2026 SESSION
ENROLLED
SENATE JOINT RESOLUTION NO. 86
Celebrating the life of Thomas Blue.
Agreed to by the Senate, February 12, 2026
Agreed to by the House of Delegates, February 16, 2026
WHEREAS, Thomas Blue, an esteemed civil engineer and land surveyor, accomplished businessman, devoted husband, father, and grandfather, and beloved member of the Albemarle County community, died on July 13, 2025; and
WHEREAS, Thomas Blue was a lifelong resident of Albemarle County and graduated from the University of Virginia in 1957; he would often jokingly remark that he was willing to leave Albemarle County only if he knew he could return before sunset; and
WHEREAS, after only a year at the engineering services company Stone & Webster, Thomas Blue established his own land surveying business, which he successfully owned and operated until his retirement; and
WHEREAS, Thomas Blue guided the responsible growth and development of Albemarle County as a member of the Albemarle County School Board and the Albemarle County Planning Commission, on which he served as chair; and
WHEREAS, Thomas Blue was an active volunteer for the Democratic Party who worked tirelessly to register people to vote and who often manned the polls at the Free Bridge Precinct on election day alongside his wife, Josephine; and