File #: RES. 2021-R012    Version: 1 Name:
Type: Resolution Status: Adopted
File created: 1/26/2021 In control: City Council
On agenda: Final action: 1/25/2021
Title: To encourage the School Board of the City of Richmond to plant a tree in memory of Aajah Rosemond at Thomas C. Boushall Middle School.
Patrons: City Council , Mayor Stoney
Attachments: 1. Res. No. 2021-R012

Title

To encourage the School Board of the City of Richmond to plant a tree in memory of Aajah Rosemond at Thomas C. Boushall Middle School.

Body

WHEREAS, on October 18, 2020, Aajah Rosemond was fatally injured when struck by a vehicle at the intersection of German School Road and Jahnke Road; and

WHEREAS, at the time of her passing, Aajah Rosemond was a junior at George Wythe High School and a graduate of Thomas C. Boushall Middle School; and

WHEREAS​, Aajah Rosemond, upon information and belief of the Council, is remembered by her family for her gentle disposition and for often spending time with her friends after school at Thomas C. Boushall Middle School; and

WHEREAS,  the Council believes that it would be fitting to plant a tree in memory of  Aajah Rosemond at Thomas C. Boushall Middle School; and

WHEREAS, the Council believes that it is in the best interests of the residents of the city of Richmond that the Council encourage the School Board of the City of Richmond to plant a tree in memory of Aajah Rosemond at Thomas C. Boushall Middle School;

NOW, THEREFORE,

BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF RICHMOND:

                     That the Council encourages the School Board of the City of Richmond to plant a tree in memory of Aajah Rosemond at Thomas C. Boushall Middle School.