SR 41 Text

Senate Resolution No. 41
(By Senators Green, Bailey, Tomblin, Mr. President, Barnes, Boley, Bowman, Caruth, Chafin, Deem, Edgell, Facemyer, Fanning, Foster, Guills, Hall, Helmick, Hunter, Jenkins, Kessler, Love, McCabe, McKenzie, Minard, Oliverio, Plymale, Prezioso, Sprouse, Stollings, Sypolt, Unger, Wells, White and Yoder)

Memorializing the life of the Honorable Daniel Grove Moler, former member of the West Virginia Senate, prosecuting attorney, city attorney and distinguished West Virginian.

Whereas, Daniel Grove Moler was born in Shepherdstown, Jefferson County, December 16, 1908; and
Whereas, Daniel Grove Moler earned bachelor's degrees from Shepherd College and West Virginia University. He graduated from the West Virginia University College of Law in 1931; and
Whereas, Daniel Grove Moler was admitted to the practice of law in all state and federal courts in West Virginia, Virginia, the United States District Court and the Supreme Court of the United States; and
Whereas, Daniel Grove Moler was a member of the West Virginia Bar and the West Virginia Trial Lawyers Association. He served as a member of the Board of Governors of the West Virginia Bar. He was named a West Virginia Bar Foundation Fellow, an honor that recognizes lawyers whose professional, public and private careers have demonstrated outstanding dedication to the welfare of the communities and honorable service to the legal profession; and
Whereas, Daniel Grove Moler was married June 29, 1932, to Katherine Watson Hirst; and
Whereas, In 1933, Daniel Grove Moler served as an administrative assistant to Representative Jennings Randolph in the United States House of Representatives. Daniel Grove Moler also served as Secretary of the Farm Debt Adjustment Council; and
Whereas, The Honorable Daniel Grove Moler was elected to the West Virginia Senate from the fifteenth senatorial district in 1936 and served until 1941; and
Whereas, During his tenure in the Senate, the Honorable Daniel Grove Moler served as a member of numerous committees, including Chairman of the Committee on Privileges and Election, the Committee on the Penitentiary, the Committee on the Militia, the Committee on the Judiciary, the Committee on Insurance and the Committee on Medicine and Sanitation; and
Whereas, In 1941, the Honorable Daniel Grove Moler moved to Mullens, Wyoming County, where he practiced law; and
Whereas, The Honorable Daniel Grove Moler was appointed Prosecuting Attorney of Wyoming County in 1961 and was continually reelected until 1973; and
Whereas, The Honorable Daniel Grove Moler also served as City Attorney for the City of Mullens for over 38 years. He was also a former member of the Workman's Compensation Appeal Board; and
Whereas, The Honorable Daniel Grove Moler was a fervent supporter of local libraries and of the Southern West Virginia Community and Technical College. The library in the college's Wyoming County Campus bears his name and the name of this late wife, Katherine; and
Whereas, The Honorable Daniel Grove Moler was a proud and distinguished member of the Mullens Episcopal Church. In 2001, the church was destroyed in a flood and he was instrumental in both funding and overseeing the rebuilding of his beloved church; and
Whereas, In October 2003, the Honorable Daniel Grove Moler retired from the practice of law after 72 years. He relocated to North Carolina; and
Whereas, Sadly, the Honorable Daniel Grove Moler passed away on May 19, 2005, at the age of 96; therefore, be it
Resolved by the Senate:
That the Senate hereby memorializes the life of the Honorable Daniel Grove Moler, former member of the West Virginia Senate, prosecuting attorney, city attorney and distinguished West Virginian; and, be it
Further Resolved, That the Senate hereby extends its sincere sympathy to the family and friends of the Honorable Daniel Grove Moler; and, be it
Further Resolved, That the Clerk is hereby directed to forward a copy of this resolution to the family of the Honorable Daniel Grove Moler and to the law firm he founded, Moler and Staton, L.C.

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