HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION NO. 82
(By Delegate Boggs)
Requesting the Division of Highways to name the bridge on County
Rt. 9 near Rosedale in Braxton County, bridge number 4-9-
11.22, as the "P.F.C. Daniel F. Tallman Memorial Bridge".
Whereas, P.F.C. Daniel F. Tallman was born on November 23,
1941, in Rosedale, the son of Trader and Thelma Ferrell Tallman;
and
Whereas, P.F.C. Tallman grew up in Braxton County, attended
Normantown High School, played basketball and loved to hunt and
fish; and
Whereas, P.F.C. Tallman enlisted in the U. S. Army in 1964,
served in Company B, 1
st Battalion, 28
th Infantry, First Division and
died on November 24, 1965 in combat while in Vietnam; and
Whereas, P.F.C. Tallman was awarded numerous service and combat
medals while serving in Vietnam, including the Purple Heart; and
Whereas, It is fitting to honor P.F.C. Tallman for his service
to his community, his state, his country and giving the ultimate
sacrifice by naming the bridge on County Rt. 9 near Rosedale in
Braxton County, bridge number 4-9-11.22, as the "P.F.C. Daniel F.
Tallman Memorial Bridge"; therefore, be it
Resolved by the West Virginia Legislature:
That the Legislature hereby requests the Division of Highways
to name the bridge on County Rt. 9 near Rosedale in Braxton County,
bridge number 4-9-11.22, as the "P.F.C. Daniel F. Tallman 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 "P.F.C. Daniel F. Tallman Memorial Bridge"; 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, to his brother, Paul (Bill) Tallman,
and his four surviving sisters, Carol Kimble, Charlotte Allen,
Connie Heintzman and Tammy Pritt.