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MEMORIAL RESOLUTION FOR MR. GEORGE CURRELL PALMER, II

The following resolution was adopted:

WHEREAS, George Currell Palmer, II, a native of Georgia, matriculated in the University in 1938 and took the B.A. in Economics in 1942; and

WHEREAS, Mr. Palmer returned to Albemarle County after service in the United States Army Air Force during World War II and founded the Piedmont Tractor Co. in 1947; and

WHEREAS, Mr. Palmer then began what became a lifelong career of service to his community and to the University, serving the former as a member of the Albemarle County Board of Supervisors, the Albemarle County Planning Commission, the Charlottesville-Albemarle Chamber of Commerce, the Perry Foundation, and the Thomas Jefferson Memorial Foundation, among many other activities; and

WHEREAS, Mr. Palmer's community service earned him a Citation of Merit from the Civic League, the Paul Goodloe McIntire Award and the Samuel Miller Award, and

WHEREAS, Mr. Palmer's service to the University included the Presidency of the Alumni Association and membership on the Board of the University of Virginia Real Estate Foundation; and

WHEREAS, Mr. Palmer was appointed to the Board of Visitors in 1974 and served with great distinction for eight years; and

WHEREAS, Mr. Palmer died in Albemarle County on July 4, 1999;

RESOLVED that the Board of Visitors commemorates the service of George Currell Palmer, II, to the University of Virginia, expresses great sorrow at his passing and extends its deepest sympathy to his family.