HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION NO. 22
(By Delegates Manchin, Caputo and Longstreth)
Requesting the Division of Highways to name the new bridge, on
State Route 73 south of Fairmont and just north of Boothsville
in Marion County, the "Andrew G. and Carmen L. Hauge Bridge."
Whereas, In 1918, at one year of age, Andrew G. Hauge came to
Fairmont, West Virginia with his parents who started a business
that through hard work held together during the depression. Just
prior to the great depression, his parents purchased property on
Route 73 from the C. H. Jenkins Coal Company. When his father
passed away while Andrew G. Hauge was a young man, his mother ran
the business out of a building along Fairmont Avenue which even
today contains the Hauge's name on its stained glass front windows;
and
Whereas, Andrew G. Hauge graduated from Ohio State University,
obtained his pilots license and in 1941 enlisted in the United
States Air Force serving in the 51
st fighter squadron in India.
While there, he met and eventually married a nurse named "Petty,"
who was serving in the 20
th General Hospital after having worked as
a scrub nurse in the operating room of the Mayo Clinic. After the
war, Lt. Col. Andrew G. Hauge and Carmen L. Hauge returned to Fairmont to the property along Route 73. They raised twin sons,
Allen "Fritz" Hauge and David "Haunz" Hauge. Both sons attended
Wooster College. Allen became an international consultant and
David, who also attended the West Virginia University School of
Medicine, became a neurosurgeon; and
Whereas, In 1958, Andrew G. Hauge led the effort to establish
the Tri-County Water Association to help provide clean water to the
residents along Route 73. He served as a member and president of
the Marion County School Board. He also led an effort to form the
Grant Public Service District to provide a sewage system for
Boothsville and the surrounding area; and
Whereas, Andrew G. and Carmen L. Hauge have been members of the
Grace Lutheran Church in Fairmont and spent much of their lives
operating Hauge's florist and greenhouse in Fairmont and on Route
73 south of Fairmont; and
Whereas, Andrew G. and Carmen L. Hauge have given of themselves
to their country, this state, Marion County and especially Fairmont
and they have persevered through hard work and strength of
character through the years, setting an example of the highest
ideals of family and service to their community and their country
for all West Virginians to appreciate; and
Whereas, It is fitting and just that this bridge beside their
homeplace be named for these true West Virginians who have served
this country in time of war, contributed to their community in good times and bad times, and have gained the love and respect of all
who know them; therefore, be it
Resolved by the Legislature of West Virginia:
That the Legislature hereby requests the Division of Highways
to name the new bridge, on State Route 73 south of Fairmont and
just north of Boothsville in Marion County, the "Andrew G. and
Carmen L. Hauge Bridge"; and, be it
Further Resolved, That the Division of Highways provide and
erect signs at either end of the bridge displaying the name "Andrew
G. and Carmen L. Hauge Bridge"; and, be it
Further Resolved, That the Clerk of the House of Delegates is
hereby directed to forward a copy of this Resolution to the
Secretary of the Department of Transportation and to Andrew G. and
Carmen L. Hauge.
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