VA HJR306

Honors Thomas Vincent Van Auken, Jr., a Richmond community member and distinguished scientist who died on June 30, 2025

Van Auken earned degrees from Princeton University and a doctoral degree in organic chemistry from the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, with postdoctoral work at MIT

Worked as a research scientist at Union Carbide Corporation and Philip Morris in Richmond, earning nine patents during his career

Served on the Virginia State Water Control Board and Ohio River Valley Water Sanitation Commission in retirement, and was a longtime member of the Chesterfield County Republican Committee

Directs the Clerk of the House of Delegates to present a copy of the resolution to his family, including his wife of 59 years, Nancy, and his children