[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 160 (2014), Part 5]
[House]
[Page 6362]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




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   MOMENT OF SILENCE HONORING PIONEER AND LIFELONG MOUNTAINEER DAVID 
                            ``MICK'' STATON

  (Mr. McKINLEY asked and was given permission to address the House for 
1 minute.)
  Mr. McKINLEY. Mr. Speaker, on April 14, we lost a friend in West 
Virginia. Mick Staton and I had known each other for some time. I 
considered him a true friend, someone who had a passion for West 
Virginia.
  He was a trailblazer for numbers of us, all through West Virginia, in 
trying different techniques, campaign styles, and work ethic. He made a 
difference for numbers of his conservatives in West Virginia. He was 
elected to the House of Representatives on behalf of the Second 
District.
  He brought with him a background of work with the National Guard for 
8 years. His role here in the House meant a lot to him, and after he 
left, whenever I would run into him, Mr. Speaker, he would always ask: 
What about something new? What is happening? Because he cared 
passionately about our country and the State of West Virginia.
  Afterwards, after leaving office, he served as the chief political 
adviser for the United States Chamber of Commerce. He continued his 
mission to try to get the message across of how we can be a better 
Nation, stronger, more vibrant, because he cared very much.
  As you heard, he has left behind his wife, Lynn, and two adult kids: 
David ``Mick'' Staton, Jr., and his daughter, Cynthia.
  Mr. Speaker, again, we have lost a friend. I would ask that we have 
just a moment of silence on behalf of the family.

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