2026 SESSION
ENROLLED
HOUSE JOINT RESOLUTION NO. 93
Commending Walter Samson Howard III.
Agreed to by the House of Delegates, February 2, 2026
Agreed to by the Senate, February 5, 2026
WHEREAS, Walter Samson Howard III has greatly served the Chesapeake community through various endeavors over the past several decades; and
WHEREAS, Walter Samson “Sam” Howard III graduated in 1973 from Fork Union Military Academy and earned a bachelor's degree four years later from The College of William & Mary, where he played on the school's basketball team; and
WHEREAS, after briefly working for a textile mill, Sam Howard joined Colonial Pipeline and relocated to Chesapeake in 1978; he married his wife, Melissa, a year later and joined Great Bridge Presbyterian Church in Chesapeake two years after that; and
WHEREAS, Sam Howard supported the energy needs of the Commonwealth and the nation for many years with Colonial Pipeline and also found success building custom homes and with an irrigation business; and
WHEREAS, Sam Howard gave generously of his time over the years volunteering through charitable outreach programs at Great Bridge Presbyterian Church and his children's schools and sport activities; and