WHEREAS, Richard Hagy will retire as the Executive Director of the Appalachian Juvenile Commission on December 31, 2006, after 38 years of employment with the states of Tennessee and Virginia; and
WHEREAS, Richard Hagy has been a 33 year member of the Southwest District of the Virginia Juvenile Justice Association (VJJA) and was in 2006 awarded Lifetime Membership; and
WHEREAS, Richard Hagy has served on the Board of Directors of the Virginia Juvenile Justice Association (VJJA) ; and
WHEREAS, Richard Hagy was in 1986 awarded VJJA’s Meritorious Award in the Area of Institutional/Residential Services and in 2002 awarded VJJA’s Meritorious Award in the Area of Administration; and
WHEREAS, Richard Hagy has devoted 38 years of his life to service on behalf of court-involved children; and
WHEREAS, Richard Hagy has tirelessly worked to foster collaboration concerning and improve service provision for court-involved children in Southwest Virginia; and
WHEREAS, Richard Hagy has been a champion for child advocacy and given a voice to the young people who have come under his charge; and
WHEREAS, Richard Hagy has set the bar high for juvenile justice workers and left a legacy that all should aspire to emulate, devoting his life to service on behalf of court-involved children.
THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED AND PROCLAIMED that the Virginia Juvenile Justice Association will celebrate December 15, 2006, as Richard Hagy Day.
DATED: December 15, 2006
Beth Mohler Stinnett
VJJA PRESIDENT
