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Senate
Resolution 1363
By:
Senators Harbison of the 15th, Harp of the 29th, Meyer von Bremen of the 12th,
Hamrick of the 30th and Whitehead, Sr. of the 24th
A
RESOLUTION
Remembering
and honoring the life of Mr. Herbert D. "Dick" Lynch; and for other
purposes.
WHEREAS,
Dick Lynch was the beloved son of Jessee Lee and Elizabeth B. Lynch and was a
long-time resident of Hendersonville, North Carolina, from 1956 until his
passing at the age of 83; and
WHEREAS,
Mr. Lynch was a graduate of West Nottingham Academy and Washington College and a
member of the Kappa Alpha Fraternity; and
WHEREAS,
he was an extremely talented athlete, a scratch golfer most of his life and
heavily scouted by the St. Louis Cardinals baseball team;
WHEREAS,
he served the citizens of this country honorably as a Marine Corps veteran of
World War II and was a distinguished recipient of the Purple Heart, and bravely
protected the freedoms of this country as one of the first waves of marines to
land on the Island of Iwo Jima; and
WHEREAS,
he was a faithful and lifelong member of the First United Methodist Church; and
WHEREAS,
Mr. Lynch is survived by his loving and devoted wife of 56 years, Fay Brauning
Lynch, and their three daughters and their families: Karen Thompson and
husband, Steve, their sons Robbie Lasher and Christopher Lasher, and grandson,
Chance Ryan Lasher, of Marietta, Georgia; Karol Lee Chandler and daughters,
Malory Ann McDorman and Brittany Jane McDorman, of Duluth, Georgia; and Kristie
Marie Greer and husband, Tom, and their son and daughter, Johnathan William
Greer and Emily Fay Greer, of Dunwoody, Georgia; and
WHEREAS,
this country lost one of its finest and most compassionate husbands, fathers,
and citizens with the passing of Mr. Herbert D. Lynch on March 5, 2006;
and
WHEREAS,
while he was a man of great humility and honor and never considered himself to
be a hero, the members of the State Senate hereby find that he was, in fact,
very much a hero.
NOW,
THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE SENATE that the members of this body remember
and honor the remarkable life of Mr. Herbert D. "Dick" Lynch and express their
deepest regrets on his passing with sincerest condolences to his
family.
BE
IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Secretary of the Senate is authorized and directed
to transmit an appropriate copy of this resolution to Mrs. Fay Brauning Lynch.