HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION NO. 114
(By Delegates Brown, Barker, Butcher, Eldridge,
Hatfield, Hrutkay and Palumbo)
Requesting the Division of Highways to name that section of West
Virginia State Route 3 between Racine and Madison, Boone
County, West Virginia, the "Joe King Memorial Highway".
Whereas, Joseph Edward "Joe" King, Jr., who was born in
Hernshaw, West Virginia, raised in Marmet, attended Dupont High
School and resided in Nitro, was a true citizen pillar of the great
State of West Virginia; and
Whereas, Among his many endeavors and activities in life, Joe
King was a true gentleman and a dedicated employee of Protection
Services, Incorporated; and
Whereas, Joe King was a United States Navy veteran; and
Whereas, Joe King was an avid outdoorsman who loved to hunt and
fish throughout our great state; and
Whereas, Joe King was considered by friends, family and all who
knew him to be an excellent vocalist and musician; and
Whereas, Joseph Edward "Joe" King, Jr., was a caring,
compassionate, loving and devoted husband and father, a kindly and
generous man and a devout Christian; and
Whereas, The passing of this tireless and dedicated life from
the earthly bonds of this world leaves behind a proud and distinguished legacy upon which both family and friends may find
solace, and from which fellow veterans and fellow citizens will
find an example worthy of emulation; and
Whereas, As a small token of this collective legislative body's
recognition of this dedicated citizen, veteran and family man's
exceedingly moral, generous and compassionate life, it is hereby
decreed that the Division of Highways shall name that section of W.
Va. State Route 3, between Racine and Madison, Boone County, West
Virginia, the "Joe King Memorial Highway"; therefore, be it
Resolved by the Legislature of West Virginia:
That the Legislature hereby requests the Division of Highways
to name that section of W. Va. State Route 3 between Racine and
Madison, Boone County, West Virginia, the "Joe King Memorial
Highway"; and, be it
Further Resolved, That the Clerk of the House of Delegates is
requested to prepare a certified copy of this resolution for the
Commissioner of the Division of Highways and the family of Mr.
King, including his wife, Judy, his son, Justin Curtis, and his
daughter, Jessica, of Nitro, West Virginia, and mother, Carrie
Clark, and father, James H. Clark, of Marmet, West Virginia.