Virginia HR 80: Celebrating the life of Louis Clifford Schroeder, Sr.

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HOUSE RESOLUTION NO. 80 

Celebrating the life of Louis Clifford Schroeder, Sr. 

Agreed to by the House of Delegates, February 24, 2020 

WHEREAS, Louis Clifford Schroeder, Sr., a successful business 
executive who was a champion for education and the preservation of the 
Chesapeake Bay and other natural resources, died on January 29, 2020; and

WHEREAS, a native of New York, Louis Clifford �Cliff� 
Schroeder, Sr., attended The Taft School in Watertown, Connecticut, and 
graduated magna cum laude from Harvard College, then continued his 
education at the Harvard Graduate School of Business Administration; and

WHEREAS, in 1956, Cliff Schroeder became the owner and 
president of Corrugated Container Company in New York and subsequently became 
the owner and chief executive officer of Dixie Container Corporation in 
Richmond, both of which had been founded by his father; and

WHEREAS, in the 1960s, Cliff Schroeder served as founding vice 
president and treasurer of Thermo Electron Company, which is now part of a 
Fortune 500 company that develops advanced medical technology products; and

WHEREAS, over the course of his career, Cliff Schroeder 
expanded Dixie Container Corporation to include 10 subsidiaries throughout the 
Southeastern United States and, in 1982, established one of only two recycling 
paper mills in the country at that time; and

WHEREAS, after selling Dixie Container Corporation in 1990, 
Cliff Schroeder formed Chronos, L.C., a financial and real estate investment 
firm; and

WHEREAS, from 1972 to 1988, Cliff Schroeder served as chair of 
the Virginia Outdoors Foundation, which preserved thousands of acres of land 
from development during that period; he founded and served as president of the 
Virginia Oyster Reef Heritage Foundation, which helped repopulate the 
Commonwealth�s oyster colonies; and

WHEREAS, Cliff Schroeder served as chair of the Last Great 
Waters Foundation and the Chesapeake Bay Local Assistance Board and as a member 
of several other boards and commissions related to the health of the Chesapeake 
Bay and Virginia�s natural resources; he was selected as a trustee of the 
Elizabeth River Restoration Trust and the Virginia Land Conservation Foundation; 
and

WHEREAS, Cliff Schroeder was a longtime member of the Board of 
Visitors and Governors at Washington College in Maryland, where he established 
the Center for the Environment and Society to create new opportunities for 
young leaders; and

WHEREAS, an honorary alumnus at The College of William & 
Mary, Cliff Schroeder served on the institution�s Board of Visitors and founded 
the Schroeder Center for Health Policy and the Thomas Jefferson Program for 
Public Policy; and

WHEREAS, Cliff Schroeder similarly offered his leadership to 
his alma mater The Taft School, as well as St. Christopher�s School and St. 
Catherine�s School in Richmond; and

WHEREAS, Cliff Schroeder will be fondly remembered and great