born in Nassawadox, Madison Wessells attended Broadwater Academy in nearby Exmore; she was an active member of the Girl Scouts of the USA and received the Girl Scout Gold Award, the organization’s highest honor, for her work to build a K-9 unit training ground for local law-enforcement officers; and

WHEREAS, at the time of her passing, Madison Wessells was a nursing student at Longwood University’s Cormier Honors College, where she was vice president of the Eta Iota Chapter of the Phi Sigma Pi honors society; and

WHEREAS, Madison Wessells served as a nurse extern at Chippenham & Johnston-Willis Hospitals, Inc., and supported local residents as an emergency medical technician with the Parksley Volunteer Fire Company; and

WHEREAS, Madison Wessells enjoyed fellowship and worship with the community as a member of Modest Town Baptist Church and relished opportunities to attend Sunday services with her family; and

WHEREAS, Madison Wessells touched countless lives through her generosity and commitment to excellence as a medical professional, a volunteer, and an example for others; and

WHEREAS, Madison Wessells will be fondly remembered and greatly missed by her parents, Virgil and Ann; her sister, Delaney; her fiancé, Kendle; 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 Madison Taylor Wessells; 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 Madison Taylor Wessells as an expression of the General Assembly’s respect for her memory.

HOUSE JOINT RESOLUTION NO. 14

Offered January 12, 2022
Prefiled January 10, 2022
Celebrating the life of Madison Taylor Wessells.
Patron-- Bloxom

WHEREAS, Madison Taylor Wessells, a vibrant member of the Accomack County community, died on September 13, 2021; and

WHEREAS, born in Nassawadox, Madison Wessells attended Broadwater Academy in nearby Exmore; she was an active member of the Girl Scouts of the USA and received the Girl Scout Gold Award, the organization’s highest honor, for her work to build a K-9 unit training ground for local law-enforcement officers; and

WHEREAS, at the time of her passing, Madison Wessells was a nursing student at Longwood University’s Cormier Honors College, where she was vice president of the Eta Iota Chapter of the Phi Sigma Pi honors society; and

WHEREAS, Madison Wessells served as a nurse extern at Chippenham & Johnston-Willis Hospitals, Inc., and supported local residents as an emergency medical technician with the Parksley Volunteer Fire Company; and

WHEREAS, Madison Wessells enjoyed fellowship and worship with the community as a member of Modest Town Baptist Church and relished opportunities to attend Sunday services with her family; and

WHEREAS, Madison Wessells touched countless lives through her generosity and commitment to excellence as a medical professional, a volunteer, and an example for others; and

WHEREAS, Madison Wessells will be fondly remembered and greatly missed by her parents, Virgil and Ann; her sister, Delaney; her fiancé, Kendle; 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 Madison Taylor Wessells; 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 Madison Taylor Wessells as an expression of the General Assembly’s respect for her memory.