HOUSE RESOLUTION NO. 201
(By Delegates Crosier, Campbell, Mr. Speaker, Mr. Thompson, Armstead, Ashley, Boggs, Border, Brown, Butcher, Canterbury, Carmichael, Craig, Doyle, Eldridge, Ennis, Frazier, Givens, Guthrie, Hall, Hamilton, Hartman, Hatfield, Iaquinta, Kominar, Mahan, Marshall, Michael, Miley, Morgan, Overington, Paxton, Poore, Rodighiero, Schoen, Smith, Staggers, Sumner, Susman, Swartzmiller, Talbott, D. Walker, T. Walker, Walters, Wells, White, Williams and Wooton)


[Unanimously Adopted by the House on July 19 , 2010]


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" H onoring W. Marion Shiflet, of the County of Monroe, and Publicly Proclaiming Him as an Honored Son of the House."

Whereas, William Marion Shiflet, of Union, Monroe County, was first elected to the West Virginia House of Delegates in November, 1964 and took the oath of office on the second Wednesday of January, 1965; and

Whereas, In January, 1966, in the second year of his first term, Marion was appointed Vice Chairman of the Agriculture Committee, by the Speaker of the House, Laban White; and

Whereas, William Marion Shiflet ran for re-election to the House in 1966 and was re- elected in the November general election of that year. Upon returning to Charleston for the beginning of the 58th Legislature, Marion was appointed to serve on the powerful Finance Committee under Chairman Ivor Boiarsky. Marion also served on the Committees on Agriculture and Natural Resources and Constitutional Revision; and

Whereas, Marion was re-elected to the House of Delegates in 1968 and came back to Charleston for the beginning of the 59th Legislature in January, 1969. At that time he was appointed to the position of Majority Leader of the House of Delegates by newly-elected Speaker Ivor Boiarsky and served in the position for two years, 1969 and 1970. Marion lost the 1970 election and sat out the next two years. He always said that he lost that election due to illness - the voters got sick of him; and

Whereas, Marion returned to the 61st Legislature in January, 1973, after winning re- election in the 1972 general election. He was again appointed to the powerful Finance Committee as Vice Chairman under Chairman Billy Burke by Speaker Lewis McManus. But, in the second year of the 61st Legislature, an uprising in the House of Delegates caused the ouster of Chairman Burke, along with several members of the Finance Committee, Marion included. He continued to serve on the Agriculture and Natural Resources Committee, as well as the Banking and Insurance Committee; and

Whereas, Marion was re-elected to the House of Delegates and returned to Charleston for the beginning of the 62nd Legislature where Speaker Lewis McManus appointed him Majority Leader once again. He served in that position in 1975 and 1976; and


Whereas, When Speaker McManus did not seek re-election to the House, Marion was appointed to the Southern Legislative Conference in his stead. He served in that position from 1976 until 1986 when he was elected Chairman, and served in that position through 1987. During his tenure on the Southern Legislative Conference, he represented Speakers Kopp, See, Albright and Chambers; and

Whereas, Re-elected in 1976, Marion returned to the House of Delegates and was appointed Majority Whip by the newly-elected Speaker of the House, Don Kopp and served in that capacity during the 63rd Legislature; and

Whereas, Marion was again elected to the House in 1978 and returning in January, 1979, newly-elected Speaker Clyde See once more appointed him to the position of Majority Whip for the 64th Legislature; and

Whereas, After winning yet another election in 1980, Marion returned to the House for the 65th Legislature in January, 1981 and was once again apointed to the position of Majority Leader by Speaker See; and

Whereas, Re-elected to the House in 1984, Marion was asked to serve as Speaker Pro Tempore by newly-elected Speaker Joseph Albright; and

Whereas, In 1987, Delegate Chuck Chambers was elected Speaker of the House at the beginning of the 68th Legislature and asked Marion to continue to serve as Speaker Pro Tempore, retaining that title through the election of 1988; and

Whereas, Marion retired at the end of the 68th Legislature, in December, 1988, ending a long and honorable career in the House of Delegates after serving in many different positions of leadership since his first year in office; therefore, be it


Resolved by the House of Delegates:

That this House of Delegates hereby publicly notes the long, involved and colorful legislative career of W. Marion Shiflet; that we hereby note his many accomplishments for the people of Monroe County and for the betterment of the State; that we publicly note his recent malady and earnestly desire his full recovery; and that this House of Delegates, in one united voice, hereby honors and thanks W. Marion Shiflet for his dedication to public service and for his many years among us, and further conveys its collective best wishes for restored health and for many more years to come; and, be it

Further Resolved, That the Clerk of the House of Delegates prepare a certified copy of this Resolution in order that the same may be personally presented to W. Marion Shiflet following its adoption.
I, GREGORY M. GRAY, Clerk of the House of Delegates, and as such Clerk, Keeper of the Rolls of the Legislature of West Virginia, hereby certify that the foregoing is a true and correct copy of House Resolution 201, which was unanimously adopted by the House on the 19th day of July, 2010.


Gregory M. Gray
Clerk of the House of Delegates

July 19, 2010