Committee Substitute

for

SENATE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION 10

(By Senators Stuart, Jeffries, and Phillips)

[Reported April 1, 2025, from the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure]

Requesting the Division of Highways name bridge number 22-037/00-004.35  (22A167), (38.10346, -82.17775) locally known as U.S. Army TEC5 Donald "Tiny" Lucas Memorial Bridge, carrying CR 037 over EAST FK OF 14 MI. CK in Lincoln County, as the "U.S. Army T/5 Donald Lucas and U.S. Air Force SSgt Ronald Lucas Memorial Bridge".

Whereas, Ron Lucas was born on May 8, 1946; and

Whereas, Ron Lucas held his first job as a janitor in the one room school that he attended on 14 Mile Creek where he attended grade school; and

Whereas, Ron Lucas held a second job working in his parents grocery store; and

Whereas, Ron Lucas attended Auto Diesel School after high school graduation in Nashville, Tennessee and learned to weld; and

Whereas, Ron Lucas enlisted in the Air Force on September 26, 1967, during the Vietnam War and was honorably discharged as a Staff Sergeant on November 24, 1971, after more than four years of military service; and

Whereas, Ron Lucas attended Marshall University after his service in the war on the G.I. Bill and achieved a degree in accounting; and

Whereas, Ron Lucas was generous to the communities that he lived and worked in, always donating time, space, goods, and money to worthy causes; and

Whereas, Ron Lucas belonged to the Veterans of Foreign Wars for many years after he retired from his grocery store, and he was extremely proud of his service; and

Whereas, Ron Lucas was committed to maintaining his physical health his entire adult life; he participated in several five kilometer races. An important pursuit for Ron was traveling, and within the 10 years after his retirement, he visited all 50 U.S. states, China, Thailand, Vietnam, England, France, Central Europe, and the Netherlands. His interests in traveling extended to visiting historic battle sites, as well as military cemeteries and memorials around the world; and

Whereas, Ron Lucas was a driving force in getting his father's name on the sign for the bridge as it presently exists; and

Whereas, Sadly, Ron Lucas passed away on September 10, 2022;

Whereas, It is fitting that an enduring memorial be established to commemorate the service of Ron Lucas and his contributions to our state and country; therefore, be it

Resolved by the Legislature of West Virginia:

That the Division of Highways name bridge number 22-037/00-004.35  (22A167), (38.10346, -82.17775) locally known as U.S. Army TEC5 Donald "Tiny" Lucas Memorial Bridge, carrying CR 037 over EAST FK OF 14 MI.  CK in Lincoln County, as the "U.S. Army T/5 Donald Lucas and U.S. Air Force SSgt Ronald Lucas 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 "U.S. Army T/5 Donald Lucas and U.S. Air Force SSgt Ronald Lucas Memorial Bridge"; and, be it

Further Resolved, That the Clerk of the Senate is directed to forward a copy of this resolution to the Commissioner of the Division of Highways.