University of Virginia Library

RESOLUTION IN MEMORY OF E. R. STETTINIUS, JR.

A resolution in memory of Edward R. Stettinius, Jr., prepared by Mr. Gay and Mr. Talbott,
received approval of the Board and the Secretary was asked to send copies to Mr. Stettinius' family.

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RESOLVED, that the Board of Visitors of the University of Virginia, in lasting and affectionate
memory of Edward R. Stettinius, Jr., here record the feeling of deep sorrow and loss which
his death has brought to us.

A member of this Board for eight years and its Rector from August 9, 1946 to March 16,
1949, Edward R. Stettinius was known and loved by some of its members as a friend and leader in
college days. Others of us knew him as a powerful force in the industrial life of the nation, or,
in the great office of Secretary of State, as a capable and patriotic public servant in time of
crisis. But Ed Stettinius will be remembered by all of us as a loyal and loving son of the University
of Virginia. His interest in her welfare never flagged, his plans for her future were always
in the making; gifts to her of his time, his effort and his means have been unsurpassed.

Though our sorrow at his death will not leave us easily or soon, we can be encouraged
that the strong influence of his life for the good of the University will continue on, in line and
form which would gladden the heart of its Founder.

On motion the meeting was then adjourned.