Clifton Alexander "Chip" Woodrum III, 74, of Roanoke, Va., died on February 19, 2013 at Naples, Florida. Born on July 23, 1938 in Washington, D.C., he was the son of the late Margaret Lanier Woodrum Chambers and Clifton Alexander Woodrum, Jr. He was preceded in death by his parents.
He graduated from Episcopal High School in Alexandria, Va., in 1957, where he served as co-captain of the wrestling team, head cheerleader, monitor, and member of the school?s honor committee. He received an AB from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill in 1961, where he wrestled, was a member of the Sigma Alpha Epsilon fraternity, dabbled in student politics, and developed a lifelong interest in Tarheel basketball. Returning to his home state, he was awarded an LLB from the University of Virginia Law School in 1964. He practiced law at Dodson, Pence and Viar from 1964 to 1998. He later shared a law office with his brother, M. Lanier Woodrum. The grandson of Congressman Clifton A. Woodrum, he was a member of the Roanoke City Young Democrat Club from 1960-1972, chairman of the 6th District Democratic Committee from 1972-1976, and a delegate to the 1972 Democratic National Convention in Miami, Fla.
He was elected to the Virginia House of Delegates in 1979 and served through 2003. He represented the 16th House District, which included Roanoke City and Roanoke County. While in the legislature, he was a member of the Commerce and Labor, General Laws, and Privileges and Elections committees. He also served on the State Crime Commission from 1982-2000, serving as chairman from 1995-1998, the State Water Commission from 1981-2000, the Commission on Family Violence Prevention from 1997-2000, the Freedom of Information Advisory Council, from 2000-2002, and the Legislative Transition Task Force-Electric Utility Deregulation committee from 1999-2003.
In 1987 legislation he sponsored established the Virginia Birth-Related Neurological Injury Compensation Program, which covered medical bills and other expenses for children who suffer from neurological injuries at birth. He also pushed for access to government meetings and documents as the head of the Virginia Freedom of Information Advisory Council. He was an energetic opponent of attempts to deregulate Virginia?s electric utilities, strongly believing that such a development would harm low-income ratepayers.
He remained active in his community and state upon his retirement from the House of Delegates in 2003. In 2004 he was appointed to the board of the Library of Virginia, serving as chairman from 2011-2012. He served on the board of trustees of the Virginia Historical Society. He served on the Board of Directors of the Educational Foundation of Virginia Western Community College and on the Board of Home Town Bank. He was a member of numerous other boards and organizations in Roanoke. Until his death he remained active in the local and state affairs of his beloved Democratic Party, and was a regular fixture at campaign events in the city.
He is survived by his wife of almost 50 years, Emily Abbitt Woodrum; son, Robert H. Woodrum and wife, Amanda; daughters, Meredith Woodrum Snowden and husband, William, and Anne Woodrum; a granddaughter, Harper Snowden; and brother, M. Lanier Woodrum and wife, Beverly.
Visitation will be held from 5 to 8 p.m. on Tuesday, February 26, 2013, at Oakey?s Funeral Home in downtown Roanoke. A service in memory and in celebration of Clifton Alexander ?Chip? Woodrum?s life will be held at 11 a.m. on Wednesday, February 27, 2013, at St. John?s Episcopal Church in Roanoke, where he was a lifelong member. A private graveside service will be held at Evergreen Burial Park. In lieu of flowers, the family suggests support for St. John's Episcopal Church, the Episcopal High School, or the charity of their choice. Online condolences may be made at www.oakeys.com.∼Clifton Alexander "Chip" Woodrum-He was an American politician and lawyer. Born in Washington, D.C., Woodrum graduated from University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and his law degree from University of Virginia Law School. He practiced law in Roanoke, Virginia. His grandfather was Clifton A. Woodrum who served in the United States House of Representatives. He served in the Virginia House of Delegates as a Democrat 1980-2003. He died in Florida.
His obituary-
Former Roanoke Del. Clifton 'Chip' Woodrum dies
Clifton "Chip" Woodrum, who represented Roanoke in the House of Delegates for nearly a quarter century, died Tuesday in Florida, according to current and former legislators. He was 74.
Woodrum served from 1980 to 2003 in the Virginia House, where his intellect and rapier wit made him one of the state's most visible and effective legislators. There was no official word on the cause of Woodrum's death Tuesday night.
