Dave Albo

Ben and volunteer Gigi had a great time handing out footballs at the Hunt Valley - Orange Hunt Fourth of July Parade yesterday. This parade is always my favorite part of the holiday! I hope everyone had a safe and happy Independence Day!

Happy Last Day of School to all the FCPS schools! Ben and his teachers are happy to be done with another great year and are looking forward to the summer!

I recently attended West Springfield High School’s Class of 2016 Graduation Ceremony. As a WSHS alum, I am always excited to see a new class of Spartans achieve this honor and move on towards their futures. However, the part of the ceremony that struck me the most was the keynote address from my good friend Tim Spicer. He is a history teacher at WSHS and was elected by the students to give a speech at graduation. His message is important for every young person to hear and is about one of the secrets to life – never giving up. Go to the 1:44 mark to see his speech, or go to 1:47 to see his comments on never giving up!

http://livestream.com/accounts/7787388/events/5619256

Check out my blog for more information on Fairfax County Parkway Information Meetings this month.

https://delegatedavealbo.wordpress.com/…/fairfax-county-pa…/

Rita, Ben, and I spent Mother’s Day visiting Rita’s mother’s grave in Arlington National Cemetery. Dorothy Von Essen was a 1st Lieutenant in the US Army, and served as nurse in World War II combat zones in Italy, France, and Africa. I can’t imagine a better way to spend Mother’s Day than celebrating such an amazing woman, and I hope you all were able to celebrate the wonderful mothers in your lives!

Sangster Elementary put on a great production of Shrek! I give it two thumbs up! Go see it for the rest of the week at 7 PM.

Delegate Krizek, Delegate Bulova, and I presented House Resolution 338 honoring the late Jack Lewis Hiller to his wife, daughter, and grandchildren who survive him. After serving in the Army, Hiller taught history in Fairfax County for 30 years, where he helped to integrate the Fairfax Education Association, contributed to the Fairfax County History Commission, and began a summer archeology program for FCPS students. Hiller was also an accomplished photographer, and wrote extensively on the history of Springfield and Fairfax County. I grew up with the Hiller kids, and I recall when Mr. Hiller took me to an archeological dig on an old house at Hidden Pond. Jack Hiller was a beloved teacher, volunteer, father, and husband and will be truly missed by all who knew him.

The Commonwealth Transportation Board is holding a public information meeting on May 2nd to discuss the Six-Year Improvement Plan for our area. You can find more information on the meeting here: https://delegatedavealbo.wordpress.com/…/commonwealth-tran…/

This weekend Ben was a judge for the Hat Contest at the Clifton Republican Women's Club. Clearly he had a hard choice, all the hats were great!

Today is Read America Day!

Yesterday some families from our area took advantage of the day off of school and came to the Capitol to learn about how our state government works!

Things are getting busy here in Richmond! Here’s a picture of the Courts of Justice Criminal Law Subcommittee debating the last bill before our deadline – at 10:43 PM last night. I’m not in my usual seat here because I was taking the picture.

Keep up with what's going on in Session on my blog:

https://delegatedavealbo.wordpress.com/…/02/05/session-upd…/

Today Rev. Andy Casper from South County Church said the opening prayer before Session. I really appreciate Rev. Casper making the trip down to Richmond, especially with the recent snow!

Hope everyone is staying warm! Here are some updates from VDOT and Metro.

https://delegatedavealbo.wordpress.com/…/post-blizzard-upd…/

Snow is heading our way this weekend. Be sure to stay safe and warm! Here are some helpful links and phone numbers.

https://delegatedavealbo.wordpress.com/…/2016-winter-storm…/

Check out my updates on the Session of the General Assembly on my blog!

https://delegatedavealbo.wordpress.com/…/first-week-of-ses…/

Today George Mason (AKA fellow West Springfield Alum, Doug Cohen) stopped by my office at the General Assembly Building!

Here is the video of my Dad speaking to the class!

This Veteran's Day, my dad spoke to 4th graders about flying bombers in the Vietnam War.