HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION XX

(By Delegates Romine, Rowan, Pethtel and Hamilton)

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Requesting the Division of Highways name the bridge located near Middlebourne in Tyler County (i.e., bridge number 48-11/6-0-41) that traverses Point Pleasant Creek the “Corporal Gary Wayne Weekley Memorial Bridge.”

Whereas, Gary Wayne Weekley, a native West Virginian, was born in New Martinsville in Wetzel County, West Virginia on October 6, 1949; and

Whereas, Corporal Weekley joined the United States Army, beginning his tour of duty on January 30, 1970. Corporal Weekley served his country valiantly during the Vietnam War where he sacrificed his life at the young age of twenty years, as the result of being struck by an explosive ordnance in Binh Dinh Province in South Vietnam.

Whereas, Corporal Weekley after giving the ultimate sacrifice on behalf of and in the service of this country should rightly be accorded a lasting memorial to commemorate his heroic deeds performed for the citizens of the United States; therefore, be it

Resolved by the Legislature of West Virginia:

            That the Division of Highways is hereby requested to erect signs at both entrances to the bridge located near Middlebourne in Tyler County (i.e., bridge number 48-11/6-0-41) that traverses Point Pleasant Creek naming the bridge the “Corporal Gary Wayne Weekley Memorial Bridge.”

Further Resolved, That the Clerk of the House of Delegates is hereby requested to forward a certified copy of this concurrent resolution to the Secretary of the Department of Transportation and all surviving family members of Corporal Weekley.