HR430: Celebrating the life of David Caldwell Reynolds.
WHEREAS, David Caldwell Reynolds, a respected business leader in Richmond and a beloved husband, father, and grandfather, died on January 29, 2023; and
WHEREAS, David Reynolds was born in Washington, D.C., and grew up in Raleigh, North Carolina, where he graduated from Broughton High School; and
WHEREAS, David Reynolds continued his education at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, developing a lifelong love of Tar Heels basketball; he served as president of Phi Gamma Delta fraternity and was a member of the Naval Reserve Officers Training Corps; and
WHEREAS, after graduation, David Reynolds was commissioned as an officer in the United States Navy and served his country during the Vietnam War; he subsequently earned a master’s degree from Emory University in Atlanta, then moved to New York City, where he met his future wife, Beverly; and
WHEREAS, David Reynolds moved to Richmond in 1975 and worked as an executive at the accounting and consulting firm Arthur Young & Company, now part of Ernst & Young, until 1984, when he joined Miller Manufacturing as president; and
WHEREAS, David Reynolds subsequently became chief executive officer of Miller Manufacturing and strove to grow the business while providing good jobs and fair wages until his retirement in 2004; and
WHEREAS, outside of his career, David Reynolds supported his wife when she founded the Reynolds Gallery, a contemporary art gallery with two locations in Richmond; he was deeply involved in every aspect of operations, from serving as chief financial officer to coat valet, to ensure that the business thrived and succeeded; and
WHEREAS, after he was diagnosed with Parkinson’s disease, David Reynolds co-founded the Movers and Shakers patient advocacy group and was instrumental in the establishment of the Parkinson’s and Movement Disorders Center at Virginia Commonwealth University; and
WHEREAS, predeceased by his wife of 45 years, Beverly, David Reynolds will be fondly remembered and greatly missed by his children, Quentin, Alec, Alice, and Margaret, and their families 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 David Caldwell Reynolds, a highly admired member of the Richmond 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 David Caldwell Reynolds as an expression of the House of Delegates’ respect for his memory.
HOUSE RESOLUTION NO. 430
WHEREAS, David Caldwell Reynolds, a respected business leader in Richmond and a beloved husband, father, and grandfather, died on January 29, 2023; and
WHEREAS, David Reynolds was born in Washington, D.C., and grew up in Raleigh, North Carolina, where he graduated from Broughton High School; and
WHEREAS, David Reynolds continued his education at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, developing a lifelong love of Tar Heels basketball; he served as president of Phi Gamma Delta fraternity and was a member of the Naval Reserve Officers Training Corps; and
WHEREAS, after graduation, David Reynolds was commissioned as an officer in the United States Navy and served his country during the Vietnam War; he subsequently earned a master’s degree from Emory University in Atlanta, then moved to New York City, where he met his future wife, Beverly; and
WHEREAS, David Reynolds moved to Richmond in 1975 and worked as an executive at the accounting and consulting firm Arthur Young & Company, now part of Ernst & Young, until 1984, when he joined Miller Manufacturing as president; and
WHEREAS, David Reynolds subsequently became chief executive officer of Miller Manufacturing and strove to grow the business while providing good jobs and fair wages until his retirement in 2004; and
WHEREAS, outside of his career, David Reynolds supported his wife when she founded the Reynolds Gallery, a contemporary art gallery with two locations in Richmond; he was deeply involved in every aspect of operations, from serving as chief financial officer to coat valet, to ensure that the business thrived and succeeded; and
WHEREAS, after he was diagnosed with Parkinson’s disease, David Reynolds co-founded the Movers and Shakers patient advocacy group and was instrumental in the establishment of the Parkinson’s and Movement Disorders Center at Virginia Commonwealth University; and
WHEREAS, predeceased by his wife of 45 years, Beverly, David Reynolds will be fondly remembered and greatly missed by his children, Quentin, Alec, Alice, and Margaret, and their families 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 David Caldwell Reynolds, a highly admired member of the Richmond 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 David Caldwell Reynolds as an expression of the House of Delegates’ respect for his memory.