HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION 66

(By Delegates  D. Jeffries, Malcolm, C Martin, Bibby, Mandt, D. Kelly, Jennings, Phillips, Sypolt, Wilson and Atkinson)

[Introduced February 12, 2019]

Requesting the Division of Highways name bridge number 20-4-0.01 (20A006), (38.49033, -81.34935) locally known as Big Sandy Bridge, carrying WV Rt. 4 over Big Sandy Creek in Clendenin, Kanawha County, the “U. S. Army SPC Thurman ‘Duwayne’ Young Memorial Bridge”.

Whereas, Thurman “Duwayne” Young was born on April 23, 1949, in Elkview, West Virginia, a son of Carrie Marie Chaplan of Uniontown, Ohio, and the late Benjamin Thurman Young; and

Whereas, U. S. Army SPC Thurman “Duwayne” Young graduated from Herbert Hoover High School before entering the Army in 1969; he went to Vietnam serving as an Armored Personnel Carrier Operator in the Infantry and was honorably discharged in 1971; and

Whereas, Upon returning from serving his country in Vietnam, SPC Young married Linda Szeles. Duwayne and Linda spent 29 loving years together. They were the parents of three sons, Jeffery, James, and Roger, and five daughters, Carol, Lisa Anne, Claire V., Jeannie M., and Christine (deceased); and

Whereas, On August 17, 2011, at the age of 62 years, U. S. Army SPC Thurman “Duwayne” Young lost his hard-fought battle with cancer caused by exposure to Agent Orange while serving in Vietnam; and

Whereas, The naming of this bridge is an appropriate recognition of U. S. Army SPC Thurman “Duwayne” Young’s contributions and sacrifices made in service to his country, state and community; therefore, be it

Resolved by the Legislature of West Virginia:

That the Division of Highways is hereby requested to name bridge number 20-4-0.01 (20A006) (38.49033,  -81.34935), locally known as Big Sandy Bridge, carrying WV Rt. 4 over Big Sandy Creek in Clendenin, Kanawha County, the “U. S. Army SPC Thurman ‘Duwayne’ Young Memorial Bridge”; and, be it

Further Resolved, That the Commissioner of the Division of Highways is hereby requested to erect signs at both ends of the bridge containing bold and prominent letters proclaiming the bridge as the “U. S. Army SPC Thurman ‘Duwayne’ Young Memorial Bridge”; and, be it

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