HJ250: Celebrating the life of Paul Reddick Hedges.
WHEREAS, Paul Reddick Hedges, an esteemed attorney and beloved member of the Chesapeake community, died on December 22, 2021; and
WHEREAS, born in La Grange Park, Illinois, Paul Hedges was a member of the first graduating class of the Regent University School of Law and had lived and worked in Chesapeake since 1986; and
WHEREAS, for more than 30 years, Paul Hedges devoted his legal practice to ensuring that low-income and underserved members of the community received equitable treatment before the law; and
WHEREAS, as a testament to his expertise and commitment to social justice, Paul Hedges was a trusted confidant and adviser to many clients and public leaders; and
WHEREAS, guided throughout his life by his faith, Paul Hedges actively pursued mission work in Africa and was steadfastly dedicated to the cause of racial reconciliation in the Commonwealth; and
WHEREAS, Paul Hedges will be fondly remembered and dearly missed by his children, Laura and Matthew, and their families and by 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 Paul Reddick Hedges, an accomplished attorney whose service in the Chesapeake community benefited 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 Paul Reddick Hedges as an expression of the General Assembly’s respect for his memory.
HOUSE JOINT RESOLUTION NO. 250
WHEREAS, Paul Reddick Hedges, an esteemed attorney and beloved member of the Chesapeake community, died on December 22, 2021; and
WHEREAS, born in La Grange Park, Illinois, Paul Hedges was a member of the first graduating class of the Regent University School of Law and had lived and worked in Chesapeake since 1986; and
WHEREAS, for more than 30 years, Paul Hedges devoted his legal practice to ensuring that low-income and underserved members of the community received equitable treatment before the law; and
WHEREAS, as a testament to his expertise and commitment to social justice, Paul Hedges was a trusted confidant and adviser to many clients and public leaders; and
WHEREAS, guided throughout his life by his faith, Paul Hedges actively pursued mission work in Africa and was steadfastly dedicated to the cause of racial reconciliation in the Commonwealth; and
WHEREAS, Paul Hedges will be fondly remembered and dearly missed by his children, Laura and Matthew, and their families and by 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 Paul Reddick Hedges, an accomplished attorney whose service in the Chesapeake community benefited 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 Paul Reddick Hedges as an expression of the General Assembly’s respect for his memory.