HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION 31

(By Delegates Pethtel and Hartman)

[Introduced January 23, 2020]

Requesting the Division of Highways name bridge number 52-15-0.84 (52A145), Lat/Long:39.57192,-80.67941, locally known as the North Fork Bridge, carrying CR15 over the North Fork of Fishing Creek in Wetzel County, the “U. S. Army Air Corp PFC James W. Brown Memorial Bridge”.

Whereas, James was born October 4, 1924, as the son of William C. and Hannah Brock Brown; and

Whereas, James was a 1943 graduate of Pine Grove High School and a member of the First Baptist Church in Pine Grove; and

Whereas, James served our country from 1943 to 1946 as a Private First Class in the US Army Air Corp during World War II where he performed various duties such as military transport, building bridges and airplane maintenance; and

Whereas, After the war James worked as a State Police dispatcher, a Wetzel County Deputy Sheriff and worked for Ormet for 27 years; and

Whereas,  James served for many years as Chief of Police in Pine Grove and on the Pine Grove City Council and he directed traffic after every home high school football game and for every funeral he could and he often interacted in a positive way with the children of the community; and

Whereas, James passed away on March 21, 2015, at the age of 90; and

Whereas, It is fitting that an enduring memorial be established to commemorate PFC James W. Brown  and his contributions to his community, 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 52-15-0.84) (52A145), LAT/Long: 39.57192, -80.67941 locally known as the North Fork Bridge, carrying CR 15 over the North Fork of Fishing Creek in Wetzel County, the “U. S. Army Air Corp PFC James W. Brown 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 Air Corp PFC James W. Brown Memorial Bridge”; and, be it

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