HR476: Commending Paul R. Riddick.


HOUSE RESOLUTION NO. 476
Commending Paul R. Riddick.

 

Agreed to by the House of Delegates, February 24, 2023

 

WHEREAS, Paul R. Riddick ably served the residents of Norfolk as a member of the Norfolk City Council from July 1992 to December 2022; and

WHEREAS, a graduate of John Tyler Community College, Paul Riddick is the owner and operator of Riddick Funeral Service in Norfolk; and

WHEREAS, Paul Riddick represented the city as a member of the Southeastern Tidewater Opportunity Project and previously served on the Board of the Transportation District Commission of Hampton Roads, the Southside Task Force, and the Church Street/Huntersville Development Committee; and

WHEREAS, representing Ward 4 on the Norfolk City Council, Paul Riddick strove to be an advocate for city workers and local residents in need during his three decades in local government; and

WHEREAS, Paul Riddick further served the community as a former president of the Norfolk Branch of the NAACP and a member of the Freemasons; he has offered his leadership to the Norfolk Funeral Directors and Embalmers Association, the Virginia Morticians’ Association, and many other civic and service organizations; and

WHEREAS, Paul Riddick was selected as the Omega Psi Phi Citizen of the Year by the Lambda Omega Chapter of Omega Psi Phi fraternity and was honored by Zeta Phi Beta Sorority as a “Citizen of Tomorrow”; and

WHEREAS, Paul Riddick enjoys fellowship and worship with the community as a member of Grace Episcopal Church, where he serves on the vestry; and

WHEREAS, throughout his career, Paul Riddick has enjoyed the love and support of his family; he has raised five children and proudly welcomed nine grandchildren; now, therefore, be it

RESOLVED by the House of Delegates, That Paul R. Riddick hereby be commended for his 30 years of service to the community as a member of the Norfolk City Council; and, be it

RESOLVED FURTHER, That the Clerk of the House of Delegates prepare a copy of this resolution for presentation to Paul R. Riddick as an expression of the House of Delegates’ admiration for his contributions to the Norfolk community.

HOUSE RESOLUTION NO. 476

Offered February 23, 2023
Commending Paul R. Riddick.
Patron-- Williams Graves (By Request)

WHEREAS, Paul R. Riddick ably served the residents of Norfolk as a member of the Norfolk City Council from July 1992 to December 2022; and

WHEREAS, a graduate of John Tyler Community College, Paul Riddick is the owner and operator of Riddick Funeral Service in Norfolk; and

WHEREAS, Paul Riddick represented the city as a member of the Southeastern Tidewater Opportunity Project and previously served on the Board of the Transportation District Commission of Hampton Roads, the Southside Task Force, and the Church Street/Huntersville Development Committee; and

WHEREAS, representing Ward 4 on the Norfolk City Council, Paul Riddick strove to be an advocate for city workers and local residents in need during his three decades in local government; and

WHEREAS, Paul Riddick further served the community as a former president of the Norfolk Branch of the NAACP and a member of the Freemasons; he has offered his leadership to the Norfolk Funeral Directors and Embalmers Association, the Virginia Morticians’ Association, and many other civic and service organizations; and

WHEREAS, Paul Riddick was selected as the Omega Psi Phi Citizen of the Year by the Lambda Omega Chapter of Omega Psi Phi fraternity and was honored by Zeta Phi Beta Sorority as a “Citizen of Tomorrow”; and

WHEREAS, Paul Riddick enjoys fellowship and worship with the community as a member of Grace Episcopal Church, where he serves on the vestry; and

WHEREAS, throughout his career, Paul Riddick has enjoyed the love and support of his family; he has raised five children and proudly welcomed nine grandchildren; now, therefore, be it

RESOLVED by the House of Delegates, That Paul R. Riddick hereby be commended for his 30 years of service to the community as a member of the Norfolk City Council; and, be it

RESOLVED FURTHER, That the Clerk of the House of Delegates prepare a copy of this resolution for presentation to Paul R. Riddick as an expression of the House of Delegates’ admiration for his contributions to the Norfolk community.