SHOCKLEY D. ("HAP") GARDNER, JR.
October
12, 1938 - February 11, 1999
FROM "552 MILITARY POLICE.COM -
In Memory of Our Comrades"
(http://www.552militarypolice.com/memory.html)
Captain Gardner,
better known as "Hap" came of age in Vietnam. His early times in the
unit were by most measures less than productive. However, as often
happens, when he realized as Commander of the 552d Military Police
Company he would have the responsibility for the lives of 200 young
highly quality and motivated young men he rose to the occasion to serve
the Company with distinction. "Hap" stayed in country beyond his DEROS
spending a total of 3 years in Vietnam. Upon his return to civilian
life he served as a Washington DC lobbyist and at the time of his death
was serving in Virginia state government. Thanks for your service to
your country.
FROM "VIRGINIA GENERAL ASSEMBLY LEGISLATIVE INFORMATION SYSTEM - Senate Calendar for February 25, 1999"
(http://leg1.state.va.us/cgi-bin/legp504.exe?991+cab+SC10225HJ0865+MR)
SENATE JOINT RESOLUTION NO. 553
HOUSE JOINT RESOLUTION NO. 865
On the death of Shockley D. "Hap" Gardner, Jr.
Agreed to by the House of Delegates, February 23, 1999
Agreed to by the Senate, February 25, 1999
WHEREAS,
Shockley D. "Hap" Gardner, Jr., vice president of government and
community affairs for Scott & Stringfellow, Financial, Inc., died
suddenly on February 11, 1999; and
WHEREAS, Hap Gardner served with distinction for 14 years as the founding executive director of the Virginia Resources Authority, a political subdivision of the Commonwealth, and during his tenure loaned over $1 billion to Virginia localities for water, wastewater treatment, and solid waste facilities; and
WHEREAS, his father, Dr. Shockley D. Gardner, provided medical services at virtually little or no cost to the poor and disadvantaged citizens of the Commonwealth, and Hap Gardner continued his father's dedication through service to the country and the Commonwealth; and
WHEREAS, Hap Gardner graduated from St. Christopher's School, Wake Forest University, and the T.C. Williams School of Law at the University of Richmond before entering the United States Army in 1966; and
WHEREAS, Hap Gardner served with distinction for 44 months in Vietnam, where he was awarded the Bronze Star for Valor with an Oak Leaf Cluster, the Vietnamese Cross of Gallantry, the Vietnamese Service Medal, and the Vietnamese Campaign medal; and
WHEREAS, after his discharge from active duty in 1970, Hap Gardner extended his commitment to the country and Commonwealth by serving for 15 years in the United States Army Reserve having attained the rank of major and in 1972 was appointed to the military staff of the Governor; and
WHEREAS, Hap Gardner's unique career combined the best aspects of service to both the public and private sectors by working for the House of Delegates' Courts of Justice Committee and eventually as deputy clerk of the Virginia Supreme Court; and
WHEREAS, Hap Gardner served a long and distinguished tenure as executive vice president of the Home Builders Association of Virginia, where his expertise and political acumen led to his selection as chairman of the board of commissioners of the Virginia Housing Development Authority, after serving as commissioner of the board; and
WHEREAS, Hap Gardner's commitment to public service carried through to his personal pursuits, which included the following: contributions as a trustee of Greensboro College, director of the Richmond Eye and Ear Hospital, the Atlantic Rural Exposition, Elk Hill Farm, director and president of the Richmond Forum, and president of the Virginia Cultural Laureate Society; and
WHEREAS, through Hap Gardner's sense of honor and duty, enthusiasm and remarkable personality, and love of family, friends, and tradition, the Commonwealth will remain a better place; now, therefore, be it
RESOLVED by the House of Delegates, the Senate concurring, That the General Assembly note with great sadness the loss of an extraordinary Virginian, Shockley D. "Hap" Gardner, Jr.; and, be it
RESOLVED FURTHER, That the Clerk of the House of Delegates prepare a copy of this resolution for presentation to Kay Scott Gardner as an expression of the high regard in which his memory is held by the members of the General Assembly.
WHEREAS, Hap Gardner served with distinction for 14 years as the founding executive director of the Virginia Resources Authority, a political subdivision of the Commonwealth, and during his tenure loaned over $1 billion to Virginia localities for water, wastewater treatment, and solid waste facilities; and
WHEREAS, his father, Dr. Shockley D. Gardner, provided medical services at virtually little or no cost to the poor and disadvantaged citizens of the Commonwealth, and Hap Gardner continued his father's dedication through service to the country and the Commonwealth; and
WHEREAS, Hap Gardner graduated from St. Christopher's School, Wake Forest University, and the T.C. Williams School of Law at the University of Richmond before entering the United States Army in 1966; and
WHEREAS, Hap Gardner served with distinction for 44 months in Vietnam, where he was awarded the Bronze Star for Valor with an Oak Leaf Cluster, the Vietnamese Cross of Gallantry, the Vietnamese Service Medal, and the Vietnamese Campaign medal; and
WHEREAS, after his discharge from active duty in 1970, Hap Gardner extended his commitment to the country and Commonwealth by serving for 15 years in the United States Army Reserve having attained the rank of major and in 1972 was appointed to the military staff of the Governor; and
WHEREAS, Hap Gardner's unique career combined the best aspects of service to both the public and private sectors by working for the House of Delegates' Courts of Justice Committee and eventually as deputy clerk of the Virginia Supreme Court; and
WHEREAS, Hap Gardner served a long and distinguished tenure as executive vice president of the Home Builders Association of Virginia, where his expertise and political acumen led to his selection as chairman of the board of commissioners of the Virginia Housing Development Authority, after serving as commissioner of the board; and
WHEREAS, Hap Gardner's commitment to public service carried through to his personal pursuits, which included the following: contributions as a trustee of Greensboro College, director of the Richmond Eye and Ear Hospital, the Atlantic Rural Exposition, Elk Hill Farm, director and president of the Richmond Forum, and president of the Virginia Cultural Laureate Society; and
WHEREAS, through Hap Gardner's sense of honor and duty, enthusiasm and remarkable personality, and love of family, friends, and tradition, the Commonwealth will remain a better place; now, therefore, be it
RESOLVED by the House of Delegates, the Senate concurring, That the General Assembly note with great sadness the loss of an extraordinary Virginian, Shockley D. "Hap" Gardner, Jr.; and, be it
RESOLVED FURTHER, That the Clerk of the House of Delegates prepare a copy of this resolution for presentation to Kay Scott Gardner as an expression of the high regard in which his memory is held by the members of the General Assembly.
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