Senate adopts resolution honoring the late Senator Tony Eugene Whitlow

The West Virginia Senate adopted House Concurrent Resolution 13 commemorating the life and passing of Senator Tony Eugene Whitlow.

The clerk read the resolution, and a senator who served alongside Whitlow rose to deliver personal recollections. The senator told three stories: first, about Whitlow’s habit of asking new colleagues if they were college educated; second, about their joint sponsorship of the scenic license plate for West Virginia; and third, a personal recollection about Whitlow speaking up during a colleague’s announcement of an engagement. The senator said Whitlow served more than two decades in the legislature and noted that Whitlow died last year in a head‑on collision on Route 460 in Mercer County caused by a driver going the wrong way.

Following those remarks the presiding officer put the question and the resolution was adopted by voice vote. The clerk was directed to communicate the Senate’s action to the House.