2026 SESSION
ENROLLED
HOUSE JOINT RESOLUTION NO. 184
Celebrating the life of Alan Merrill Schuman.
Agreed to by the House of Delegates, March 2, 2026
Agreed to by the Senate, March 5, 2026
WHEREAS, Alan Merrill Schuman, a distinguished social worker, beloved husband and father, and active and engaged member of the Fairfax County community, died on July 27, 2025; and
WHEREAS, after graduating from Farragut High School in Chicago, Alan Schuman earned a bachelor's degree in psychology at the University of Illinois and a master's degree in psychiatric social work at Loyola University in Chicago; and
WHEREAS, Alan Schuman settled in the Washington, D.C., area in 1962 and embarked upon his career in social work as a juvenile probation officer with the Superior Court of the District of Columbia; and
WHEREAS, through hard work and dedication, Alan Schuman received a number of promotions, including two roles as the special assistant to the director of the Department of Corrections of the District of Columbia and as the superintendent of the youth center at the former Lorton Reformatory; and
WHEREAS, as a testament to his leadership, Alan Schuman was named the first director of the new Social Services Division established within the Superior Court of the District of Columbia, where he would remain for the next 22 years; and