2022-11-02 Coy Harville PITTSYLVANIA COUNTY BOARD OF SUPERVISORS
RESOLUTION # 2022-11-02
RESOLUTION HONORING COY E. HARVILLE
VIRGINIA: At the Pittsylvania County Board of Supervisors'("Board")Business Meeting on Tuesday,November
15,2022,the following Resolution was presented and adopted:
WHEREAS,Coy Emmett Harville("Harville")was born on July 19, 1943, in Danville, Virginia, and he was
the son of the late James Washington Harville and Essie Eanes Harville; and
WHEREAS,Harville attended Whitmell Farm Life High School and later proudly served in the U.S.Navy during
the Vietnam War; and
WHEREAS,Harville married the former Jean Daniel Scearce on June 10, 1989,and they lived on their beloved
Riverbend Farm for thirty three(33)years; and
WHEREAS,he was a member of West Main Baptist Church,where he served as a deacon; and
WHEREAS,Harville also worked at Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co. for thirty two (32)years before he retired;
and
WHEREAS, he served on the Pittsylvania County Board of Supervisors for sixteen (16) years, serving as
Chairman for six(6)years. He also held the position of Chairman for the Metropolitan Planning Organization("MPO"),
Danville-Pittsylvania Regional Industrial Authority ("RIFA"), and the Pittsylvania County Service Authority; and
WHEREAS, Harville was also a member of the Pittsylvania County Planning Commission, Fire and Rescue
Emergency Medical Service Advisory Committee,and a member of the Danville Life Saving Crew Board of Directors,
where he was instrumental in establishing the Riverbend Volunteer Fire Department, where he volunteered for
numerous years; and
WHEREAS, he was a faithful and loyal member of his community and he enjoyed hunting, gardening, farm
life, and, one of his greatest pleasures, was having people enjoy his park along the Dan River.
NOW,THEREFORE,BE IT RESOLVED,as he was an honored and respected County citizen, that the Board
expresses its sincere regret and grief over Harville's loss;and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED,that the Board expresses its condolences to Harville's family for their great loss;
and
BE IT FINALLY RESOLVED,that the Board directs that a copy of this Resolution be given to Harville's family.
Adopted this 15'day of November, 2022.
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Willi V. ("Vi ' ngram(Chairman)
Pittsyl is Coun oard of Supervisors
J. Vaden Hunt, Esq. (Clerk)
Interim County Administrator/County Attorney
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