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MEMORIAL RESOLUTION ON HOVEY SLAYTON DABNEY

WHEREAS, Hovey Slayton Dabney was born in Charlottesville on September 18, 1923 and after military service during the Second World War, took a B.A. from the University in 1948 and his law degree the following year; and

WHEREAS, Mr. Dabney began a banking career in 1949 that lasted the rest of his working life, becoming President of the National Bank and Trust Company in Charlottesville in 1963 and Chairman in 1975; and

WHEREAS, Mr. Dabney devoted himself to the life of his native city, serving on numerous boards and commissions but exerting an influence far beyond the listing of his memberships; and

WHEREAS, Mr. Dabney was appointed to the Board of Visitors by Governor Wilder in 1990 and reappointed by Governor Allen in 1994; and

WHEREAS, Mr. Dabney was elected Rector in 1992 and re-elected in 1996; and

WHEREAS, Mr. Dabney, as Rector, provided the leadership of the University's Second Capital Campaign; and

WHEREAS, Mr. Dabney died in Charlottesville on February 9, 2007;

RESOLVED, the Board of Visitors pays tribute to the life and service of Hovey Slayton Dabney, in particular his service to the University of Virginia, notes with sorrow his passing, and expresses its condolences to Mrs. Dabney and their daughters and son.