2025 SESSION

ENROLLED

HOUSE JOINT RESOLUTION NO. 669

Celebrating the life of Vernon S. Lee II.

Agreed to by the House of Delegates, February 18, 2025

Agreed to by the Senate, February 20, 2025

WHEREAS, Vernon S. Lee II, a highly admired employee of Prince William County Public Schools who touched the lives of countless young people, died on February 4, 2025; and

WHEREAS, Vernon Lee grew up in Petersburg, where he began to cultivate his deep faith at an early age as a member of Mount Olivet Baptist Church; and

WHEREAS, Vernon Lee graduated from Petersburg High School in 1985 and continued his education at Virginia State University; and

WHEREAS, Vernon Lee was employed by Prince William County Public Schools and served as a school resource officer at Freedom High School in Woodbridge; and

WHEREAS, in addition to ensuring the safety and security of students, Vernon Lee was a trusted mentor who brought joy to everyone he met through his wit and wisdom; and

WHEREAS, Vernon Lee will be fondly remembered and greatly missed by his wife, Chantelle; his children, Shannon and Vershon; and numerous other family members and friends; now, therefore, be it

RESOLVED by the House of Delegates, the Senate concurring, That the General Assembly hereby note with great sadness the loss of Vernon S. Lee II; 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 Vernon S. Lee II as an expression of the General Assembly's respect for his memory.