[Congressional Record Volume 167, Number 195 (Friday, November 5, 2021)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Pages E1205-E1206]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                  HONORING THOMAS JUNIOR ROSEBERRY II

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                        HON. H. MORGAN GRIFFITH

                              of virginia

                    in the house of representatives

                        Friday, November 5, 2021

  Mr. GRIFFITH. Madam Speaker, I rise in honor of Thomas Junior 
Roseberry II of Bland, Virginia, who passed away on October 27, 2021, 
at the age of 74. Mr. Roseberry was a former Bland County sheriff and 
Virginia State Police trooper who made a tremendous contribution to the 
area.
  Mr. Roseberry was born on December 18, 1946, to Thomas J. and Wanda 
Deck Roseberry in Pulaski, Virginia. His life was spent helping and 
defending those around him. He started his career with the Virginia 
State Police in 1968. He also worked as the Captain of Investigations 
for the Montgomery County Sheriff's Office and was elected twice as 
Sheriff of Bland County--once in 1988 and later in 2015. When he 
retired in 2019, he had cumulatively served and protected his community 
for a total of 51 years. In addition to his police service, Mr. 
Roseberry also served in the Army Reserves for 27 years and was a 
member of the American Legion for Bland County.
  A man of integrity, Mr. Roseberry helped mentor numerous deputies and 
troopers not only in Bland County but all throughout the state of 
Virginia in both their law enforcement careers and in their personal 
lives. He was a man of God that led by example. He remains highly 
esteemed by those that know him and will be greatly missed.
  Mr. Roseberry was preceded in death by his parents and one of his 
sisters, Carolyn Roseberry Elam, as well as her husband ``T''.
  His survivors include his wife of 55 years, Rita T. Roseberry; 
daughter, Stina R. Wilburn and husband Mark; son, Thomas J. Roseberry 
III; daughter, Staci R. Leewright and husband Mike; son Seth E. 
Roseberry and finance Jody

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Powell; ten grandchildren; two sisters, Pansy Pannell and Sandee R 
Janney; and Dot Kidd, who was like a second mother to him. I would like 
to offer my condolences to them on the loss of this great man.

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