2025 SESSION
ENROLLED
HOUSE JOINT RESOLUTION NO. 570
Celebrating the life of Russ Adams.
Agreed to by the House of Delegates, February 10, 2025
Agreed to by the Senate, February 13, 2025
WHEREAS, Russ Adams, a local weatherman in the Del Ray neighborhood of Alexandria who delighted the readers of his website with his wit and wisdom, died on October 31, 2024; and
WHEREAS, Russ Adams previously worked as a patent examiner and supervisor at the United States Patent and Trademark Office for 34 years until his retirement in 2004; and
WHEREAS, in recent years, Russ Adams gained local notoriety by posting weather updates for Alexandria's Del Ray community on social media; and
WHEREAS, what began as simple notifications about rain grew into a comprehensive study of rainfall totals, rainfall predictions, and lightning strike tracking on Russ Adams' website, Del Ray VA Weather; and
WHEREAS, Russ Adams built a strong local following thanks to his depth of knowledge, keen insights, and responsiveness to questions about the weather; and
WHEREAS, Russ Adams will be fondly remembered and greatly missed by numerous family members, friends, and weather watchers in Del Ray; 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 Russ Adams, a beloved local weatherman in Alexandria; 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 Russ Adams as an expression of the General Assembly's respect for his memory.