Celebrating the life of Anita G. Brown. - VA state legislature resolution

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I used to live on the Virginia line, and knew this wonderful person. I only found out today that she had passed on, and she was not elderly. I used to see Anita at the "Cricket", a historical place, and play pool.

If you've been to Pocahontas Virginia, likely you met Anita Brown, or visited the Cricket, and knew her wonderful hospitality. She was a very very strong woman, and became mayor of that town for awhile.

The Virginia State Legislature honored her with a resolution.

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HOUSE JOINT RESOLUTION NO. 979
Celebrating the life of Anita G. Brown.


Agreed to by the House of Delegates, February 24, 2009
Agreed to by the Senate, February 25, 2009

WHEREAS, Anita G. Brown, a beloved and respected citizen and longtime mayor of the historic Town of Pocahontas, died on February 16, 2009; and

WHEREAS, Anita Brown served as mayor of Pocahontas since 1990 and was reelected for all but one term, from 2002 to 2004, and was last reelected to the mayoral post in 2008; and

WHEREAS, a conscientious public servant, Anita Brown served on the Pocahontas Town Council from 1988 to 1990; and

WHEREAS, Anita Brown loved Pocahontas with a passion, and she fought hard for many vital public works and services for her fellow residents, including her successful effort to save Pocahontas High School; and

WHEREAS, a forward thinking mayor, Anita Brown worked to keep Pocahontas fiscally sound and always considered what was in the best interests of her neighbors and the town; and

WHEREAS, a tireless leader for historic preservation, Anita Brown was a valued leader and supporter of numerous public endeavors, including restoration of a town cemetery, resurrection of the downtown historic district, renovation of the old bank building for a town hall, establishment of a tourist train, and preservation of the historic Pocahontas Exhibition Coal Mine and Museum; and

WHEREAS, an integral part of the life and prosperity of Pocahontas, Anita Brown was the proprietor of the Cricket Restaurant in downtown Pocahontas; and

WHEREAS, Anita Brown will be fondly remembered for her kind and generous nature and will be greatly missed by her husband, Larry Brown, their three children, and many friends and admirers in the Town of Pocahontas; now, therefore, be it

RESOLVED by the House of Delegates, the Senate concurring, That the General Assembly mourn the passing of a fine community leader and outstanding Virginian, Anita G. Brown; 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 Anita G. Brown as an expression of the General Assembly’s respect for her memory.


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