[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 152 (2006), Part 5]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page 6501]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                              DOLA MINERS

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                       HON. SHELLEY MOORE CAPITO

                            of west virginia

                    in the house of representatives

                        Thursday, April 27, 2006

  Mrs. CAPITO. Mr. Speaker, Tuesday was the 43th anniversary of the 
Dola, WV mine disaster that took the lives of 22 miners. On Thursday, 
April 25, 1963, Adam Aldridge, Gunther Bardorrek, William Bullough, 
Kenneth Burnside, Ralph Cado, Delbert Chapman, Carsie Crayton, Dorsey 
Fincham, William Fowler, George Grogg, Roy Hanna, Glen Haught, Harold 
Haught, Denzil Hawkinberry, Roy Kerns, James Lester, William Maxwell, 
Ralph McCloy, John Reed, Ralph Smith, Raymond Swiger, and Robert Welch 
lost their lives in a methane gas explosion at Clinchfield Coal 
Company's Compass No. 2 Mine.
  Today, flags and flower arrangements line headstones of the fallen 
miners in family cemeteries up and down Ten Mile Creek. A memorial is 
currently being organized by the families of the miners to recognize 
and honor them. The memorial will be dedicated later this summer to 
ensure they are never forgotten.
  Those family members gathered know first hand the pain of losing a 
loved one--the same pain suffered by families across West Virginia this 
year. Our state will stand with these families, share in their 
suffering, and continue to push for improved safety in our mines.

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