HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION 59

(By Delegate Hanshaw)

[Introduced February 9, 2018; Referred to the Committee on Roads and Transportation then Rules]

Requesting the Division of Highways name to bridge number 07-24-3.59 (07A055) (38.78829, -81.13024), locally known as the Arnoldsburg School Bridge, carrying County Route 24 over the West Fork of Little Kanawha River in Calhoun County, the “Three Marks Brothers Bridge”.

Whereas, Albert Marks, Alden Marks, and Bissell Marks were all born and raised in Calhoun County, the sons of F. Harrison and Leah D. Marks; and

Whereas, Albert Marks was born in October 1920 and died in 1985 at the age of 65 and was a Staff Sergeant in the U. S. Army in Luxembourg, Germany during World War II; and

Whereas, Alden Marks was born in February 1923 and died in 1972 at the age of 49 and was a PFC in the U. S. Army and served as a cook in Belgium during World War II; and

Whereas, Bissell Marks was born in January 1925 and died in 1981 at the age of 56 and was a Corporal in the U. S. Army in Germany during World War II; and

Whereas, It is fitting and proper to honor the Marks brothers for their dedication, commitment and sacrifice to their state and country; therefore, be it

Resolved by the Legislature of West Virginia:

That the Division of Highways is hereby requested to name bridge number 07-24-3.59 (07A055) (38.78829, -81.13024), locally known as the Arnoldsburg School Bridge, carrying County Route 24 over the West Fork of Little Kanawha River in Calhoun County, the “Three Marks Brothers 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 “Three Marks Brothers Bridge”; and, be it

Further Resolved, That the Clerk of the House of Delegates forward a copy of this resolution to the Commissioner of the Division of Highways.