HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION NO. 65
(By Delegates Sobonya, Stephens,
Morgan, Leach, Howard and Craig)
Requesting the West Virginia Division of Highways name Bridge 4827
the "Sergeant George F. Eubanks Memorial Bridge."
Whereas, Sgt. Eubanks born on December 7, 1946, in Rawl, West
Virginia and attended Barboursville and Huntington East High
Schools, where he was a member of the band and the football and
wrestling teams; and
Whereas, Sgt. Eubanks served his community as a volunteer
fireman; and
Whereas, Sgt. Eubanks was a member of the Baptist Church at
Guyandotte; and
Whereas, Sgt. Eubanks volunteered for duty in Vietnam in 1967,
serving as a member of the U.S. Army's First Air Cavalry Division,
Scout Dog Team, 25
th Infantry Platoon; and
Whereas, Sgt. Eubanks was killed on December 7, 1967, which
happened to be his twenty-first birthday, while serving in Vietnam;
therefore, be it
Resolved by the Legislature of West Virginia:
That the West Virginia Division of Highways is hereby
requested to name Bridge 4827 the "Sergeant George F. Eubanks
Memorial Bridge"; and, be it
Further Resolved,
That the Clerk of the House is hereby
directed to forward a copy of this resolution to the Commissioner
of the West Virginia Division of Highways, the Secretary of the
West Virginia Department of Transportation and the Governor of West
Virginia.
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