Political Quotes

“I wish to recognize a friend and colleague, Floyd McKinley Sayre, Jr., who recently departed this life. I came to know Floyd many years ago and interacted with him while serving in the West Virginia House of Delegates, U.S. House of Representatives, and the U.S. Senate. Recent testimonies to his life state that he was ``a good man by all accounts and lived his life in a pursuit of endeavors he felt were right, good and virtuous.'' Throughout my friendship with Floyd, I found this to be true. Floyd was born in Beckley, WV, on July 17, 1930. He graduated from Woodrow Wilson High School before going on to West Virginia University, where he was an active member in the Sigma Nu fraternity. After college, he had a successful military career where he served in the Berlin Brigade in Germany, guarding West Berlin during the Cold War. Upon his return, Floyd started a professional career with the U.S. Chamber of Commerce that eventually brought him home to West Virginia. Floyd owned and managed Floyd Sayre's Management Consultants and was the first certified professional executive in West Virginia. He worked hard to bring a certification program to the State and mentored many future executives. As a student of West Virginia politics, he understood how to navigate the halls of the State legislature, where he is remembered as a gentleman and forceful advocate for a better West Virginia.…”