A JOINT RESOLUTION honoring the life and memory of state senator robert l. holloman.
Whereas, Robert L. Holloman was born on February 15, 1953, in Hertford County to Daraious and Beatrice Vaughn Holloman; and
Whereas, Robert L. Holloman graduated from the Divinity School at Shaw University in Raleigh, North Carolina, and furthered his education at Florida College and Seminary in Orlando, Florida, and Liberty University in Lynchburg, Virginia; and
Whereas, for many years, Robert L. Holloman served as a Regional Manager for the North Carolina Division of Victim and Justice Services under the Department of Crime Control and Public Safety; and
Whereas, Robert L. Holloman served as Pastor of the Nebo Missionary Baptist Church in Murfreesboro, North Carolina, for 22 years and as the Moderator of the Northampton County Baptist Association; and
Whereas, Robert L. Holloman rendered distinguished service to his community as a member of the Board of County Commissioners in Hertford County from 1992 to 1996 and 2000 to 2003, the first African‑American Chair of the Democratic Party in Hertford County, Chair of the Board of Directors of the Hertford County Department of Social Services, Chair of the Winton Housing Board, and as a member of the Board of Trustees of Roanoke Chowan Community College and the Board of Directors of the Choanoke Area Development Association which served Bertie, Halifax, and Hertford Counties; and
Whereas, Robert L. Holloman served the people of Gates, Halifax, Hertford, Northampton, Warren, and Vance Counties as a member of the State Senate from 2003 to 2006; and
Whereas, during his tenure in the General Assembly, Senator Robert L. Holloman served as Cochair of the State and Local Government Committee and Vice‑Chair of the Appropriations Subcommittee on Justice and Public Safety, and as a member of numerous other committees including Judiciary II, Opportunities and Needs for Economic Growth in North Carolina, Senate Information Technology, Pensions, Retirement and Aging, Select Committee on Insurance and Civil Justice Reform; and
Whereas, Senator Robert L. Holloman also made contributions as a member of the Joint Legislative Corrections, Crime Control, and Juvenile Justice Oversight Committee, Governor's Crime Commission, Joint Hurricane Evacuation Standards Study Commission, Joint Select Committee on Workforce Needs, and the Senate Select Committee on Redistricting; and
Whereas, Senator Robert L. Holloman was a member of several fraternal organizations, including the Assemblies of North Carolina and Virginia and the Benevolent Lodge of North Carolina, and served as the Past District Deputy Grand Master of the Eighth Masonic District for Bertie, Hertford, and Gates Counties; and
Whereas, Senator Robert L. Holloman received numerous awards and honors, including an Honorary Doctor of Divinity from Florida College and Seminary; and
Whereas, Senator Holloman died on January 8, 2006; and
Whereas, Senator Robert L. Holloman is survived by his wife, Velma Murphy Holloman, his daughter, Jacqueline Denise, a grandson, Keenen Jamal, sisters Mary Beasley, Nellie Holland, Diann Craft, and brothers Edward Holloman and Jesse Holloman; Now, therefore,
Be it resolved by the Senate, the House of Representatives concurring:
SECTION 1.  The General Assembly honors the memory of Senator Robert L. Holloman and expresses the appreciation of this State and its citizens for the service he rendered.
SECTION 2.  The General Assembly extends its deepest sympathy to the family of Senator Robert L. Holloman 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 Senator Robert L. Holloman.
SECTION 4.  This resolution is effective upon ratification.