2026 SESSION
ENROLLED
HOUSE JOINT RESOLUTION NO. 212
Celebrating the life of the Honorable Charles Douglas Poindexter.
Agreed to by the House of Delegates, March 9, 2026
Agreed to by the Senate, March 11, 2026
WHEREAS, the Honorable Charles Douglas Poindexter of Glade Hill, a proud public servant who represented the residents of Southside Virginia in the Virginia House of Delegates for more than a decade, died on February 4, 2026; and
WHEREAS, Charles “Charlie” Douglas Poindexter grew up in Franklin County, where he gained a lifelong appreciation for the pace and sense of community that define rural life; and
WHEREAS, after graduating from Franklin County High School with athletic and academic honors, Charlie Poindexter earned a bachelor's degree from what is now the University of Lynchburg, where he was the starting center and co-captain of the basketball team and president of the Blue Key Honor Society; and
WHEREAS, Charlie Poindexter subsequently received a master's degree in management from The George Washington University and pursued a long and distinguished career in the national defense industry; and
WHEREAS, over the course of 30 years, Charlie Poindexter managed the development of intelligence and command and control software for the United States Air Force at Computer Sciences Corporation, performed satellite data processing for Litton Industries, and developed and modernized software systems for other defense contractors in the Commonwealth; and