HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION 64

(By Delegates Boggs, Hartman, N. Brown, Angelucci, C. Thompson, S. Brown, Staggers, Howell and Pethtel)

[Introduced February 12, 2019]

Requesting the Division of Highways to name bridge number 04-5/6-7.33 (O4A193), locally known as the Riffle Box Beam Bridge, carrying County Route 5/6 over Perkins Fork of Cedar Creek in Braxton County, the “U. S. Army CPL Jerry Lee Noble Memorial Bridge”.

Whereas, Jerry Lee Noble was born on March 28, 1932, in Breathitt County, Kentucky, the son of George Noble and Loraine Cole Noble.  Jerry Lee Noble grew up and attended a one-room school in the Braxton County community of Riffle, West Virginia.  He was inducted into the U. S. Army on October 8, 1952, as a Private First Class; and served in the Korean War and was wounded and reported missing in action on July 9, 1953; and

Whereas, CPL Jerry Lee Noble was discharged from the U. S. Army on November 18, 1954.  During his service, CPL Jerry Lee Noble was awarded the Bronze Star for heroic action along with the Purple Heart.  He was married to Marlene Hunter Noble and they were the parents of Jerry Don Noble, Janet Noble Gibson, and Beverly Noble Smith; and

Whereas, It is fitting that an enduring memorial be established to commemorate the service of CPL Jerry Lee Noble; therefore, be it

Resolved by the Legislature of West Virginia:

That the Division of Highways is hereby requested name bridge number 04-5/6-7.33 (04A193), locally known as the Riffle Box Beam Bridge, carrying County Route 5/6 over Perkins Fork of Cedar Creek in Braxton County the “U. S. Army CPL Jerry Lee Noble Memorial Bridge”; and, be it

Further Resolved, That the Commissioner of the Division of Highways is hereby requested to have made and be placed signs identifying the bridge as the “U. S. Army CPL Jerry Lee Noble Memorial Bridge”; and, be it

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