COMMITTEE SUBSTITUTE

FOR

H. C. R. 32

(By Mr. Speaker, (Mr. Armstead))

(Originating in the House Committee on Rules)

[February 19, 2015]

Requesting the Division of Highways to name the bridge on Upper Pinch Creek Road that carries County Route 52/2 over Pinch Creek in Kanawha County, bridge number 20-52/2-0.10 (20A331), latitude 38.41945, longitude -81.48488, as the "Lipscomb Brothers Veterans Bridge".

            Whereas, Charles S. Lipscomb, Allen G. Lipscomb, Walter W. "Pete" Lipscomb, Cebert W. Lipscomb, and Samuel C. Lipscomb, all brothers from Kanawha County and the sons of the late Mr. and Mrs. Talmon L. "Tad" Lipscomb, all served in the U.S. Army, were honorably discharged and awarded medals for good conduct and marksmanship; and

            Whereas, The late Charles S. Lipscomb was born on May 15, 1916, and, in 1943, became the first of the Lipscomb brothers to serve in the U.S. Army. He saw front line combat in Germany and France during World War II and received several medals and awards; and

            Whereas, Allen G. Lipscomb was born on May 22, 1927, and enlisted in the U.S. Army in 1945 and served with a medical unit and saw combat in Germany during World War II; and

            Whereas, The late Walter W. "Pete" Lipscomb was born on January 22, 1929, and enlisted in the U.S. Army in 1945 and saw combat in Japan and Saipan during World War II; and

            Whereas, Cebert W. Lipscomb was born on June 27, 1931, and enlisted in the U.S. Army in 1949 and served during the Korean War; and

            Whereas, The late Samuel C. Lipscomb was born on November 7, 1934, and enlisted in the U.S. Army in 1957 and served during the Korean War; and

            Whereas, Service to country is a family tradition for the Lipscomb brothers; and

            Whereas, It is fitting and proper that Charles S. Lipscomb, Allen G. Lipscomb, Walter W. "Pete" Lipscomb, Cebert W. Lipscomb and Samuel C. Lipscomb be remembered and acknowledged for their service to their community, their state and their country by naming the bridge on Upper Pinch Creek Road that carries County Route 52/2 over Pinch Creek in Kanawha County, bridge number 20-52/2-0.10 (20A331), latitude 38.41945, longitude -81.48488, as the "Lipscomb Brothers Veterans Bridge"; therefore, be it

            Resolved by the West Virginia Legislature:

            That the Legislature hereby requests the Division of Highways to name the bridge on Upper Pinch Creek Road that carries County Route 52/2 over Pinch Creek in Kanawha County, bridge number 20-52/2-0.10 (20A331), latitude 38.41945, longitude -81.48488, as the "Lipscomb Brothers Veterans 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 "Lipscomb Brothers Veterans Bridge"; and, be it

            Further Resolved, That the Clerk of the House of Delegates forward a certified copy of this resolution to the Secretary of the Department of Transportation and to the family members of the Lipscomb brothers.