HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION 26

(By Delegate Hanshaw (Mr. Speaker), Fast, D. Kelly and Kessinger)

[Introduced January 22, 2020]

Requesting the Division of Highways name a portion of Cannelton Road starting from Route 16 up to the Mount Olive Correctional Complex, in Fayette County, as being “In Memory of Fallen Corrections Officers”.

Whereas, the State of West Virginia seeks to honor the memory of fallen Division of Corrections officers in West Virginia; and

Whereas, In order to honor the memory of Parole Officer Pauline Stewart, Correctional Officer William Edger Quilliams, Correctional Officer James Paugh, Guard Stanton V. Gillum, Guard Philip Perry Ketchem, and Prison Guard Earl Langfitt, among others; and

Whereas, Division of Corrections officers regularly engage in high-stress and high-risk roles to ensure the safety of prisoners and fellow guards, and to maintain law and order in such facilities; and

Whereas, It is fitting that an enduring memorial be established to commemorate such fallen Division of Corrections officers and their legacy to the State of West Virginia; therefore, be it

Resolved by the Legislature of West Virginia:

That the Division of Highways is hereby requested to name a portion of Cannelton Road starting from Route 16 up to the Mount Olive Correctional Complex, in Fayette County, as being “In Memory of Fallen Corrections Officers”; and, be it

Further Resolved, That the Division of Highways is hereby requested to have made and be placed signs at both ends identifying the portion of road as being “In Memory of Fallen Corrections Officers”; and, be it

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