SENATE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION 4

(By Senator Swope)

[Introduced January 10, 2019]

Requesting the Division of Highways name a portion of State Route 16 from milepost 22.85 to milepost 26.7 in McDowell County, the “U. S. Marine Corps Lt. Col. Dennis Ray Blankenship Memorial Road”.

Whereas, Dennis Ray Blankenship was born January 8, 1938, in Bartley, McDowell County, West Virginia; and

Whereas, Dennis Ray Blankenship served as a Lieutenant Colonel in the United States Marine Corps during the Vietnam War; and

Whereas, Lt. Col. Dennis Ray Blankenship was highly decorated for his conspicuous gallantry and intrepidity in action; and

Whereas, Naming a portion of road in McDowell County is an appropriate recognition of his service and sacrifices for his country, his state, his community and McDowell County; therefore, be it

Resolved by the Legislature of West Virginia:

That the Division of Highways is hereby requested to name the portion of State Route 16 from milepost 22.85 to milepost 26.7 in McDowell County, the “U. S. Marine Corps Lt. Col. Dennis Ray Blankenship Memorial Road”; and, be it

Further Resolved, That the Division of Highways is requested to have made and be placed signs identifying the road as the “U. S. Marine Corps Lt. Col. Dennis Ray Blankenship Memorial Road”; and, be it

Further Resolved, That the Clerk of the Senate is hereby directed to forward a copy of this resolution to the Commissioner of the Division of Highways.