SENATE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION 26

(By Senators Smith, Sypolt, Jeffries, and Lindsay)

[Introduced January 31, 2022]

Requesting the Division of Highways name bridge number 39-68/8-000.01 (39A234), locally known as King’s Trees Bridge, carrying CR 68/8 over Interstate 68 in Preston County, the “U.S. Army TEC5 William ‘Bill’ Thurman King Memorial Bridge”.

Whereas, William “Bill” Thurman King was born on June 24, 1925, in Bruceton Mills, Preston County, West Virginia; and

Whereas,  In the 1940s, William “Bill” Thurman King was a Technician Fifth Grade, Battery A of the 364th Field Artillery in the United States Army, he was honorably discharged in 1946; and

Whereas, William “Bill” Thurman King was honored in his military service with the European-African-Middle Eastern Theater Ribbon, the Good Conduct Medal, the World War II Victory Ribbon, and the Army Occupation Medal (Germany); and

Whereas, From the late 1940s until the 1980s, William “Bill” Thurman King was a bus operator for the Preston County Board of Education; and

Whereas, It is fitting that an enduring memorial be established to commemorate TEC5 William “Bill” Thurman King and his contributions to his state and country; therefore, be it

Resolved by the Legislature of West Virginia:

That the Division of Highways is hereby requested to name bridge number 39-68/8-000.01 (39A234), locally known as King’s Trees Bridge, carrying County Route 68/8 over Interstate 68 in Preston County, the “U.S. Army TEC5 William ‘Bill’ Thurman King 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 TEC5 William ‘Bill’ Thurman King Memorial Bridge”; and, be it

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