"I can't ever remember being in a pitched battle when he wasn't right there with me in the struggle," said former House Majority Richard Cranwell of Vinton, a close friend and political ally of Woodrum's. "He was a loyal friend to me, and I hope I was a loyal friend to him."
"I think one of the greatest characteristics he had was to cut the ice and refocus the debate with a one-liner that put everybody in stitches and kind of framed the fact that what we were about was something important," Cranwell said.
Cranwell, Woodrum and the late Del. Vic Thomas, D-Roanoke, functioned as a formidable and effective trip representing the Roanoke Valley's interests in the House during their long careers, said Sen. John Edwards, D-Roanoke.
Woodrum "was an extraordinarily accomplished legislator," Edwards said Tuesday night.
Woodrum, an attorney, had deep roots in Roanoke's Democratic Party. His great-grandfather was the city's first elected commonwealth's attorney, and his grandfather served for 23 years in Congress. Woodrum worked for the party in several capacities before running for the House in 1979.
He sponsored legislation that allowed a portion of the sales tax revenue generated at the Hotel Roanoke to be put into a special fund that helped finance the hotel's restoration.
"That's one of Chip's hallmark pieces of legislation," Cranwell said.
Woodrum also sponsored legislation in 1987 creating the Virginia Birth-Related Neurological Injury Compensation Program, a fund that covers medical bills and other expenses for children who have disabling neurological injuries at birth. And he headed the Virginia Freedom of Information Advisory Council, playing a lead role in pushing for access to government meetings and documents.
Sen. Creigh Deeds, D-Bath County, a Woodrum protege who served for a decade in the House of Delegates, called Woodrum's death "devastating."
Deeds said his mentor regularly spent part of the winter in Florida after leaving the legislature and seemed more energetic than when he was holding court in the state Capitol.
"He was really younger and more full of spit and vinegar than when he was when he was here in session," Deeds said.
"We are all diminished by Chip's loss," Deeds said.
Woodrum's acerbic wit and partisan loyalty made him a big target for Republicans when they seized control of the House in 2000. He lost his seat on the budget-writing Appropriations Committee in 2000, was put into the same district as Cranwell in 2001 and later was removed as chairman of the Freedom of Information advisory panel.
Woodrum shrugged off the apparent snubs with a signature one-liner, saying, "They can tell me where to sit, but they can't tell me where I stand."
He graduated from Episcopal High School in Alexandria, Va., in 1957, where he served as co-captain of the wrestling team, head cheerleader, monitor, and member of the school?s honor committee. He received an AB from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill in 1961, where he wrestled, was a member of the Sigma Alpha Epsilon fraternity, dabbled in student politics, and developed a lifelong interest in Tarheel basketball. Returning to his home state, he was awarded an LLB from the University of Virginia Law School in 1964. He practiced law at Dodson, Pence and Viar from 1964 to 1998. He later shared a law office with his brother, M. Lanier Woodrum. The grandson of Congressman Clifton A. Woodrum, he was a member of the Roanoke City Young Democrat Club from 1960-1972, chairman of the 6th District Democratic Committee from 1972-1976, and a delegate to the 1972 Democratic National Convention in Miami, Fla.
He was elected to the Virginia House of Delegates in 1979 and served through 2003. He represented the 16th House District, which included Roanoke City and Roanoke County. While in the legislature, he was a member of the Commerce and Labor, General Laws, and Privileges and Elections committees. He also served on the State Crime Commission from 1982-2000, serving as chairman from 1995-1998, the State Water Commission from 1981-2000, the Commission on Family Violence Prevention from 1997-2000, the Freedom of Information Advisory Council, from 2000-2002, and the Legislative Transition Task Force-Electric Utility Deregulation committee from 1999-2003.
In 1987 legislation he sponsored established the Virginia Birth-Related Neurological Injury Compensation Program, which covered medical bills and other expenses for children who suffer from neurological injuries at birth. He also pushed for access to government meetings and documents as the head of the Virginia Freedom of Information Advisory Council. He was an energetic opponent of attempts to deregulate Virginia?s electric utilities, strongly believing that such a development would harm low-income ratepayers.
