HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION NO. 55

(By Delegate Caputo)

Requesting that bridge number 25-19-14.29 on Route 19 over Pharaoh Run Creek in Marion County, West Virginia, the “Alex Angelino Memorial Bridge”.

    Whereas, Mr. Angelino was born on December 21, 1922, in Rivesville, West Virginia to Pietro and Teresa Brignolio Angelino. He had a younger sister Gloria and an older brother Delfino; and

    Whereas, Mr. Angelino attended Rivesville Grade School and graduated from Rivesville High School in 1943. He married Rose Mae Delarco on October 10, 1943 and they had two children, John and Ann; and

    Whereas, Mr. Angelino operated one of his family’s two businesses, Angelino’s Hardware, built in 1948; and

    Whereas, Mr. Angelino joined the Rivesville Volunteer Fire Department while attending high school. When the fire whistle blew, he would leave class to answer the call. He was a firefighter for twenty-four years for the town of Rivesville; and

    Whereas, On November 16, 1966, when his son John was twenty-one and a Marine fighting on the front lines of the Vietnam War and his daughter Ann was sixteen and a sophomore at Rivesville High School, the fire department, including Mr. Angelino, responded to a house fire two blocks from his home. While fighting the fire, Mr. Angelino suffered a massive heart attack and died at the age of forty-three; and

    Whereas, Were Mr. Angelino alive today he would have five grandchildren, ten great grandchildren and one great, great grandchild. It is a loss that is felt today as if it happened yesterday. The loss is felt by family, friends and the community; and

    Whereas, It is fitting that an enduring memorial be established to acknowledge this native son who meant so much to his family and community; therefore, be it

    Resolved by the Legislature of West Virginia:

    That the Division of Highways is hereby requested to name bridge number 25-19-14.29 on Route 19 over Pharaoh Creek in Marion County, West Virginia, the “Alex Angelino Memorial Bridge”; and, be it

    Further Resolved, That the Commissioner of the Division of Highways is hereby requested to erect signs at both ends of the bridge containing bold and prominent letters proclaiming the bridge the “Alex Angelino Memorial Bridge”; and, be it

    Further Resolved, That the Clerk of the House of Delegates forward a certified copy of this resolution to the Commissioner of the Division of Highways, Alex Angelino’s widow, Rose Angelino, his daughter, Ann Stottlemire and his son, John Angelino.