HJ 182 — Commending Kellean K. Gale.

SESSION INTRODUCEDENROLLED 22104438D I HOUSE JOfferedJOINT FebruaryRESOLUTION 2,NO. 2022 N Commending Kellean K.

182 E Commending Kellean K.

––––––––––N TAgreed Patron––Marchto by the House of Delegates, February 7, 2022 R ––––––––––Agreed to by the Senate, February 10, 2022 O WHEREAS, Kellean K.

Gale, a dedicated local journalist, works to inform and educate the residents L of Floyd County as owner, editor, and publisher of a community newspaper, the Floyd Beacon;

andDand grandmother'sL farmWHEREAS, inKellean Paducah,Gale Kentucky,grew gainingup annear appreciationDetroit, forMichigan, bothand urbanspent andsummers ruralin waysher ofyouth lifeat her from a young age;

and Paducah, Kentucky, gaining an appreciation for both urban and rural ways of life E WHEREAS, Kellean Gale cultivated a passion for exploring new cultures, languages, and traditions, D which spurred an interest in history and anthropology;

and E WHEREAS, after serving in the United States Navy, Kellean Gale began attending classes at St.

Louisgraduated Communitysumma College-Florissantcum Valley,laude thenfrom transferred to the UniversityPierre ofLaclede Missouri-St.Honors College;

Louisandiversity and graWHEREAS, Kellean Gale worked as a professional tutor for a government program supporting middle and high schools in high-poverty areas and later served as a docent at the National Museum of TransportationMissouri-St. in St.

Louis;Louis and WHEREAS, Kellean Gale worked as a professional tutor for a government program supporting middle and high schools in high-poverty areas and later served as a docent at the National Museum of TraWHEREAS, in 1986, Kellean Gale returned to Paducah, Kentucky, to support a family member's J campaign for county sheriff and was subsequently recognized as a Kentucky Colonel for her 8 contributions to local government;

and R WHEREAS, after settling in 1986,Virginia in 2011, Kellean Gale returnedbecame toan Paducah,active Kentucky,member of the Floyd CouWHEREAS, Kellean Gale was inspired to supportcreate a familylocal member'snewsletter campaignto forhelp countyelevate sheriffvoices in theand community and waspublished subsequentlythe recognizedfirst as12-page aedition Kentuckyof Colonelthe forFloyd herBeacon contributionson toSeptember local1, government;2020, with technical support from her husband, Michael;

and Countyarticles communityon andcurrent soughtevents, opportunitieslocal togovernment enhancepolicies theand qualitydecisions, and other stories of lifeinterest throughoutin Southwest Virginia through bimonthly editions of the region;Floyd Beacon;

and WHEREAS, Kelleanin Galeaddition was inspired to createfostering a localstrong newslettersense toof helpcommunity elevate voices in theFloyd communityCounty, andKellean publishedGale thehas firstsupported 12-pageorganizations, editionsmall ofbusinesses, theand Floydchurch Beaconcongregations onthrough Septemberthe 1,Floyd 2020,Beacon; with technical support from her husband, Michael;

andnow, WHEREAS,theRESOLVED sinceby then,the KelleanHouse Gale has partnered with local contributors to provide comprehensive articles on current events, local government policies and decisions, and other stories of interestDelegates, inthe SouWHEREAS,Senate inconcurring, additionThat tothe fosteringGeneral aAssembly stronghereby sensecommend of community in Floyd County, Kellean GaleK. has supported organizations, small businesses, and church congregations through the Floyd Beacon;

now,Gale therefore,for beher itachievements RESOLVEDon bybehalf the House of Delegates,Floyd theCounty Senateresidents concurring,as Thatowner, theeditor, Generaland Assemblypublisher herebyof 34the commendFloyd KelleanBeacon; K.

Galeand, forbe herit achievementsfor onpresentation behalfto ofKellean FloydK. County residents as owner, editor, 35 and publisher of the Floyd Beacon;

and,Gale beas itan 37expression of the General Assembly's admiration for presentationher contributions to Kelleanlocal K.journalism in the Commonwealth.

Gale as an expression of the General Assembly's admiration for her 38 contributions to local journalism in the Commonwealth.