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MEMORIAL RESOLUTION FOR MR. A. VINCENT SHEA
 
 
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MEMORIAL RESOLUTION FOR MR. A. VINCENT SHEA

WHEREAS, A. Vincent Shea, a native of Richmond, took a B.A. from the University in 1934 and an M.A. in 1935, and pursued further graduate studies at the University of Chicago and at Stanford University; and

WHEREAS, Mr. Shea returned to the University in 1936 to join the faculty; and

WHEREAS, after service in the United States Navy during World War II, Mr. Shea continued at the University until his retirement in 1982; and

WHEREAS, Mr. Shea served, sometimes simultaneously, as Bursar, Assistant to President Darden, Secretary to the Board of Visitors, Comptroller, Vice President for Business and Finance, Chairman of the Department of Government and Foreign Affairs, and Secretary of the Alumni Board of Trustees; and

WHEREAS, Mr. Shea, during his years of distinguished service to the University, was the trusted advisor of three Presidents and a succession of Rectors; and


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WHEREAS, Mr. Shea received both the Raven Award and the Thomas Jefferson Award in recognition of his service to the University, and was a member of the Seven Society; and

WHEREAS, Mr. Shea died on May 18, 2002;

RESOLVED that the Board of Visitors remembers with admiration and gratitude the devotion and service of A. Vincent Shea to the University of Virginia, and notes his passing with profound regret.