SR 154 — Celebrating the life of Danny Edward Castle.

SESSION INTRODUCEDENROLLED 24108887D I SENATE RESOLUTION NO.

154 OfferedE March 7, 2024 N Celebrating the life of Danny Edward Castle.

TN Patron––PillionAgreed Rto ––––––––––by WHEREAS,the DannySenate, EdwardMarch Castle,8, a2024 hardworkingR andO dedicated coal miner and mine supervisor andO beloved member of the communities of Big Stone Gap and Tuscaloosa, Alabama, died on August 21,21,d DL 2023;

and UL coalWHEREAS, minerborn within Westmorelandthe CoalCommonwealth Company,and Paramountthe Mining,youngest andof Islandnine Creekchildren, CoalDanny CompanydCastle served as a over a period of 40 years, working tirelessly to support the energy needs of the Commonwealth andandE beyond;

and ED WHEREAS,longwall Dannysupervisor Castlefor laterJim movedWalter withResources until his familyretirement, tocontributing Tuscaloosa,greatly Alabama,to andthe workedsafety asof a the company's mining operations over more than 20 years;

andement,and contributing greatly to the safety of WHEREAS, Danny Castle will be fondly remembered and dearly missed by his loving wife, Linda;

hisits daughter, Misty, and her family;

now, therefore, be it RESOLVED, That the Senate of Virginia hereby note with great sadness the loss of Danny Edward ethicS Castle, a cherished member of the Big Stone Gap and dedicationTuscaloosa, wereAlabama, ancommunities inspirationwhose work 1 ethRESOLVED FURTHER, That the Clerk of the Senate prepare a copy of this resolution for E presentation to allthe whofamily knewof him;Danny Edward Castle as an expression of the Senate of Virginia's respect for his memory.

and, be it communities whose work RESOLVED FURTHER, That the Clerk of the Senate prepare a copy of this resolution for S presentation to the family of Danny Edward Castle as an expression of the Senate of Virginia's 1espect for his memory.

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