HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION NO. 74

(By Delegates Evans, Anderson, Andes, Armstead, Ashley,

 Azinger, Barker, Boggs, Border, Brown, Butcher,

 D. Campbell, T. Campbell, Caputo, Carmichael,

Cowles, Craig, Crosier, Doyle, Ellem, Ellington,

 Ennis, Ferns, Ferro, Fleischauer, Givens, Guthrie,

 Hall, Hartman, Hatfield, Howell, Ireland,

Jones, Kominar, Lawrence, Longstreth, Mahan,

Manchin, Manypenny, Marshall, Martin, Michael,

  Moore, Morgan, Moye, Nelson, O'Neal, Pasdon,

 Paxton, Perdue, Pethtel, L. Phillips, R. Phillips,

 Pino, Poore, Reynolds, Rodighiero, Romine, Rowan,

Shaver, Skaff, Smith, Snuffer, Sobonya,

Staggers, Stephens, Stowers, Sumner, Swartzmiller,

 Talbott, Varner, Walker, Wells, White and Williams)

Requesting the Division of Highways to name the bridge located in Dorcas, Grant County, West Virginia, on Route 9, bridge number 12-9-10.30, the "Larkin Ours Memorial Bridge" after former Delegate Larkin B. Ours.

    Whereas, Larkin Bond Ours was born April 4, 1917, in Grant County, West Virginia, to the late George E. and Sallie B. Ours; and

    Whereas, Larkin B. Ours was raised in Grant County and educated in the public schools; and

    Whereas, On April 4, 1937, he married the former Helen V. Keller and together they had one daughter, Sally Ann; and

    Whereas, Delegate Ours also has two grandchildren and six great-grandchildren; and

    Whereas, Delegate Ours, who resided at Dorcas in Grant County, served his State with honor and distinction in this legislative body to which he was first elected from Grant County in 1954 and thereafter reelected from Grant County in 1956, 1958, 1960, 1962, and from the Second Delegate District comprised of Grant and Tucker Counties in 1964, 1966, 1968, 1970, 1972 and 1974; and

    Whereas, During his service in the House of Delegates, Larkin B. Ours served on the Committees on Agriculture and Natural Resources, Finance, Redistricting, Rules and the Joint Committee on Government and Finance, and, further, he was acknowledged and recognized for his expertise on the state budget in general and the school aid formula in particular; and

    Whereas, Delegate Ours was a Baptist and a Mason and served as a member of the Grant County, West Virginia, and American Hereford Breeders Association; West Virginia Poultry Association; Grant County Rod and Gun Club; Petersburg Industrial Development Corporation; Visiting Committee Appalachian Center, West Virginia University; and, the Commission on Aging; and

    Whereas, He was a former Director of the Southern States Cooperative and a former President of the Grant County Farm Bureau; and

    Whereas, Delegate Ours departed this earthly life on December 2, 2005, at the age of eighty-eight and his contributions to the state and this Legislature should not go unnoticed; therefore, be it

    Resolved by the Legislature of West Virginia:

    That the Division of Highways is hereby requested to name the bridge located in Dorcas, Grant County, West Virginia, on Route 9, bridge number 12-9-10.30, the "Larkin Ours Memorial Bridge;" and, be it

    Further Resolved, That the Division of Highways is requested to have made and be placed signs identifying the bridge as the

"Larkin Ours Memorial Bridge;" and, be it

    Further Resolved, That the Clerk of the House of Delegates prepare certified copies of this resolution for the surviving family members of Larkin B. Ours.