COMMITTEE SUBSTITUTE

FOR

H. C. R. 19

(By Delegates R. Phillips, Marcum, Eldridge and Moffatt)

(Originating in the House Committee on Rules)

[February 19, 2015]

Requesting the Division of Highways to name the Section of US Route 16 from the Donald J. Bragg Memorial Bridge to the intersection of County Route 14 in Logan County, the "U.S. Army SGT Bobby Ray Adkins Memorial Highway."

            Whereas, Bobby Ray Adkins, a native of Amersdale, served as a U.S. Army Sergeant in the Vietnam War. He began his tour in Vietnam on May 4, 1969;

            Whereas, Sergeant Bobby Ray Adkins was killed in battle on June 24, 1969 in Binh Duong, South Vietnam, by multiple fragmentation wounds;

            Whereas, It is fitting that an appropriate memorial recognizing this soldier’s service and sacrifice be established in the area where he lived; therefore be it

            Resolved by the Legislature of West Virginia:

            That the Division of Highways is hereby requested to name the portion of the Section of US Route 16 from the Donald J. Bragg Memorial Bridge to the intersection of County Route 14 in Logan County, the "U.S. Army SGT Bobby Ray Adkins Memorial Highway;" and, be it

            Further Resolved, That the Commissioner of the Division of Highways is hereby requested to erect signs at both ends of the designated highway containing bold and prominent letters proclaiming that portion of US Route 16 from the Donald J. Bragg Memorial Bridge to the intersection of County Route 14 in Logan County the “U.S. Army SGT Bobby Ray Adkins Memorial Highway”; and, be it

            Further Resolved, That the Clerk of the House is hereby directed to forward a certified copy of this resolution to the Secretary of Transportation, the Commissioner of Highways, and the family of the late Bobby Ray Adkins.