Rest in Peace, Senator Rockefeller -- go now, thou good and faithful servant.
Former West Virginia Senator and two-term Governor, Jay Rockefeller, has passed away, according to the Charleston Gazette. This is such a loss of a man who took public service very seriously all the way through his long career in West Virginia. He started in our state as a VISTA volunteer, serving the needs of poor WV communities, after having worked with Sergeant Shriver with the Peace Corps. Jay’s commitment to building better educational foundations, governmental ethics reforms and real oversight of important budgetary issues was forged in the aftermath of the Arch Moore criminal convictions as the disgraced governor left office. Jay was a son of the Rockefeller dynasty, and could have lived a life of leisure and luxury, but instead dedicated his entire professional life to the service of WV folks who rarely got a hearing in the halls of power: children in poverty, the elderly, educators and everyday working folks whose lives deserved more attention for their dignity and pride i...
