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The senator said he would leave the operation of the Star to his son, but that he would play a greater role with other newspapers the Byrd family owns. "I’ll probably spend more time than I’ve been able to in the past with some of the other papers,” he said.
Late last year, Byrd announced that he would not run again for the seat to which he was appointed in 1965. He took over then for his father, Harry F. Byrd Sr., who had held the seat since 1933. When Paul S. Trible Jr. is sworn in Jan. 3, it will mean the end of a halfcentury of Byrd reign in the Senate.
Byrd said he has mixed emotions about leaving. “After 35 years of public life, I felt it was time for a change,” he said. “But I’m sure that for awhile, at least. I’ll miss it.”
‘‘I’ll miss the many friendships I’ve made in the Senate, and I’ll miss some of the opportunities I’ve had to
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