Virginia SR 112: Celebrating the life of the Reverend Dr. Willie Woodson.

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SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 112 

Celebrating the life of the Reverend Dr. Willie Woodson. 

Agreed to by the Senate, February 4, 2021 

WHEREAS, the Reverend Dr. Willie Woodson, a spiritual leader and 
community activist who touched countless lives throughout the Richmond region, 
died on December 4, 2020; and

WHEREAS, a native of Richmond, Willie Woodson graduated from 
Armstrong High School and served his country as a member of the United States 
Air Force; he returned to Richmond in 1971 to care for his siblings after their 
mother�s death and worked at the nearby Defense General Supply Center; and 

WHEREAS, Willie Woodson continued his education with a 
bachelor�s degree and a master of divinity degree from Virginia Union 
University, as well as a master�s degree from what is now Union Presbyterian 
Seminary and a doctorate from Union Theological Seminary; and 

WHEREAS, Willie Woodson answered the call to ministry at First 
United Presbyterian Church and led the congregation for 27 years, increasing 
community engagement, establishing a summer camp, and building additional 
support for church youth groups; and 

WHEREAS, Willie Woodson subsequently became the pastor of 
Trinity Ghanaian Presbyterian Church; he was an active leader in the Presbytery 
of the James, including as moderator of the organization�s Black Caucus; and 

WHEREAS, Willie Woodson was a prolific author and a passionate 
educator who served as an adjunct instructor for a University of Lynchburg satellite 
program in Petersburg; he also volunteered to mentor students at Henderson 
Middle School and offered his expertise to the Richmond Public Schools 
strategic planning group; and 

WHEREAS, for more than a decade, Willie Woodson celebrated the 
legacy of the Reverend Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., and the civil rights 
movement as the executive director of the annual Living the Dream program; and 

WHEREAS, Willie Woodson further strengthened the Richmond 
community as executive director of the nonprofit organization Citizens Against 
Crime and as a member of the Richmond Commission of Architectural Review, Boaz 
& Ruth, the Richmond Crusade for Voters, and the local NAACP; and 

WHEREAS, Willie Woodson will be fondly remembered and greatly 
missed by his daughter, Beverly, and her family; his sisters, Jane and Felicia, 
and numerous other family members and friends; now, therefore, be it 

RESOLVED, That the Senate of Virginia hereby note with great 
sadness the loss of the Reverend Dr. Willie Woodson, a faith and community 
leader in Richmond; and, be it 

RESOLVED FURTHER, That the Clerk of the Senate prepare a copy 
of this resolution for presentation to the family of the Reverend Dr. Willie 
Woodson as an expression of the Senate of Virginia�s respect for his memory.