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SENATE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION 42

(By Senators Kirkendoll, Stollings and Plymale)

[Introduced February 20, 2016.]

 

Requesting Division of Highways to name the newly constructed bridge, number 23-10-19.39 (23A365), (37.84226, -81.97681), locally known as the Guyandotte River Bridge, carrying WV Route 10 over the Guyandotte River in Logan County, the “U. S. Navy LCDR Helen Elizabeth Peck Memorial Bridge”.

Whereas, Helen Elizabeth Peck was born on August 28, 1910, in Logan, West Virginia, as one of six children of John Edwin and Minerva Peck, whose American lineage extends back to the time of the Revolutionary War; and

Whereas, Helen Elizabeth Peck attended and graduated from Marshall University with a major concentration in elementary education and mathematics and, subsequently, earned her West Virginia teaching certificate; and

Whereas, Helen Elizabeth Peck became a teacher in  Logan County schools and then, during World War II, was commissioned as a Lieutenant in the Women’s Reserve of the U. S. Navy; and

Whereas, Lieutenant  Helen Elizabeth Peck served for nearly four years at the hydrographic office with Central Naval Operations in Washington, D. C., where she worked with LORAN navigation, which was a top secret project at that time; and

Whereas, After completing her active duty, Helen Elizabeth Peck continued service in the Naval Reserve where she attained the rank of Lieutenant Commander; and

Whereas, She returned to teaching in Logan County schools where she worked in various positions at the elementary and junior high school levels, including a period as principal of an elementary school, until her retirement in her early 1970s; and

Whereas, Lieutenant Commander Helen Elizabeth Peck was, apart from her period of active duty in military service, a lifelong resident of  Logan County; and

Whereas, It is only fitting that we name this bridge in Lieutenant Commander Helen Elizabeth Peck‛s honor to acknowledge her many years of service to her nation, her students and her community; therefore, be it

Resolved by the Legislature of West Virginia:

That the Division of Highways is hereby requested to name the newly constructed bridge, number 23-10-19.39 (23A365) (37.84226, -81.97681), locally known as the Guyandotte River Bridge, carrying WV Route 10 over the Guyandotte River in Logan County, the “U. S. Navy LCDR Helen Elizabeth Peck 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 LCDR Helen Elizabeth Peck 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 Lieutenant  Commander Helen Elizabeth Peck.

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