Special Thanks to:

Governor Joe Manchin III

First Lady of West Virginia Gayle Manchin

Governor’s Staff Team

Special Thanks to the Memorial Service Planning Team

Special Thanks to the West Virginia Council of Churches Staff Team:

The Reverend Jeff Allen

The Reverend Ricardo Flippin

VISTA Workers, Wayland Bryant and Christin Williams

Special Thanks to the Leaders of the Gathering Service:

Rev. Larry Brown

Rev. Stephen Melton

Appalachian Bible College Chorale

Michelle and Tim Hontz

Trap Hill Middle School Choir

Yvonne Seay, Director

Doris Fields

Robert Gray

Terry Gunther

Rose Fisher

Thank You to our Leaders and Singers and Musicians of the Memorial Service:

Randall Reid-Smith

Rev. Mike Pollard

Rev. Helen Oates

Bishop Michael J. Bransfield

Rev. James Mitchell

Trap Hill Middle School

Yvonne Seay

Michelle Hontz

Matthew Jones

Martin Luther King, Jr. Male Chorus

Others Deserving Special Thanks:

Appalachian Bible College

American Red Cross

Carpet World of Beckley

Chili’s of Beckley

Dunbar Printing and Graphics

Family Worship Center of Beckley

Massey Energy

Mountainside Media

Staff of Beckley-Raleigh County Convention Center

Trophy Showcase of Beckley

Webbs of Beckley Florist

Webbs Wholesalers

Verizon

Thank you to our Political Leaders in Attendance, Especially:

President Barack Obama

Vice-President Joe Biden

Senator Robert C. Byrd

Senator Jay Rockefeller

Member of Congress Nick Joe Rahall

Member of Congress Alan B. Mollahan

Member of Congress Shelley Moore Capito

A special thank you Mountainside Media for the Montcoal Miners Memorial Service Program Book

Thank you to our worship leaders and singers at our Gathering Service