SENATE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION NO. 36
(By Senators Ross, Caldwell, Love, Oliverio, Rowe, White, Deem,
Facemyer and McKenzie)
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[Originating in the Committee on Transportation.]
Requesting the Division of Highways name the bridge on Interstate
68 spanning Route 7 at the Sabraton Exit the "James and
Virginia Herring Memorial Bridge".
Whereas, James and Virginia Herring were lifelong residents of
Preston County; and
Whereas, James and Virginia Herring were active in the
community, both in the counties of Preston and Monongalia, and in
the city of Morgantown; and
Whereas, James Herring retired from Rockwell International
(also known as the Sterling Manufacturing Company) after 22 years
of service, then served another seven years part-time for West
Virginia University; and Virginia Herring retired after 20 years of
active service in higher education for West Virginia University;
and
Whereas, James and Virginia Herring were proud of their West
Virginia heritage, contributing greatly to the quality of life in
West Virginia, raising their family and celebrating their sixty-ninth wedding anniversary in 2003; therefore, be it
Resolved by the Legislature of West Virginia:
That the Legislature hereby requests the Division of Highways
name the bridge on Interstate 68 spanning Route 7 at the Sabraton
Exit the "James and Virginia Herring Memorial Bridge"; and, be it
Further Resolved, That the Division of Highways provide and
erect a sign at either end of the bridge on Interstate 68 spanning
Route 7 designating it as "James and Virginia Herring 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 and to the family of the late
James and Virginia Herring.