SENATE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION 42

(By Senators Palumbo, Stollings, Boso, Beach, and Plymale)

[Introduced March 1, 2018]

Requesting the Division of Highways name bridge number 20-60-27.85 (20A154), locally known as the Dupont Overpass Bridge, carrying U. S. Route 60 over County Route 60/15 in Kanawha County, the “U. S. Navy Veteran Samuel H. Slack, Jr., Memorial Bridge”.

Whereas, Samuel H. Slack, Jr., was a veteran of World War II, the Korean War, and the Vietnam War, and was a deeply patriotic American until his death at age 91; and

Whereas, Samuel H. Slack, Jr., always spoke proudly of his time in the United States Navy, and was particularly proud of serving aboard the USS Long Beach when the U. S. Navy launched its first fleet of nuclear vessels. He spoke with amazement about how the ship could travel around the world without the need to stop and refuel; and

Whereas, Samuel H. Slack, Jr., was honored by the Taiwanese Government in 1998 for his service during the Korean War; and

Whereas, It is fitting that an enduring memorial be established to commemorate U. S. Navy Veteran Samuel H. Slack, Jr., for his service to our state and nation; therefore, be it

Resolved by the Legislature of West Virginia:

That the Division of Highways is hereby requested to name bridge number 20-60-27.85 (20A154), locally known as the Dupont Overpass Bridge, carrying U. S. Route 60 over County Route 60/15 in Kanawha County, the “U. S. Navy Veteran Samuel H. Slack, Jr., 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 “U. S. Navy Veteran Samuel H. Slack, Jr., 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 Commissioner of the Division of Highways.