HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION 30

(By Delegates Wagner, Westfall, Hamilton, Jennings, McGeehan and Queen)

[Introduced January 24, 2018; Referred to the Committee on Rules]

Requesting the Division of Highways name bridge number 10573, carrying Route 93 over Beaver Creek in Tucker County, the “U. S. Army PFC Victor Allen Mazitis, Jr.  Memorial Bridge”.

Whereas, Victor Allen Mazitis, Jr. was born in Hambleton, Tucker County, West Virginia, July 26, 1947, to Victor Allen Mazitis and Anna Margaret Mazitis.  He grew up in Tucker County and attended school in Thomas and high school in Davis, where he played football and basketball.  He graduated from Mountaineer High School in 1965.  In the fall of that year he enrolled in Fairmont State College, but before he finished he was called to active duty by the United States Army; and

Whereas, U. S. Army PFC Victor Allen Mazitis, Jr. completed basic training and then attended airborne training.  Upon being awarded his jump wings and promotion to Private First Class he was sent to Vietnam and assigned to the 101^st Airborne Division HC, 2^nd BN, 502^nd Infantry; and

Whereas, On December 8, 1967, at age 20, U. S. Army PFC Victor Allen Mazitis, Jr. was killed in action in the Lam Dong Province, South Vietnam.  His remains were returned to West Virginia and received full military honors.  He was buried in the Thomas, West Virginia, Catholic Cemetery; and

Whereas, It is fitting that an enduring memorial be established to commemorate U. S. Army PFC Victor Allen Mazitis, Jr. and his contributions to our state and country; therefore, be it

Resolved by the Legislature of West Virginia:

That the Division of Highways is hereby requested to name bridge number 0573, carrying Route 93 over Beaver Creek in Tucker County, the “U. S. Army PFC Victor Allen Mazitis, Jr.  Memorial Bridge”; and, be it

Further Resolved, That the Division of Highways is hereby requested to have made and be placed signs identifying the bridge as the “U. S. Army PFC Victor Allen Mazitis, Jr. Memorial Bridge”; 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.