2025 SESSION
ENROLLED
SENATE JOINT RESOLUTION NO. 395
Celebrating the life of David Eugene Dillow.
Agreed to by the Senate, February 19, 2025
Agreed to by the House of Delegates, February 20, 2025
WHEREAS, David Eugene Dillow, a beloved husband, father, and grandfather, and treasured member of the Bland County community, died on January 31, 2025; and
WHEREAS, in his professional career, David Dillow found success working as a manager for multiple institutions, demonstrating an extraordinary ability to lead others; and
WHEREAS, David Dillow was an engaged and supportive member of the Bland County community and made a difference in countless lives through the various sporting organizations he established and maintained over the years; and
WHEREAS, David Dillow made a profound and lasting impact on his community as a member of the Bland County Economic Development Authority, which he was appointed to in 1984 and which he served as chair from 1990 until his death; and
WHEREAS, in his role with the Bland County Economic Development Authority, David Dillow was an integral part of multiple major economic development projects that bolstered the success and prosperity of the locality; and
WHEREAS, guided throughout his life by his faith, David Dillow attended Fellowship Baptist Church in Wytheville, where he enjoyed worship and fellowship with his community for many years; and
WHEREAS, preceded in death by his first wife, Doris, David Dillow will be fondly remembered and dearly missed by his wife, Andrea; his children, David and Barry, and their families; and numerous other family members and friends; now, therefore, be it
RESOLVED by the Senate, the House of Delegates concurring, That the General Assembly hereby note with great sadness the loss of David Eugene Dillow, whose legacy of stewardship and service to Bland County inspired all who knew him; and, be it
RESOLVED FURTHER, That the Clerk of the Senate prepare a copy of this resolution for presentation to the family of David Eugene Dillow as an expression of the General Assembly's respect for his memory.