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SENATE JOINT RESOLUTION NO. 304 Offered January 16, 2017 Celebrating the life of Raleigh Thomas Warren. ---------- Patron-- Stanley ----------

WHEREAS, Raleigh Thomas Warren of Danville, a veteran and a man of deep and abiding faith, died on October 9, 2015; and

WHEREAS, Thomas "Tom" Warren was the son of the late Raleigh T. Warren, Sr., and Ruby M. Warren; he honorably served his country as a member of the United States Navy, enlisting in 1954; and

WHEREAS, after completing his military service, Tom Warren pursued higher education at Marshall University in Huntington, West Virginia; he retired from a career with the Goodyear Tire and Rubber Company; and

WHEREAS, Tom Warren was a loyal member of First Baptist Church of Danville, finding joy and fellowship among the members of the congregation; and

WHEREAS, predeceased by one son, Andy, Tom Warren will be fondly remembered and greatly missed by his wife, Sandra; sons, Tommy, Todd, and Greg, and their families; and numerous other family members and friends; now, therefore, be it

RESOLVED by the Senate, the House of Delegates concurring, That the General Assembly hereby note with great sadness the loss of Raleigh Thomas Warren, a respected member of the Danville community; and, be it

RESOLVED FURTHER, That the Clerk of the Senate prepare a copy of this resolution for presentation to the family of Raleigh Thomas Warren as an expression of the General Assembly's respect for his memory.