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SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 3
(By Senators Williams, Sypolt, Cookman, Blair, Plymale, Prezioso,
Yost, Beach, Jenkins, Green, Miller, Laird, McCabe, Stollings,
D. Hall and Fitzsimmons)
Honoring the life and public service of Mineral County native
Harley Orrin Staggers, Sr., on Mineral County Day at the
Legislature.
Whereas, Harley Orrin Staggers, Sr., was born August 3, 1907,
in Keyser, Mineral County, West Virginia; and
Whereas, Harley Orrin Staggers, Sr., graduated from Keyser
High School, received his college degree from Emory and Henry
College and served as a Lieutenant Commander in the United States
Navy during World War II; and
Whereas, After his service in the United States Navy, Harley
Orrin Staggers, Sr., continued his service to his country and state
by serving in the United States House of Representatives,
representing the second congressional district of West Virginia
from 1949 until 1981; and
Whereas, Among his many accomplishments in Congress, Harley
Orrin Staggers, Sr., is best known for the passage of the Staggers
Act of 1980, which helped pave the way for a thriving railroad
industry in West Virginia and throughout the country; and
Whereas, After a long and productive life of public service, Harley Orrin Staggers, Sr., died on August 20, 1991, and was buried
on his farm where the inscription on his gravestone encompasses his
public service belief: "What a man does for himself dies with him;
what he does for others lives forever"; and
Whereas, From a life of humble beginnings in rural Mineral
County to the halls of Congress, it is fitting to honor Mineral
County native Harley Orrin Staggers, Sr., on Mineral County Day at
the Legislature, for his dedicated public service to Mineral
County, the entire State of West Virginia and the United States of
America; therefore, be it
Resolved by the Senate:
That the Senate hereby honors the life and public service of
Mineral County native Harley Orrin Staggers, Sr., on Mineral County
Day at the Legislature; and, be it
Further Resolved, That the Senate expresses its sincere
gratitude to Harley Orrin Staggers, Sr., for his everlasting
contributions to Mineral County and the State of West Virginia;
and, be it
Further Resolved, That the Clerk is hereby directed to forward
a copy of this resolution to the appropriate representatives from
Mineral County and to the family of Harley Orrin Staggers, Sr.
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