SENATE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION 36

(By Senators Baldwin, Mann, Pitsenbarger, Romano, Stollings, Jeffries, Plymale, Lindsay, and Unger)

[Introduced February 14, 2020]

Requesting the Division of Highways name bridge number 13-060/00-034.93 (13A114), locally known as Caldwell Bridge, carrying U.S. 60 over Greenbrier River in Greenbrier County, the “Shafer Brothers U.S. Military Veterans Memorial Bridge”.

Whereas, The six Shafer brothers were born and raised in Caldwell, Greenbrier County.  They all served in the United States military. Charles “Ovid” Shafer, the U.S. Army, World War II; “Harold” Harding Shafer, the U.S. Army, World War II; William “Bill” Shafer, the U.S. Army; World War II; Robert Lewis “Bob” Shafer, the U.S. Navy, World War II; Elmer “Ray” Shafer, the U.S. Navy, World War II; and Joseph Arthur “Joe” Shafer, the U.S. Marine Corps, Korean War. All six returned home safely after serving their great country; and

Whereas, These six men and their additional three brothers and two sisters lived in this community throughout their lives and, they and their many descendants, have travelled across the bridge that is the subject of this resolution; and

Whereas, It is fitting that an enduring memorial be established to commemorate the Shafer brothers and their contributions to our 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 13-060/00-034.93 (13A114), locally known as Caldwell Bridge, carrying U.S. 60 over Greenbrier River in Greenbrier County, the “Shafer Brothers U.S. Military Veterans 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 “Shafer Brothers U.S. Military Veterans 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.