HJ 586 — Celebrating the life of Freda Jenay Tate.

SESSION INTRODUCEDENROLLED 23101914D HOUSE JOINT RESOLUTION NO.

586 IE Offered January 25, 2023 N Celebrating the life of Freda Jenay Tate.

TN ––––––––––R Patrons––Kilgore;Agreed to by the House of Delegates, January 30, 2023 Agreed to by the Senate, February 2, 2023 O WHEREAS, Freda Jenay Tate of Norton, a passionate journalist and trailblazing news executive who L served as the longtime editor and publisher of The Coalfield Progress, died on January 15, 2022;

Senator:and L at the University of Kentucky;

Pillionshe Rspent ––––––––––most Oof servedher career as thea longtimenewspaper editorwriter and publishereditor ofin the E coalfields region, working at her family's newspapers, The CoalfieldPost Progress,in diedBig onStone JanuaryGap, 15,the 2022;Dickenson Star in Clintwood, and primarily and most notably, The Coalfield Progress in Norton;

and WHEREAS,D Jenaycountless Tateawards and accolades for writing, design, and photography, and it was aconsistently graduateselected as one of Johnthe I.top newspapers of its size in the Commonwealth;

Burtonand HighWHEREAS, SchoolJenay andTate continuedwas herhighly educationDrespected atin the Universitynewspaper ofindustry Kentucky;and held numerous countless writing and photography competitions;

and she spenthelped mostplan ofaward herconferences careerand asjudged WHEREAS, Jenay Tate was a newspaperpassionate writeradvocate andfor editorher infellow residents of the coalfields region,region workingH atand herworked family'sto newspapers,preserve Thethe Posthistory inand Bigheritage Stoneof Gap,the region by writing extensively about the DickensonCStarcoal in5 Clintwood,industry, andincluding primarilycoal camps and mostthe notably,critical Theimportance Coalfieldof Progresscoal into Norton;the local economy;

and countlessE awardsserved and accolades for writing, design, and photography, and it was consistently selected as one of the top newspapers of its sizechair infor themany Commonwealth;years;

andshe Dwas WHEREAS,well Jenayknown Tatefor washer highlyartistic respectedtalents, inpassion thefor newspapergardening, industryR and heldlove numerousof leadershipcooking rolesgood infood; the Virginia Press Association;

sheher helpedkindness planand awardgenerosity conferenceswere andexemplified judgedthrough countlessthe writingmany stray cats she cared for and photographyadopted competitions;over the years;

and WHEREAS,worked Jenaywith Tate was a passionate advocate for her fellowin residents of the coalfieldsfamily regionnewspaper industry,business; including coal camps and the critical importance of coal to the local economy;

andhe coal WHEREAS, outside of her career, Jenay Tate helpedwill establishbe thefondly Bestremembered Friend Festival in Norton and servedgreatly asmissed itsby chairher forsister, manyCarol; years;

she was well known for her artistic talents, passion for gaHdening, and love of cooking good food;

her kindness and generosity were exemplified through the many st5ay cats she cared for and adopted over the years;

and 6 WHEREAS, predeceased by her parents, Carroll and Robbie, and her brother, Michael, all of whom missed by her sister, Carol;

now, therefore, be it RESOLVED by the House of Delegates, the Senate concurring, That the General Assembly hereby note with great sadness the loss of Freda Jenay Tate;

and, be ititat the General Assembly hereby RESOLVED FURTHER, That the Clerk of the House of Delegates prepare a copy of this resolution for herpresentation memory.n to the family of Freda Jenay Tate as an expression of the General Assembly's respect /for 2her memory.