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HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION NO. 65
(By Delegates Skaff, Guthrie, Wells, Poore, Raines,
E. Nelson, McCuskey and Hunt)
Requesting the Division of Highways to rename the Ruth Bridge over
Trace Fork of Davis Creek, bridge number 20-214-5.35 on Route
214 in Kanawha County, the "Jimmie Stewart Pauley Memorial
Bridge United States Air Force".
Whereas, Mr. Pauley was born on June 27, 1935 in South
Charleston; and
Whereas, Mr. Pauley spent his youth in Ruth, West Virginia
where he attended a one room schoolhouse; and
Whereas, After graduating from Washington District High School
Mr. Pauley worked at an A&P Grocery store; and
Whereas, Mr. Pauley joined the United Sates Air Force as an
Airman Basic and was stationed in Charleston; and
Whereas, In May 1954 Mr. Pauley transferred to Langley Air
Force Base in Hampton, Virginia where he received a series
promotions and attained the rank of Military Policeman; and
Whereas, Mr. Pauley served as an Honor Guard in May 1957 when
Queen Elizabeth and Prince Phillip came to Virginia to celebrate
the 350th Anniversary of Jamestown and later that year in October,
he was awarded the National Medal of Defense and the Good Conduct
Medal; and
Whereas, In November 1957, Mr. Pauley was transferred to
Charleston to serve in the Air Force Reserve and after an Honorable
Discharge in 1961, he continued to serve in the Army National Guard
in Charleston until his Honorable Discharge in October 1964; and
Whereas, On October 13, 1956 Mr. Pauley married Norma Jean
Foster and together they raised three children, Jimmie Stewart
Pauley, Jr., Deborah Pauley and Cheryl Pauley; and
Whereas, Following his discharge in 1964, Mr. Pauley continued
to work in the grocery industry followed by several years in the
construction business; and
Whereas, Throughout his life Mr. Pauley was known as a kind and
generous man who liked to hunt and loved his family above all; and
Whereas, Mr. Pauley's life, as well as the life of his son,
Jimmie Pauley, Jr., suddenly ended on May 15, 1979 when the
scaffold on which they were working at Mountaineer Power Plant in
New Haven collapsed; and
Whereas, It is fitting to honor Mr. Pauley for his commitment,
dedication and service to his country and his state; therefore, be
it
Resolved by the Legislature of West Virginia:
That the Division of Highways is hereby requested to rename
the Ruth Bridge over Trace Fork of Davis Creek, bridge number
20-214-5.35 on Route 214 in Kanawha County, the "Jimmie Stewart
Pauley Memorial Bridge United States Air Force"; and, be it
Further Resolved, That the Division of Highways is requested
to have made and be placed signs identifying the bridge as the
"Jimmie Stewart Pauley Memorial Bridge United States Air Force";
and, be it
Further Resolved, That the Clerk of the House of Delegates
forward a certified copy of this resolution to the Secretary of the
Department of Transportation and the family of Jimmie Stewart
Pauley.