He remained active in his community and state upon his retirement from the House of Delegates in 2003. In 2004 he was appointed to the board of the Library of Virginia, serving as chairman from 2011-2012. He served on the board of trustees of the Virginia Historical Society. He served on the Board of Directors of the Educational Foundation of Virginia Western Community College and on the Board of Home Town Bank. He was a member of numerous other boards and organizations in Roanoke. Until his death he remained active in the local and state affairs of his beloved Democratic Party, and was a regular fixture at campaign events in the city.
He is survived by his wife of almost 50 years, Emily Abbitt Woodrum; son, Robert H. Woodrum and wife, Amanda; daughters, Meredith Woodrum Snowden and husband, William, and Anne Woodrum; a granddaughter, Harper Snowden; and brother, M. Lanier Woodrum and wife, Beverly.
Visitation will be held from 5 to 8 p.m. on Tuesday, February 26, 2013, at Oakey?s Funeral Home in downtown Roanoke. A service in memory and in celebration of Clifton Alexander ?Chip? Woodrum?s life will be held at 11 a.m. on Wednesday, February 27, 2013, at St. John?s Episcopal Church in Roanoke, where he was a lifelong member. A private graveside service will be held at Evergreen Burial Park. In lieu of flowers, the family suggests support for St. John's Episcopal Church, the Episcopal High School, or the charity of their choice. Online condolences may be made at www.oakeys.com.∼Clifton Alexander "Chip" Woodrum-He was an American politician and lawyer. Born in Washington, D.C., Woodrum graduated from University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and his law degree from University of Virginia Law School. He practiced law in Roanoke, Virginia. His grandfather was Clifton A. Woodrum who served in the United States House of Representatives. He served in the Virginia House of Delegates as a Democrat 1980-2003. He died in Florida.
His obituary-
Former Roanoke Del. Clifton 'Chip' Woodrum dies
Clifton "Chip" Woodrum, who represented Roanoke in the House of Delegates for nearly a quarter century, died Tuesday in Florida, according to current and former legislators. He was 74.
Woodrum served from 1980 to 2003 in the Virginia House, where his intellect and rapier wit made him one of the state's most visible and effective legislators. There was no official word on the cause of Woodrum's death Tuesday night.
"I can't ever remember being in a pitched battle when he wasn't right there with me in the struggle," said former House Majority Richard Cranwell of Vinton, a close friend and political ally of Woodrum's. "He was a loyal friend to me, and I hope I was a loyal friend to him."
"I think one of the greatest characteristics he had was to cut the ice and refocus the debate with a one-liner that put everybody in stitches and kind of framed the fact that what we were about was something important," Cranwell said.
Cranwell, Woodrum and the late Del. Vic Thomas, D-Roanoke, functioned as a formidable and effective trip representing the Roanoke Valley's interests in the House during their long careers, said Sen. John Edwards, D-Roanoke.
Woodrum "was an extraordinarily accomplished legislator," Edwards said Tuesday night.
Woodrum, an attorney, had deep roots in Roanoke's Democratic Party. His great-grandfather was the city's first elected commonwealth's attorney, and his grandfather served for 23 years in Congress. Woodrum worked for the party in several capacities before running for the House in 1979.
He sponsored legislation that allowed a portion of the sales tax revenue generated at the Hotel Roanoke to be put into a special fund that helped finance the hotel's restoration.
"That's one of Chip's hallmark pieces of legislation," Cranwell said.
Woodrum also sponsored legislation in 1987 creating the Virginia Birth-Related Neurological Injury Compensation Program, a fund that covers medical bills and other expenses for children who have disabling neurological injuries at birth. And he headed the Virginia Freedom of Information Advisory Council, playing a lead role in pushing for access to government meetings and documents.
Sen. Creigh Deeds, D-Bath County, a Woodrum protege who served for a decade in the House of Delegates, called Woodrum's death "devastating."
Deeds said his mentor regularly spent part of the winter in Florida after leaving the legislature and seemed more energetic than when he was holding court in the state Capitol.
"He was really younger and more full of spit and vinegar than when he was when he was here in session," Deeds said.
"We are all diminished by Chip's loss," Deeds said.
Woodrum's acerbic wit and partisan loyalty made him a big target for Republicans when they seized control of the House in 2000. He lost his seat on the budget-writing Appropriations Committee in 2000, was put into the same district as Cranwell in 2001 and later was removed as chairman of the Freedom of Information advisory panel.
Woodrum shrugged off the apparent snubs with a signature one-liner, saying, "They can tell me where to sit, but they can't tell me where I stand."
