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MEMORIAL RESOLUTION FOR MR. W. WRIGHT HARRISON
 
 
 
 
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MEMORIAL RESOLUTION FOR MR. W. WRIGHT HARRISON

WHEREAS, W. Wright Harrison of Albemarle County attended the School of Engineering; and

WHEREAS, Mr. Harrison began a distinguished career in banking in Charlottesville which ended in Norfolk where he was Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer of the Virginia National Bank; and

WHEREAS, Mr. Harrison served his community and the Commonwealth in innumerable ways; and

WHEREAS, Mr. Harrison served the University as President of the Alumni Association, President of the Virginia Student Aid Foundation and, from 1968 to 1976 as a Member of the Board of Visitors; and

WHEREAS, Mr. Harrison died March 28, 2001, at Virginia Beach;

RESOLVED that the Board of Visitors notes with profound regret the passing of W. Wright Harrison, commends his years of devotion and service to the University of Virginia, and extends its deepest sympathy to his family.