Karl Lilly: A Public Servant Leaves His Mark

State Journal, The, May, 2007 by Ali, Ann

CHARLESTON - Karl Lilly just wants everyone to understand and appreciate West Virginia and its history.

Lilly is best known as the assistant clerk of the state senate and associate editor of the "Blue Book," the yearly record of the state's history and current governmental officials, institutions and other information. Lilly retired from the Senate last year, and he just finished his first legislative session from a different perspective - as a per-diem senior consultant to the Senate.

"It was pretty interesting. I had always been behind the desk," Lilly said. "I was fascinated by how hard I'd worked."

Lilly was the sports editor for the Welch Daily News and the front-page editor in Beckley. He then began writing about the statehouse for United Press International...

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