Clifton Alexander "Chip" Woodrum III, 74, of Roanoke, Va., died on February 19, 2013 at Naples, Florida. Born on July 23, 1938 in Washington, D.C., he was the son of the late Margaret Lanier Woodrum Chambers and Clifton Alexander Woodrum, Jr. He was preceded in death by his parents.
He graduated from Episcopal High School in Alexandria, Va., in 1957, where he served as co-captain of the wrestling team, head cheerleader, monitor, and member of the school?s honor committee. He received an AB from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill in 1961, where he wrestled, was a member of the Sigma Alpha Epsilon fraternity, dabbled in student politics, and developed a lifelong interest in Tarheel basketball. Returning to his home state, he was awarded an LLB from the University of Virginia Law School in 1964. He practiced law at Dodson, Pence and Viar from 1964 to 1998. He later shared a law office with his brother, M. Lanier Woodrum. The grandson of Congressman Clifton A. Woodrum, he was a member of the Roanoke City Young Democrat Club from 1960-1972, chairman of the 6th District Democratic Committee from 1972-1976, and a delegate to the 1972 Democratic National Convention in Miami, Fla.
He was elected to the Virginia House of Delegates in 1979 and served through 2003. He represented the 16th House District, which included Roanoke City and Roanoke County. While in the legislature, he was a member of the Commerce and Labor, General Laws, and Privileges and Elections committees. He also served on the State Crime Commission from 1982-2000, serving as chairman from 1995-1998, the State Water Commission from 1981-2000, the Commission on Family Violence Prevention from 1997-2000, the Freedom of Information Advisory Council, from 2000-2002, and the Legislative Transition Task Force-Electric Utility Deregulation committee from 1999-2003.
In 1987 legislation he sponsored established the Virginia Birth-Related Neurological Injury Compensation Program, which covered medical bills and other expenses for children who suffer from neurological injuries at birth. He also pushed for access to government meetings and documents as the head of the Virginia Freedom of Information Advisory Council. He was an energetic opponent of attempts to deregulate Virginia?s electric utilities, strongly believing that such a development would harm low-income ratepayers.
He remained active in his community and state upon his retirement from the House of Delegates in 2003. In 2004 he was appointed to the board of the Library of Virginia, serving as chairman from 2011-2012. He served on the board of trustees of the Virginia Historical Society. He served on the Board of Directors of the Educational Foundation of Virginia Western Community College and on the Board of Home Town Bank. He was a member of numerous other boards and organizations in Roanoke. Until his death he remained active in the local and state affairs of his beloved Democratic Party, and was a regular fixture at campaign events in the city.
He is survived by his wife of almost 50 years, Emily Abbitt Woodrum; son, Robert H. Woodrum and wife, Amanda; daughters, Meredith Woodrum Snowden and husband, William, and Anne Woodrum; a granddaughter, Harper Snowden; and brother, M. Lanier Woodrum and wife, Beverly.
Visitation will be held from 5 to 8 p.m. on Tuesday, February 26, 2013, at Oakey?s Funeral Home in downtown Roanoke. A service in memory and in celebration of Clifton Alexander ?Chip? Woodrum?s life will be held at 11 a.m. on Wednesday, February 27, 2013, at St. John?s Episcopal Church in Roanoke, where he was a lifelong member. A private graveside service will be held at Evergreen Burial Park. In lieu of flowers, the family suggests support for St. John's Episcopal Church, the Episcopal High School, or the charity of their choice. Online condolences may be made at www.oakeys.com.∼Clifton Alexander "Chip" Woodrum-He was an American politician and lawyer. Born in Washington, D.C., Woodrum graduated from University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and his law degree from University of Virginia Law School. He practiced law in Roanoke, Virginia. His grandfather was Clifton A. Woodrum who served in the United States House of Representatives. He served in the Virginia House of Delegates as a Democrat 1980-2003. He died in Florida.
His obituary-
Former Roanoke Del. Clifton 'Chip' Woodrum dies
Clifton "Chip" Woodrum, who represented Roanoke in the House of Delegates for nearly a quarter century, died Tuesday in Florida, according to current and former legislators. He was 74.
Woodrum served from 1980 to 2003 in the Virginia House, where his intellect and rapier wit made him one of the state's most visible and effective legislators. There was no official word on the cause of Woodrum's death Tuesday night.
