042-13RESOLUTION IN MEMORIAM
OF DR. GEORGE H. LUDWIG
WHEREAS, Dr. George H. Ludwig served the County of Frederick, Virginia, faithfully, for
the past 20 years, first as a member of the Shawneeland Sanitary District Advisory
Committee and as a member of the Public Works Committee; and
WHEREAS, Dr. Ludwig was appointed to the Shawneeland Sanitary District Advisory
Committee in 1992 and served as chairman from 199¢1996, where his service was based
upon a fondness for Shawneeland and its .residents; and
WHEREAS, Dr. Ludwig was appointed to the Frederick County Public Works Committee
in January 1997; and
WHEREAS, Dr. Ludwig's unique background in the field of electrical engineering, followed
by a 12 year career with the Goddard Space Flight Center, National Aeronautics and Space
Administration (NASA), and his time at the National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration's Environmental Research LAboratories brought a thoughtful, yet out of this
world, perspective to the Public Works Committee; and
WHEREAS, Dr. Ludwig was featured in Life magazine as one of the nation's top 100
outstanding young men in 1962.
NOW, THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED, that the Frederick County Board of
Supervisors extends it deepest sympathy to the family of Dr. George H. Ludwig, an
outstanding individual, a dedicated family man, and a friend to all who knew him.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that this resolution be spread across the minutes of the
Frederick County Board of Supen isors for all citizens to reflect upon the accomplishments
of this citizen volunteer and that a true copy of this resolution be presented to his family.
ADOPTED this 13th day of February, 2013.
Richard C. Shickle Gene E. Fisher
Chairman �Shawnee District Supervisor
Gary . Lofton Christopher E. Collins
Back Creek District Supervisor Red Bud District Supervisor
Bill M. wing Charles S. DeHaven, Jr.
Opequon District Supervisor Stonewall District Supervisor
61 A. R. Riley, Jr.
Clerk
Res, #042 --13