HR18: Celebrating the life of Patricia Goode Satterfield.


HOUSE RESOLUTION NO. 18
Celebrating the life of Patricia Goode Satterfield.

 

Agreed to by the House of Delegates, February 4, 2022

 

WHEREAS, Patricia Goode Satterfield, an inspirational presence in public life both in Richmond and across the Commonwealth, died on August 8, 2021; and

WHEREAS, Patricia “Pat” Goode Satterfield grew up in Bedford County, where she lived until the early 1980s; and

WHEREAS, Pat Satterfield graduated from the University of Mary Washington and studied history and political science in a graduate program at the University of Richmond; and

WHEREAS, Pat Satterfield served the Commonwealth and the citizens of her native county as chief legislative aide to Delegate Lacey E. Putney from 1980 through 1982; and

WHEREAS, Pat Satterfield subsequently served the Virginia State Corporation Commission as assistant to the commissioner from 1982 to 1985; and

WHEREAS, Pat Satterfield then served community bankers of the Commonwealth with great distinction as chief staff officer of the Virginia Association of Community Banks from 1985 through 2012; and

WHEREAS, Pat Satterfield, the epitome of the exceptional nonprofit trade association executive, was always professional, bright, engaging, articulate, persistent, humorous, and a joy to be around; and

WHEREAS, Pat Satterfield was a tenacious advocate for community banking who guided the Virginia Association of Community Banks out of financial hardship and onto healthy financial footing; and

WHEREAS, Pat Satterfield continued to champion community banking in the last phase of her career as a community bank relationship manager for the law firm Williams Mullen; and

WHEREAS, Pat Satterfield was a member of Trinity United Methodist Church in Richmond, where she served as president of the church’s chapter of United Methodist Women and as a trustee and where she volunteered with the CARITAS and Trinity Stitchers community outreach programs; and

WHEREAS, Pat Satterfield was active in the Forest Ridge Civic association and supported the McShin Foundation, a Richmond-area recovery community organization; and

WHEREAS, Pat Satterfield leaves behind a large family, as well as innumerable adoring friends and admiring business associates throughout the Commonwealth and across the nation; and

WHEREAS, Pat Satterfield particularly enjoyed spending her summers in Cape May, New Jersey, with her family and her many Chalfonte friends; and

WHEREAS, preceded in death by her son, Wade and her parents, W.D. and Virginia, Pat Satterfield will be fondly remembered and greatly missed by her husband, Jim; her daughters Melinda, Jennifer, and Lee; her grandchildren, Tripp, Walker, Lola, Violet, Hadden, and Henry; her brother, William; her “Steel Magnolia” girlfriends; and every other member of their wonderful family; now, therefore, be it

RESOLVED, That the House of Delegates hereby note with great sadness the loss of Patricia Goode Satterfield, who believed in people and helped so many become better versions of themselves; 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 Patricia Goode Satterfield as an expression of the House of Delegates’ respect for her memory.

HOUSE RESOLUTION NO. 18

Offered January 29, 2022
Celebrating the life of Patricia Goode Satterfield.
Patron-- Austin

WHEREAS, Patricia Goode Satterfield, an inspirational presence in public life both in Richmond and across the Commonwealth, died on August 8, 2021; and

WHEREAS, Patricia “Pat” Satterfield grew up in Bedford County, where she lived until the early 1980s; and

WHEREAS, Pat Satterfield graduated from the University of Mary Washington and studied history and political science in a graduate program at the University of Richmond; and

WHEREAS, Pat Satterfield served the Commonwealth and the citizens of her native county as chief legislative aide to Delegate Lacey E. Putney from 1980 through 1982; and

WHEREAS, Pat Satterfield subsequently served the Virginia State Corporation Commission as assistant to the commissioner from 1982 to 1985; and

WHEREAS, Pat Satterfield then served community bankers of the Commonwealth with great distinction as chief staff officer of the Virginia Association of Community Banks from 1985 through 2012; and

WHEREAS, Pat Satterfield, the epitome of the exceptional nonprofit trade association executive, was always professional, bright, engaging, articulate, persistent, humorous, and a joy to be around; and

WHEREAS, Pat Satterfield was a tenacious advocate for community banking who guided the Virginia Association of Community Banks out of financial hardship and onto healthy financial footing; and

WHEREAS, Pat Satterfield continued to champion community banking in the last phase of her career as a community bank relationship manager for the law firm Williams Mullen; and

WHEREAS, Pat Satterfield was a member of Trinity United Methodist Church in Richmond, where she served as president of the church’s chapter of United Methodist Women and as a trustee and where she volunteered with the CARITAS and Trinity Stitchers community outreach programs; and

WHEREAS, Pat Satterfield was active in the Forest Ridge Civic association and supported the McShin Foundation, a Richmond-area recovery community organization; and

WHEREAS, Pat Satterfield leaves behind a large family, as well as innumerable adoring friends and admiring business associates throughout the Commonwealth and across the nation; and

WHEREAS, Pat Satterfield particularly enjoyed spending her summers in Cape May, New Jersey, with her family and her many Chalfonte friends; and

WHEREAS, preceded in death by her son Wade and her parents, W.D. and Virginia, Pat Satterfield will be fondly remembered and greatly missed by her husband, Jim; her daughters Melinda, Jennifer, and Lee; her grandchildren Tripp, Walker, Lola, Violet, Hadden, and Henry; her brother William; her “Steel Magnolia” girlfriends; and every other member of their wonderful family; now, therefore, be it

RESOLVED, That the House of Delegates hereby note with great sadness the loss of Patricia Goode Satterfield, who believed in people and helped so many become better versions of themselves; 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 Patricia Goode Satterfield as an expression of the House of Delegates’ respect for her memory.