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SR 234

A RESOLUTION adjourning the Senate in honor and loving memory of former Georgetown Mayor Everette Lee "Mutt" Varney.

2025 Regular Session

SR 234 adjourns the Senate in honor of Everette L. 'Mutt' Varney, expressing condolences and recognizing his service as a coach, educator, and three-term Georgetown mayor.

adopted by voice vote
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Bill Summary · SR 234

Summary — SR 234: Adjournment in honor and loving memory of Everette Lee “Mutt” Varney

Status: Adopted (by voice vote)
Introduced: March 7, 2025
Classification: Senate resolution (memorial)
Primary sponsors: RaShaun Kemp; Sally Harrell; Sonya Halpern; Elena Parent; Nan Orrock; Jason Esteves; Rachel Ventura (co-sponsorship later extended to all senators)

Purpose and intent

SR 234 is a ceremonial Senate resolution expressing the chamber’s condolences on the death of Everette Lee “Mutt” Varney and adjourning the Senate in his honor and loving memory. The resolution recognizes Varney’s lifelong public service as a coach, educator, and three‑term mayor of Georgetown and memorializes his contributions to local youth and the community.

Key provisions

  • Expresses the Senate’s “most profound sympathy” upon the passing of Everette Lee “Mutt” Varney.
  • Officially adjourns the Senate for the day in his honor and loving memory.
  • Directs the Clerk of the Senate to transmit a copy of the resolution to the Office of Senator Matt Nunn for presentation to Varney’s family.

(These are ceremonial actions only; the resolution imposes no legal, regulatory, or fiscal changes.)

Background / Biographical highlights included in the resolution

  • Born August 1, 1938, in Huddy, Kentucky; died February 20, 2025, at home surrounded by family.
  • High‑school and college standout athlete (Belfry High School; Berea College — scored 1,700+ career points; Berea’s only retired jersey, No. 22).
  • Married Nancy Golladay for 62 years; father of three (Michael, Stacey, Derek) and grandfather of seven.
  • Military service in the U.S. Army; graduate studies in education at Morehead State University; served as assistant basketball coach there.
  • Long coaching/education career at Scott County High School (boys’ basketball coach from 1972; baseball coach 1977–1991), including 12 district titles, two regional titles, and Sweet Sixteen appearances.
  • Served three terms as mayor of Georgetown (post‑1999 retirement), overseeing growth, public smoking ban, changes to alcohol sales, business park development, and a new police department building.
  • Active in regional civic organizations and inducted into multiple Kentucky halls of fame.

Who is affected / impact

  • Primarily a symbolic act honoring Varney’s life and service; affects his family, friends, constituents, former students and colleagues by formally recognizing his legacy.
  • No legal, budgetary, or administrative effects on state programs or agencies.

Procedural notes / timeline

  • Introduced March 7, 2025.
  • Read and adopted by the Senate (adopted by voice vote); recorded in the Senate Journal.
  • Reported enrolled, filed with the Secretary, and a certified copy directed to be delivered to Varney’s family via Senator Matt Nunn’s office.

This resolution is a ceremonial memorial commonly used by legislative bodies to record formal recognition and collective condolences for a prominent local figure.

Compiled from official sources — confirm details with the bill’s official record.

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