COMMITTEE SUBSTITUTE

FOR

HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION 79

By Delegates C. Thompson, Hartman, Boggs, S. Brown, Angelucci, Sponaugle, Estep-Burton, Rodighiero, Zukoff, Rohrbach, Campbell, Bates, N. Brown, Doyle, Evans, Hornbuckle, Lavender-Bowe and R. Thompson

(Originating in the Committee on Technology and Infrastructure
March 4, 2019)

Requesting the Division of Highways name bridge number 42-25-0.04 (42A185), locally known as Glenmore Bridge, carrying County Route 25 over Isner Creek in Randolph County, the “U. S. Army PFC Homer Jacob Day Memorial Bridge”.

Whereas, U. S. Army Private First Class Homer Jacob Day, son of Isaac Cecil Day and Ourtilla May Mallow Day, was born April 10, 1922, in Whitmer, Randolph County, West Virginia;  he was raised on the family farm at the head of Moyer Hollow Road and attended the Glenmore School at Glenmore; before his induction into military service, Homer Jacob Day worked on the family farm; and

Whereas, Homer Jacob Day was 20 years old when he was inducted into the U.S. Army on October 12, 1942, at Fort Hayes, Ohio; he was sent overseas on April 6, 1944, where he served his country in various engagements in the European theatre of operations; and

Whereas, PFC Homer Jacob Day was killed in action on Independence Day, July 4, 1944, while serving with Company I, 330th Infantry Regiment, 83rd Infantry in Normandy, France; and

Whereas, Private Day’s body was returned home from overseas where funeral services were conducted by the Reverend Mr. Ross, of the Church of the Nazarene, at the family home in Glenmore; and

Whereas, At the time of his death, U.S. Army  PFC Homer Jacob Day was survived by his mother, Ourtilla May Mallow Day,and his brothers and sisters: Mrs. Masel Everhart, Mrs. Dallas White, Earl Day who was serving in the U. S. Army in Panama, as well as Rosa, Geraldine, Betty, Nevin, Leonard, Gerald, and David, who were living at home; and

Whereas, Private Day’s body was interred by F. E. Runner in the IOOF Cemetery, with Military rites conducted by the H. W. Daniels Post of the American Legion and the Tygart Valley Veterans of Foreign Post; honorary pall bearers were Marian Bell, Gussie Bender, Willa Jean, Maxine Moyer, Doris Moyer, Betty Moyer, Bernice Swecker and Beatrice Swecker; and

Whereas, It is fitting that an enduring memorial be established to commemorate U. S. Army Private First Class Homer Jacob Day and his contributions to our state and the supreme sacrifice for his country; therefore, be it

Resolved by the Legislature of West Virginia:

That the Commissioner of the Division of Highways is hereby requested to name bridge number 42-25-0.04 (42A185), locally known as Glenmore Bridge, carrying County Route 25 over Isner Creek in Randolph County, the “U. S. Army PFC Homer Jacob Day Memorial Bridge”; and, be it

Further Resolved, That the Commissioner of the Division of Highways is hereby requested to erect signs at both ends of the bridge, containing bold and prominent letters, proclaiming the bridge as the “U. S. Army PFC Homer Jacob Day Memorial Bridge”; and, be it

Further Resolved, That the Clerk forward a copy of this resolution to the Commissioner of the Division of Highways.