HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION NO. 49
(By Delegates Kominar and H. White)
Requesting the Division of Highways name the bridge at the junction
of Route 65 and Route 49 in Matewan, Mingo County, the "Earl
Stafford Memorial Bridge".
Whereas, In the early 1960s, Earl Stafford, unselfishly and in
the interest of his fellow coal miners, underwent dangerous and
vigorous medical testing to help determine the cause and effects of
pneumoconiosis; and
Whereas, As is known today, this chronic disease of the lungs
is an occupational disease which, in the case of Earl Stafford, is
the result of repeated inhalation of coal dust; and
Whereas, The tests and studies that Earl Stafford permitted to
be performed on him to determine the effects of pneumoconiosis have
helped develop treatment for the disease as well as allow coal
miners to receive compensation; and
Whereas, It is fitting that a lasting tribute be made to the
memory of Earl Stafford; therefore, be it
Resolved by the Legislature of West Virginia:
That the Legislature hereby requests the Division of Highways
name the bridge at the junction of Route 65 and Route 49 in
Matewan, Mingo County, the "Earl Stafford Memorial Bridge"; and, be
it
Further Resolved, That the Division of Highways is requested
to have made and be placed signs identifying the bridge as the
"Earl Stafford Memorial 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.
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