SENATE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION NO. 45
(By Senators Kessler and Edgell)
Requesting the Division of Highways name the bridge on Route 16 and
U. S. Route 50 near Ellenboro, Ritchie County, the "West
Virginia State Trooper Larry G. Hacker Memorial Bridge".
Whereas, Larry G. Hacker graduated from the West Virginia
State Police Academy in August, 1989, and was assigned to the
Harrisville Detachment in Ritchie County; and
Whereas, On April 9, 1993, Trooper Hacker was killed in the
line of duty while responding to a dispatch concerning a property
dispute; therefore, be it
Resolved by the Legislature of West Virginia:
That the Legislature hereby requests the Division of Highways
name the bridge on Route 16 and U. S. Route 50 near Ellenboro,
Ritchie County, the "West Virginia State Trooper Larry G. Hacker
Memorial Bridge"; and, be it
Further Resolved,
That the Division of Highways cause an
appropriate sign to be placed at both ends of the bridge which
designates the bridge as the "
West Virginia State Trooper Larry G.
Hacker Memorial Bridge
"
; and, be it
Further Resolved, That the Clerk of the Senate is hereby
directed to forward a copy of this resolution to the Secretary of
the Department of Transportation; Mrs. Diane Hacker-McCullough; Lynda Yates, Executive Director of Central Communications, Inc.;
the West Virginia State Police Headquarters; the West Virginia
State Police Detachment in Harrisville, Ritchie County; and the
Ritchie County Commission.