SENATE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION 60

(By Senators Unger, Stollings, Plymale, Prezioso, Boso and Beach)

[Introduced April 5, 2017]

Designating the year 2017 as the Robert C. Byrd Centennial Legacy Year.

Whereas, November 20, 2017, marks the 100th anniversary of the birth of the late Senator Robert C. Byrd; and

Whereas, Senator Robert C. Byrd was the longest-serving United States Senator in United States history; and

Whereas, Senator Robert C. Byrd lives in the hearts and memories of West Virginians as one of the greatest citizens in the history of our state; and

Whereas, The West Virginia Legislature, in the year 2001, named Senator Robert C. Byrd the West Virginian of the Twentieth Century; and

Whereas, A special celebration of Senator Robert C. Byrd’s life and career will occur at the Culture Center in Charleston, West Virginia. It will feature the exhibit Robert C. Byrd, Senator, Statesman, West Virginian, created by the Robert C. Byrd Center for Congressional History and Education at Shepherd University, as well as other exhibit materials, along with a program that will include the country music for which Senator Byrd was so well known; and

Whereas, It is the desire of the West Virginia Legislature to promote and honor Senator Robert C. Byrd’s great legacy to this state and to the nation; therefore, be it

Resolved by the Legislature of West Virginia:

That the Legislature hereby designates the year 2017 as The Robert C. Byrd Centennial Legacy Year; and, be it

Further Resolved, That the Senate encourages citizens, scholars, schools and public and private entities to mark this centennial with appropriate programs, lectures, public events, publications, feature stories, entertainments and other activities designed to reflect on Senator Robert C. Byrd’s legacy and the history of the State of West Virginia; and, be it

Further Resolved, That the Clerk of the Senate is hereby directed to forward a copy of this resolution to the Robert C. Byrd Center for Congressional History and Education at Shepherd University.