SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 15
(By Senators Blatnik, Tomblin, Mr. President, Craigo
Sharpe, Ross, Plymale, Walker, Helmick, Anderson, Chafin,
Bailey, Whitlow, Manchin, Dittmar, Love, Chafin, Yoder,
Schoonover, Macnaughtan, Wagner, Wooton and Boley)
Recognizing the public service of the Honorable Robert K.
Holliday, former legislator, publisher and distinguished
West Virginian.
Whereas, The Honorable Robert K. Holliday was born
February 11, 1933, the son of the late Kathleen and J. Kelvin
Holliday in Logan County, West Virginia. He received his
education at West Virginia University, the West Virginia
Institute of Technology and Marshall University. He is a
former newspaper publisher and owner; and
Whereas, The Honorable Robert K. Holliday was elected to
the House of Delegates in 1962 and served three terms. In
1968, he was elected to the Senate where he served until 1972.
He was reelected to the Senate in 1980 and was reelected
consecutively until 1994 when he resigned from the Senate; and
Whereas, During his tenure in the West Virginia Legislature, Honorable Robert K. Holliday quickly became known
for his profound compassion for his fellow man, true concerns
for the human rights of all and his true belief in those
rights by the proclamation that all men are created equal; and
Whereas, The public life of the Honorable Robert K.
Holliday, a man whose compassion and dedication to his beliefs
that the rights of all citizens without classification of
society, should be dealt with fairly in all aspects of
governmental and judicial treatment; therefore, be it
Resolved the Senate:
That the Senate hereby recognizes the outstanding
dedication and compassion of the Honorable Robert K. Holliday,
former legislator, publisher and distinguished West Virginia
whose complete dedication to the people he represented should
not go unnoticed and that his compassion and dedication for
equal rights for all citizens has left a myriad of
legislation, conceived and executed by him for the betterment
of all society in West Virginia; and, be it
Further Resolved, That the Clerk is hereby requested to
forward a copy of this resolution to the Honorable Robert K.
Holliday.