2026 SESSION
ENROLLED
HOUSE JOINT RESOLUTION NO. 255
Celebrating the life of Jack Holland Spain, Jr.
Agreed to by the House of Delegates, March 9, 2026
Agreed to by the Senate, March 11, 2026
WHEREAS, Jack Holland Spain, Jr., an esteemed attorney who made numerous contributions to the Richmond community through his commitment to servant leadership, died on November 12, 2025; and
WHEREAS, Jack Spain was born in North Carolina and graduated from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill before earning his law degree from Harvard University; and
WHEREAS, Jack Spain pursued a career as an attorney and settled in Richmond, where he was a partner at the firm then known as Hunton & Williams; he served as special counsel to the Virginia Commission on Constitutional Revision and chair of the state and local government law committees at the American Bar Association and the Virginia Bar Association; and
WHEREAS, in recognition of his achievements in the legal profession, Jack Spain was elected as a fellow of the American College of Bond Counsel; and
WHEREAS, Jack Spain was an avid traveler who loved treating a new destination as an opportunity to learn about its past; he was especially passionate about the histories of North Carolina and Virginia and supported many historic preservation efforts; and