2026 SESSION
ENROLLED
HOUSE JOINT RESOLUTION NO. 221
Celebrating the life of Elizabeth Flannagan Edwards.
Agreed to by the House of Delegates, March 9, 2026
Agreed to by the Senate, March 11, 2026
WHEREAS, Elizabeth Flannagan Edwards, an esteemed attorney, devoted wife, mother, and grandmother, and beloved member of the Richmond community, died on June 10, 2025; and
WHEREAS, Elizabeth Edwards earned a bachelor's degree in 1978 from the Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University before obtaining her juris doctor degree from the University of Richmond School of Law five years later; and
WHEREAS, Elizabeth Edwards was admitted to the Virginia State Bar in 1983 and spent the entirety of her distinguished legal career at the firm McGuireWoods, where she worked tirelessly to support her clients and colleagues up to her retirement in 2021; and
WHEREAS, Elizabeth Edwards was an enthusiastic supporter of the University of Richmond's football and basketball teams and the Richmond Kickers soccer team and could often be found at City Stadium in Richmond on summer evenings making cherished memories with family and friends; and
WHEREAS, Elizabeth Edwards fostered the growth and development of young people in Richmond by starting endowments at Riverside School and Trinity Episcopal School; and