HR 18 Text

House Resolution 18

(By Delegates Ennis and Yost)

H. R. 18 - "Memorializing the death of one of our own past and distinguished members, Paul R. Higgins."
Whereas, Paul R. Higgins was born in 1944 in Steubenville, Ohio, the sone of Dorothy Lescallette Higgins and the late Paul L. Higgins; and
Whereas, Paul R. Higgins was a product of this State's Institutions of Higher Education, graduating from West Liberty College and later obtaining his graduate degree from West Virginia University; and
Whereas, Paul R. Higgins was a dedicated educator, spending 38 years teaching high school students while, additionally, serving variously as a member of the Executive Board of the West Virginia Education Association, the Brooke County Education Association, the National Education Association, the West Virginia Council of Social Studies, and West Virginia Geographical Alliance; and
Whereas, Paul R. Higgins shares an eternal bond and fraternal association with all of the members of this legislative body - past and present - as he served the citizens of this state as a past member of this House - elected in 1990 and, perhaps, serving with greatest distinction on the Route 2/Route 68 Commission; and
Whereas, The passing of the distinguished life of our fellow Delegate, Paul R. Higgins , into the bottomless chasm of eternity, should not go without proper observance by this legislative body; therefore, be it
Resolved by the Legislative of West Virginia:
That sadness and regret are hereby expressed by the members of this body at the passing of Paul R. Higgins, educator, gentleman and statesman; a man who was devoted to his family and dedicated to serving his community; and, be it
Further Resolved, That the Clerk of the House of Delegates is hereby requested to forward a certified copy of this resolution to Dorothy Lescallette Higgins (Mr. Higgins' mother), Diane Wittaker Higgins (Mr. Higgins' wife), Robert Julian Higgins (Mr. Higgins' son) and Lesli Higgins Johnston (Mr. Higgins' daughter).

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