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To designate the corner of 2300 Third Avenue and Juniper Street in honor of the late Dr. Clifton Whitaker, Jr. (6th District)
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WHEREAS, Reverend Dr. Clifton Whitaker, Jr., was born on July 6, 1941, in the city of Richmond and passed away at the age of 80 on September 10, 2021; and
WHEREAS, Reverend Dr. Clifton Whitaker, Jr., attended schools within the school division administered by the School Board of the City of Richmond and graduated from Armstrong High School; and
WHEREAS, Reverend Dr. Clifton Whitaker, Jr., served as an officer in the Department of Police and was the first officer promoted to the Detective Division of the Department after only eight months of service; and
WHEREAS, as a member of the Department of Police, Reverend Dr. Clifton Whitaker, Jr., was the first African American awarded the Excellence Police Duty Medal and was awarded the Medal of Valor and the Dale Carnegie Award for Highest Achievement; and
WHEREAS, after 17 years of service, Reverend Dr. Clifton Whitaker, Jr., retired from the Department of Police and earned a Bachelor of Arts in English from Virginia Union University; and
WHEREAS, in 1979, Reverend Dr. Clifton Whitaker, Jr., became a licensed and ordained Baptist minister and earned a Master of Divinity and a Doctor of Divinity from the Samuel Dewitt Proctor School of Theology at Virginia Union University and a Doctor of Humane Letters from Richmond Virginia Seminary; and
WHEREAS, in 1982, Reverend Dr. Clifton Whitaker, Jr., served as the Pastor of the Grayland Baptist Church and established a community outreach program, which included weekly community feedings and leadership workshops; and
WHEREAS, in 2015, after 33 years of service, Reverend Dr. Clifton Whitaker, Jr., retired from Grayland Baptist Church; and
WHEREAS, the City desires to honor the life of Reverend Dr. Clifton Whitaker, Jr., for his contributions to the religious and civic life of and...
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