HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION NO. 201
(By Delegate Mary Poling)
Requesting that a portion of United State Route 250 from the
Barbour/Randolph County line to the intersection of United
States Route 250 and West Virginia State Route 92 in
Belington, be named "The Sgt. R. J. Jimenez Highway."
Whereas, Sgt. Romulo J. (R. J.) Jimenez II, the son of Romulo
and Alesia Harris Jimenez, was born on June 28, 1983 in Elkins,
Randolph County, West Virginia; and
Whereas, He was raised in Barbour County, West Virginia and
attended Philip Barbour High School; and
Whereas, He joined the United States Marine Corps in 2001 to
help protect our Country, State and County in the Global War on
Terrorism; and
Whereas, While serving his second tour in Iraq, he was killed
in action on November 10, 2004 by enemy fire in Fallujah, Iraq; and
Whereas, The untimely and premature death of Sgt. Jimenez has
been a tremendous loss to his family, the community of Belington,
the county of Barbour, the state of West Virginia and the United
States Marine Corps; therefore, be it
Resolved by the Legislature of West Virginia:
That the Division of Highways is hereby requested to name the
portion of United States Route 250, beginning at the
Barbour/Randolph County line and ending at the intersection of
United States Route 250 and West Virginia State Route 92 in
Belington, the "The Sgt. R. J. Jimenez Highway"; and, be it
Further Resolved, That the Commissioner of the Division of
Highways is hereby requested to cause to be fabricated signs to be
erected at each entryway of said roadway, containing bold and
prominent letters proclaiming the roadway to be "The Sgt. R. J.
Jimenez Highway"; and, be it
Further Resolved, That the Clerk of the House of Delegates
forward a certified copy of this resolution to the Commissioner of
the Division of Highways, the Clerk of the Barbour County
Commission and R. J.'s parents, Romulo and Alesia.