HomeMy WebLinkAbout036-20 (ResoHonoringLawrenceRAmbrogi) RESOLUTION OF APPRECIATION
HONORING THE LIFE AND SERVICE OF
LAWRENCE ROSS "LARRY" AMBROGI
WHEREAS,Lawrence Ross"Larry"Ambrogi was born in 1937 in Washington,DC,son of the late
Lawrence and Isabella Ambrogi;and
WHEREAS, Larry graduated from Washington-Lee High School in Arlington, Virginia, and
continued his education at Randolph Macon College, earning a bachelor's degree, and a Juris
Doctor degree from American University in Washington,DC;and
WHEREAS,Larry was appointed as Assistant Commonwealth's Attorney in 1968 and was elected
and served with distinction as Commonwealth's Attorney for Frederick County, Virginia,
continuously from 2969 until his retirement in 2007 after 38 years of service;
WHEREAS, during his tenure as Commonwealth's Attorney, Larry served the Board of
Supervisors as the County Attorney for Frederick County;and
WHEREAS,in 1998, Larry was presented with the Robert F. Horan,Jr. Award by the Virginia
Association of Commonwealth's Attorneys for outstanding service to the citizens of the
Commonwealth of Virginia, the citizens of the Frederick County, and to the members of the
Association;and
WHEREAS,after retiring at the end of his term as Commonwealth's Attorney in 2007,Larry was
appointed by the Board of Supervisors to the Frederick County Planning Commission where he
served from January 2008 until the time of his death;and
WHEREAS, Larry offered his time and talents to numerous professional and community
organizations and was a member of the Winchester-Frederick County Bar Association,National
District Attorney's Association, Local Government Attorneys of Virginia, Inc., Isaac Walton
League,National Rifle Association,Winchester Moose Lodge,the Masonic Lodge,and the First
Presbyterian Church of Winchester;and
NOW,'THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED,that the Frederick County Board of Supervisors extends
its sincerest thanks and appreciation for Lawrence Ross"Larry"Ambrogi and honors his life of
leadership,dedication,and contribution to the community.
ADOPTED this 14th day of October 2020.
Charles S.DeHaven,Jr. Robert W.Wells
Chairman Opequon District Supervisor
Shawn L.Graber J.Douglas McCarthy
Back Creek District Supervisor Gainesboro District Supervisor
Blaine P.Dunn Gene E.Fisher
Red Bud District Supervisor Shawnee District Supervisor
Judith McCann-Slaughter Kris C.'Tierney
Stonewall District Supervisor Clerk
Res. #036.20