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HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION NO. 55
(By Delegates Campbell, Hartman, Lynch, Williams, Skaff, L.
Phillips, Staggers, M. Poling and Reynolds)
Requesting the Division of Highways to name the bridge known as
Shavers Fork Bridge on U.S. Route 33 near Harman in Randolph
County, bridge number 42-33-18.44, as the "Trooper Brian
William Linn Memorial Bridge".
Whereas, Trooper Brian William Linn was born in Elkins, West
Virginia on April 22, 1982 to Thomas C. Linn and Mary Ruth Snelson;
and
Whereas, Trooper Linn graduated from Elkins High School in 2000,
where he was active in athletics and other extracurricular
activities, and was an avid outdoorsman; and
Whereas, Trooper Linn enlisted in the West Virginia Army
National Guard's 229th Engineering Unit at Camp Dawson, West
Virginia, in April of 2000, and was deployed to Camp Doha, Kuwait,
as part of Operation Enduring Freedom before being transferred to
the A Battery 201st Field Artillery Unit and later being deployed
to Scania, Iraq as a part of Operation Iraqi Freedom; and
Whereas, Trooper Linn was honorably discharged on March 24,
2007, having attained the rank of Specialist E-4, and having been
awarded the Army Achievement Medal, the Global War on Terrorism
Expeditionary Medal, the Global War on Terrorism Medal, the Armed Forces Reserve Medal with "M" Device, the Army Service Ribbon and
a Driver's Mechanic Badge; and
Whereas, Trooper Linn enlisted in the West Virginia State Police
on September 26, 2005, and graduated from the West Virginia State
Police Academy as a member of the 55th Cadet Class and earned an
Associate's Degree in Police Science from Marshall University during
his State police training. He was stationed at the Charles Town
State Police Detachment in Jefferson County, and became a resident
of Martinsburg; and
Whereas, Trooper Brian William Linn died in the line of duty on
November 3, 2007, while responding to a call for assistance by a
fellow Trooper at Kearneysville; and
Whereas, Trooper Linn is survived by his wife, Melissa; two
daughters, Paige, age fourteen and Madeline, age seven, and was a
proud and dedicated husband and father; and
Whereas, Trooper Linn is also survived by his parents Thomas C.
Linn and Mary Ruth Snelson, and by his stepmother, Vicki Linn,
stepfather, Arnold Snelson, two brothers Mary Linn and Aaron Linn,
two stepsisters, Mandi Foster and Holly Baughman, two stepbrothers,
Michael Foster and Larry Snelson, paternal grandmother, Madeline
Linn Phillips, one niece, two nephews, numerous aunts, uncles and
cousins; and
Whereas, The West Virginia State Police play an essential role
in safeguarding the safety, rights and freedoms of all West Virginians, often at their own peril; and
Whereas, Trooper Brian William Linn gave of himself with bravery
in the face of personal danger and in his supreme sacrifice for his
community brings honor to his family, friends, fellow troopers, the
citizens of Randolph, Jefferson and Berkeley Counties, and the
entire state of West Virginia; and
Whereas, It is fitting to honor Trooper Brian William Linn for
his sacrifice to protect his fellow man and advance the common good
by naming the bridge known as Shavers Fork Bridge on U.S. Route 33
near Harman in Randolph County, bridge number 42-33-18.44, as the
"Trooper Brian William Linn Memorial Bridge"; therefore, be it
Resolved by the West Virginia Legislature:
That the Legislature hereby requests the Division of Highways
to name the bridge known as Shavers Fork Bridge on U.S. Route 33
near Harman in Randolph County, bridge number 42-33-18.44, as the
"Trooper Brian William Linn 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 "Trooper Brian William Linn Memorial Bridge"'; and, be it
Further Resolved, That the Clerk of the House of Delegates
forward a certified copy of this resolution to the Secretary of the
Department of Transportation, to his wife, Melissa, and to his
daughters Paige Linn and Madeline Linn.