GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF NORTH CAROLINA
1997 SESSION
RATIFIED BILL

RESOLUTION 13
SENATE JOINT RESOLUTION 164

A JOINT RESOLUTION HONORING THE LIFE AND MEMORY OF WESLEY DAVIS WEBSTER, FORMER MEMBER OF THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY.

Whereas, Wesley Davis Webster was born in Madison, North Carolina, on September 15, 1923, to Henry Samuel Webster and Mabel Gray Davis Webster; and
Whereas, Wesley Davis Webster attended the Madison City Schools; and
Whereas, Wesley Davis Webster served proudly in the United States Army during World War II in the European Theater and was awarded a Purple Heart; and
Whereas, Wesley Davis Webster later served as Commander of both the Madison Veterans of Foreign Wars and the American Legion; and
Whereas, Wesley Davis Webster took an active and significant part in the business affairs of his community serving as vice-president of H. Grogan Hardware, Inc., vice-president and director of Peoples Bank of North Carolina, trustee of Rockingham Community College, president of the Madison Merchants Association, and member of the Board of Directors of First Citizens Bank in Madison; and
Whereas, Wesley Davis Webster served on the Rockingham County Board of County Commissioners from 1958 to 1970, serving as Chair from 1964 to 1970, and also serving as a member of the North Carolina Association of County Commissioners for two years; and
Whereas, Wesley Davis Webster served the people of North Carolina with distinction as a member of the North Carolina House of Representatives in the 1971 Session of the General Assembly and as a member of the Senate in the 1973, 1975, and 1977 Sessions; and
Whereas, Wesley Davis Webster continued to serve the State after leaving the General Assembly, being appointed to the post of Deputy Secretary of the Department of Transportation, where he served until his retirement in 1989; and
Whereas, Wesley Davis Webster died on September 10, 1995, leaving his wife, Sandra Webster, a daughter, Connie Trempus, a son, Wesley Dodd Webster, a stepdaughter, Leigh Anne Jones, a stepson, Robert Jones, and several other relatives and friends to mourn his loss; and
Whereas, Wesley Davis Webster was a respected statesman, a devoted family man, and an individual highly dedicated to the advancement of his community;

Now, therefore, be it resolved by the Senate, the House of Representatives concurring:

Section 1.  In the death of Wesley Davis Webster, the State of North Carolina has lost a dedicated and valuable citizen.  He left the State a better place by reason of his service, and the General Assembly joins with his widow and children in mourning his passing.
Section 2.  The Secretary of State shall transmit a certified copy of this resolution to the family of Wesley Davis Webster.
Section 3.  This resolution is effective upon ratification.
In the General Assembly read three times and ratified this the 27th day of May, 1997.

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	Dennis A. Wicker
	President of the Senate

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	Harold J. Brubaker
	Speaker of the House of Representatives