"I can't ever remember being in a pitched battle when he wasn't right there with me in the struggle," said former House Majority Richard Cranwell of Vinton, a close friend and political ally of Woodrum's. "He was a loyal friend to me, and I hope I was a loyal friend to him."
"I think one of the greatest characteristics he had was to cut the ice and refocus the debate with a one-liner that put everybody in stitches and kind of framed the fact that what we were about was something important," Cranwell said.
Cranwell, Woodrum and the late Del. Vic Thomas, D-Roanoke, functioned as a formidable and effective trip representing the Roanoke Valley's interests in the House during their long careers, said Sen. John Edwards, D-Roanoke.
Woodrum "was an extraordinarily accomplished legislator," Edwards said Tuesday night.
Woodrum, an attorney, had deep roots in Roanoke's Democratic Party. His great-grandfather was the city's first elected commonwealth's attorney, and his grandfather served for 23 years in Congress. Woodrum worked for the party in several capacities before running for the House in 1979.
He sponsored legislation that allowed a portion of the sales tax revenue generated at the Hotel Roanoke to be put into a special fund that helped finance the hotel's restoration.
"That's one of Chip's hallmark pieces of legislation," Cranwell said.
Woodrum also sponsored legislation in 1987 creating the Virginia Birth-Related Neurological Injury Compensation Program, a fund that covers medical bills and other expenses for children who have disabling neurological injuries at birth. And he headed the Virginia Freedom of Information Advisory Council, playing a lead role in pushing for access to government meetings and documents.
Sen. Creigh Deeds, D-Bath County, a Woodrum protege who served for a decade in the House of Delegates, called Woodrum's death "devastating."
Deeds said his mentor regularly spent part of the winter in Florida after leaving the legislature and seemed more energetic than when he was holding court in the state Capitol.
"He was really younger and more full of spit and vinegar than when he was when he was here in session," Deeds said.
"We are all diminished by Chip's loss," Deeds said.
Woodrum's acerbic wit and partisan loyalty made him a big target for Republicans when they seized control of the House in 2000. He lost his seat on the budget-writing Appropriations Committee in 2000, was put into the same district as Cranwell in 2001 and later was removed as chairman of the Freedom of Information advisory panel.
Woodrum shrugged off the apparent snubs with a signature one-liner, saying, "They can tell me where to sit, but they can't tell me where I stand."
He graduated from Episcopal High School in Alexandria, Va., in 1957, where he served as co-captain of the wrestling team, head cheerleader, monitor, and member of the school?s honor committee. He received an AB from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill in 1961, where he wrestled, was a member of the Sigma Alpha Epsilon fraternity, dabbled in student politics, and developed a lifelong interest in Tarheel basketball. Returning to his home state, he was awarded an LLB from the University of Virginia Law School in 1964. He practiced law at Dodson, Pence and Viar from 1964 to 1998. He later shared a law office with his brother, M. Lanier Woodrum. The grandson of Congressman Clifton A. Woodrum, he was a member of the Roanoke City Young Democrat Club from 1960-1972, chairman of the 6th District Democratic Committee from 1972-1976, and a delegate to the 1972 Democratic National Convention in Miami, Fla.
He was elected to the Virginia House of Delegates in 1979 and served through 2003. He represented the 16th House District, which included Roanoke City and Roanoke County. While in the legislature, he was a member of the Commerce and Labor, General Laws, and Privileges and Elections committees. He also served on the State Crime Commission from 1982-2000, serving as chairman from 1995-1998, the State Water Commission from 1981-2000, the Commission on Family Violence Prevention from 1997-2000, the Freedom of Information Advisory Council, from 2000-2002, and the Legislative Transition Task Force-Electric Utility Deregulation committee from 1999-2003.
In 1987 legislation he sponsored established the Virginia Birth-Related Neurological Injury Compensation Program, which covered medical bills and other expenses for children who suffer from neurological injuries at birth. He also pushed for access to government meetings and documents as the head of the Virginia Freedom of Information Advisory Council. He was an energetic opponent of attempts to deregulate Virginia?s electric utilities, strongly believing that such a development would harm low-income ratepayers.
