HR194: Celebrating the life of Isaac Lee Green.


HOUSE RESOLUTION NO. 194
Celebrating the life of Isaac Lee Green.

 

Agreed to by the House of Delegates, March 11, 2022

 

WHEREAS, Isaac Lee Green, an honorable veteran, esteemed entrepreneur, historian, mentor, community leader, and prison reform advocate, and a beloved member of the Norfolk community, died on February 6, 2022; and

WHEREAS, Isaac Lee Green served his country with honor and distinction as a member of the United States Navy and after completing his military service settled in Norfolk; and

WHEREAS, Isaac Lee Green founded the Community Involvement Group in 1973, inspiring many others to pursue entrepreneurship and to become productive members of the community; and

WHEREAS, known by patrons as “Copper Man” and “Hat Man,” Isaac Lee Green was a no-nonsense man of wisdom whose entrepreneurial endeavors included work as a tailor, wood carver, hat maker, and jewelry designer, as well as a vendor at festivals throughout the United States; and

WHEREAS, Isaac Lee Green served as an ambassador for the Berkley Historical Society, encouraging others to have a greater understanding and appreciation for their culture and their community’s past; and

WHEREAS, Isaac Lee Green will be fondly remembered and dearly missed by his loving wife, Alfreda; his children, Isaac, Jr., Cortez, Joshua, Amber, Sonia, Derick, April, King, Brian, Raquel, Vivian, and Robert; and numerous other family members and friends; now, therefore, be it

RESOLVED, That the House of Delegates hereby note with great sadness the loss of Isaac Lee Green, a valued and beloved member of the Norfolk community; 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 Isaac Lee Green as an expression of the House of Delegates’ respect for his memory.

HOUSE RESOLUTION NO. 194

Offered March 10, 2022
Celebrating the life of Isaac Lee Green.
Patron-- Glass

WHEREAS, Isaac Lee Green, an honorable veteran, esteemed entrepreneur, historian, mentor, community leader, and prison reform advocate, and a beloved member of the Norfolk community, died on February 6, 2022; and

WHEREAS, Isaac Lee Green served his country with honor and distinction as a member of the United States Navy and after completing his military service settled in Norfolk; and

WHEREAS, Isaac Lee Green founded the Community Involvement Group in 1973, inspiring many others to pursue entrepreneurship and to become productive members of the community; and

WHEREAS, known by patrons as “Copper Man” and “Hat Man,” Isaac Lee Green was a no-nonsense man of wisdom whose entrepreneurial endeavors included work as a tailor, wood carver, hat maker, and jewelry designer, as well as a vendor at festivals throughout the United States; and

WHEREAS, Isaac Lee Green served as an ambassador for the Berkley Historical Society, encouraging others to have a greater understanding and appreciation for their culture and their community’s past; and

WHEREAS, Isaac Lee Green will be fondly remembered and dearly missed by his loving wife, Alfreda; his children, Isaac, Jr., Cortez, Joshua, Amber, Sonia, Derick, April, King, Brian, Raquel, Vivian, and Robert; and numerous other family members and friends; now, therefore, be it

RESOLVED, That the House of Delegates hereby note with great sadness the loss of Isaac Lee Green, a valued and beloved member of the Norfolk community; 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 Isaac Lee Green as an expression of the House of Delegates’ respect for his memory.