A JOINT RESOLUTION honoring the life and memory of harold lillard kennedy, Jr. former member of the general assembly.

Whereas, Harold Lillard Kennedy, Jr. was born on October 8, 1926, in Winston‑Salem, North Carolina; and
Whereas, Harold Lillard Kennedy, Jr. was the son of Harold Lillard Kennedy, Sr. and Willie Hall Kennedy and the grandson of Francis Marion Kennedy, Sr., the third President of Winston‑Salem State University and of Dr. H. Humphrey Hall, the first African‑American physician in Forsyth County; and
Whereas, Harold Lillard Kennedy, Jr. graduated from Atkins High School in 1942, Virginia State University in 1948, and the School of Law at Howard University in 1951; and
Whereas, Harold Lillard Kennedy, Jr. practiced law in New York City from 1952 to 1954 before returning to Winston‑Salem in 1955, where he later became the managing partner in the law firm of Kennedy, Kennedy, Kennedy and Kennedy, L.L.P., a law firm that was composed of his wife, Annie Brown Kennedy, and twin sons, Harold L. Kennedy, III, and Harvey L. Kennedy; and
Whereas, Harold Lillard Kennedy, Jr. was a member of the National Bar Association, North Carolina Bar Association, North Carolina Association of Black Lawyers, Forsyth County Bar Association, and Winston‑Salem Bar Association; and
Whereas, Harold Lillard Kennedy, Jr. was an active supporter of the Democratic Party, serving as a precinct member and precinct chair and as a participant in local, State, and national campaigns for more than 40 years; and
Whereas, Harold Lillard Kennedy, Jr. served with honor and distinction as a member of the North Carolina House of Representatives during the 1977 Session of the General Assembly, where he was a member of the following Committees: Appropriations, Appropriations Subcommittee on Education, Courts and Judicial Districts, Corrections, Higher Education, Judiciary I, and Professional Law Enforcement Personnel and Practice; and
Whereas, Harold Lillard Kennedy, Jr. was actively involved in the Winston‑Salem and Forsyth County communities serving as President of the Winston‑Salem/Forsyth County Emancipation Association and as Vice‑Chair and Chair of the Redevelopment Commission of Winston‑Salem from 1960 to 1974; and
Whereas, Harold Lillard Kennedy, Jr. served on the Board of Directors of the Boy Scouts of America, Arts Council, Experiment in Self‑Reliance, Inc., NAACP, YMCA and as President of the Victory Credit Union; and
Whereas, Harold Lillard Kennedy, Jr. also served as a member of the Twin City Kiwanis Club, People for the American Way, Hospice of Winston‑Salem, the Society for the Study of African‑American History, Sigma Pi Phi Fraternity, and Omega Psi Phi Fraternity; and
Whereas, Harold Lillard Kennedy, Jr. proudly served his country as a member of the United States Army from 1945 to 1946; and
Whereas, Harold Lillard Kennedy, Jr. was a lifelong Episcopalian and a founding member of St. Anne's Episcopal Church, where he was a lay reader and former Junior Warden; and
Whereas, Harold Lillard Kennedy, Jr. died on January 15, 2005, leaving his wife of 53 years, Annie Brown Kennedy, and sons, Michael D. Kennedy, Harold L. Kennedy, III, and Harvey L. Kennedy; Now, therefore,

Be it resolved by the House of Representatives, the Senate concurring:

SECTION 1.  The General Assembly honors the memory of Harold Lillard Kennedy, Jr. and expresses the appreciation and gratitude of this State and its citizens for his life and service to North Carolina.
SECTION 2.  The General Assembly extends its deepest appreciation to the family of Harold Lillard Kennedy, Jr. for the loss of a beloved family member.
SECTION 3.  The Secretary of State shall transmit a certified copy of this resolution to the family of Harold Lillard Kennedy, Jr.
SECTION 4.  This resolution is effective upon ratification.
In the General Assembly read three times and ratified this the 7th day of March, 2005.

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		 Marc Basnight
	 President Pro Tempore of the Senate

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		 James B. Black
	 Speaker of the House of Representatives