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The West Virginia Coal Association and the Friends of Coal websites continued to tally large numbers of visitors this past month. According to our latest report, the Friends of Coal website (www.friendsofcoal.org.) saw 1,583 visits and 5,668 page views for the month, with new visitors accounting for 81 percent of these visits. Each of the visitors looked at an average of 3.58 pages per visit. Visitors to the site came from 27 different countries.
The West Virginia Coal Association website (www.wvcoal.com) saw 4,290 visits and recorded 10,218 page views during the month of June. Visitors averaged 2.42 pages viewed during each visit and 70 percent of the visitors were new to the site. Visitors to the site came from 62 different countries.
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The new episode of The Coal Seam television show was taped June 29 at our studios in Charleston, with Lt. Governor and Senate President Earl Ray Tomblin as our guest. The show was featured a great conversation between host Chris Hamilton and Senator Tomblin, ranging from the current threats to eastern coal to the importance of our community colleges in providing training targeted to current job needs. Check with your local cable provider for air times on the state library channel and on local public access channels across the state.
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A memorial service this morning at the State Capitol gave the State and Nation’s final farewell to United States Senator Robert C. Byrd. Senator Byrd died early this week in a northern Virginia hospital and was the longest serving Senator in the history of the country. President Obama and Vice President Biden attended and participated in the service. Senator Byrd laid in repose in the United States Senate Chamber on Thursday before being flown to Charleston on a West Virginia Air National Guard C-130. Upon arrival in Charleston, his body was transported from the Robert C. Byrd Federal Courthouse in downtown Charleston by a horse-drawn caisson to the State Capitol where the public paid their respects throughout the night. Senator Byrd will be buried in a northern Virginia cemetery, beside his wife, Erma.
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Byrd died earlier this morning at the age of 92 at Inova Hospital in Fairfax, Va. He was the longest-serving member of Congress in history and was a recognized authority on the institution’s history, its rules and procedures.
“Senator Byrd was a friend,” said Bill Raney. “He was a personal friend of mine and of the people of our state. He was a son of the coalfields and he held a special place in his heart for our coal miners. He worked hard for West Virginia and for our people. His love for our state was matched only by the high regard our people held for him.”
Byrd had served in the U.S. Senate since 1958. During that time he had been the majority leader twice, chaired the Appropriations Committee and written a four-volume history of the Senate.
Sen. Byrd’s wife of 68 years, Erma, died in 2006. The senator is survived by his two daughters, Mona and Marjorie, five grandchildren and seven great-grandchildren. Plans for Senator Byrd’s memorial services were not disclosed as of the time of this release.
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