He remained active in his community and state upon his retirement from the House of Delegates in 2003. In 2004 he was appointed to the board of the Library of Virginia, serving as chairman from 2011-2012. He served on the board of trustees of the Virginia Historical Society. He served on the Board of Directors of the Educational Foundation of Virginia Western Community College and on the Board of Home Town Bank. He was a member of numerous other boards and organizations in Roanoke. Until his death he remained active in the local and state affairs of his beloved Democratic Party, and was a regular fixture at campaign events in the city.
He is survived by his wife of almost 50 years, Emily Abbitt Woodrum; son, Robert H. Woodrum and wife, Amanda; daughters, Meredith Woodrum Snowden and husband, William, and Anne Woodrum; a granddaughter, Harper Snowden; and brother, M. Lanier Woodrum and wife, Beverly.
Visitation will be held from 5 to 8 p.m. on Tuesday, February 26, 2013, at Oakey?s Funeral Home in downtown Roanoke. A service in memory and in celebration of Clifton Alexander ?Chip? Woodrum?s life will be held at 11 a.m. on Wednesday, February 27, 2013, at St. John?s Episcopal Church in Roanoke, where he was a lifelong member. A private graveside service will be held at Evergreen Burial Park. In lieu of flowers, the family suggests support for St. John's Episcopal Church, the Episcopal High School, or the charity of their choice. Online condolences may be made at www.oakeys.com.∼Clifton Alexander "Chip" Woodrum-He was an American politician and lawyer. Born in Washington, D.C., Woodrum graduated from University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and his law degree from University of Virginia Law School. He practiced law in Roanoke, Virginia. His grandfather was Clifton A. Woodrum who served in the United States House of Representatives. He served in the Virginia House of Delegates as a Democrat 1980-2003. He died in Florida.
His obituary-
Former Roanoke Del. Clifton 'Chip' Woodrum dies
Clifton "Chip" Woodrum, who represented Roanoke in the House of Delegates for nearly a quarter century, died Tuesday in Florida, according to current and former legislators. He was 74.
Woodrum served from 1980 to 2003 in the Virginia House, where his intellect and rapier wit made him one of the state's most visible and effective legislators. There was no official word on the cause of Woodrum's death Tuesday night.
"I can't ever remember being in a pitched battle when he wasn't right there with me in the struggle," said former House Majority Richard Cranwell of Vinton, a close friend and political ally of Woodrum's. "He was a loyal friend to me, and I hope I was a loyal friend to him."
"I think one of the greatest characteristics he had was to cut the ice and refocus the debate with a one-liner that put everybody in stitches and kind of framed the fact that what we were about was something important," Cranwell said.
Cranwell, Woodrum and the late Del. Vic Thomas, D-Roanoke, functioned as a formidable and effective trip representing the Roanoke Valley's interests in the House during their long careers, said Sen. John Edwards, D-Roanoke.
Woodrum "was an extraordinarily accomplished legislator," Edwards said Tuesday night.
Woodrum, an attorney, had deep roots in Roanoke's Democratic Party. His great-grandfather was the city's first elected commonwealth's attorney, and his grandfather served for 23 years in Congress. Woodrum worked for the party in several capacities before running for the House in 1979.
He sponsored legislation that allowed a portion of the sales tax revenue generated at the Hotel Roanoke to be put into a special fund that helped finance the hotel's restoration.
"That's one of Chip's hallmark pieces of legislation," Cranwell said.
Woodrum also sponsored legislation in 1987 creating the Virginia Birth-Related Neurological Injury Compensation Program, a fund that covers medical bills and other expenses for children who have disabling neurological injuries at birth. And he headed the Virginia Freedom of Information Advisory Council, playing a lead role in pushing for access to government meetings and documents.
Sen. Creigh Deeds, D-Bath County, a Woodrum protege who served for a decade in the House of Delegates, called Woodrum's death "devastating."
Deeds said his mentor regularly spent part of the winter in Florida after leaving the legislature and seemed more energetic than when he was holding court in the state Capitol.
"He was really younger and more full of spit and vinegar than when he was when he was here in session," Deeds said.
"We are all diminished by Chip's loss," Deeds said.
Woodrum's acerbic wit and partisan loyalty made him a big target for Republicans when they seized control of the House in 2000. He lost his seat on the budget-writing Appropriations Committee in 2000, was put into the same district as Cranwell in 2001 and later was removed as chairman of the Freedom of Information advisory panel.
Woodrum shrugged off the apparent snubs with a signature one-liner, saying, "They can tell me where to sit, but they can't tell me where I stand."
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