HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION 82

(By Delegates R. Thompson, Hicks, Rodighiero, Tomblin, Lovejoy and Rohrbach)

[Introduced February 12, 2020]

Requesting the Division of Highways name a portion of Buffalo Creek Road, CR7, along the 2.59 miles between WV75 and Rice Branch Road CR14/1 in Wayne County, the “In Memory of Tootsie Hensley, Please keep Buffalo Creek Litter Free”.

Whereas, Mary Ola “Tootsie” Hensley lived on Buffalo Creek since the early 1960s, where she and her husband raised four children; and

Whereas, Tootsie was a faithful member of the Buffalo Missionary Baptist Church where she was a faithful Sunday school teacher, AWANA leader, vacation bible school teacher, helper at the annual church camp, and Treasurer of the Women’s Missionary Society; and

Whereas, Tootsie worked with the Wayne County Special Olympics at their field day for nearly 20 years; and

Whereas, Tootsie singlehandedly worked to keep Buffalo Creek litter free where she could be seen on any given day walking the roadside picking up litter from Rocky Tops Pizza to the Buffalo Valley Missionary Baptist Church, a 2.59-mile stretch; and

Whereas, Tootsie died unexpectedly on May 22, 2019, and is deeply missed by members of her church and community; and

Whereas, It is fitting that an enduring memorial be established to commemorate Tootsie Hensley and her contributions to her church and community; therefore, be it

Resolved by the Legislature of West Virginia:

That the Division of Highways is hereby requested to name a portion of Buffalo Creek Road, CR7, between WV 75 and Rice Branch Road CR14/1, in Wayne County, “In Memory of Tootsie Hensley, Please Keep Buffalo Creek Litter Free”; and, be it

Further Resolved, That the Division of Highways is hereby requested to have made and be placed signs at both ends identifying the portion of road as “In Memory of Tootsie Hensley, Please Keep Buffalo Creek Litter Free”; 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, and, be it  

Further Resolved, That six small plaques be made and given at a dedication ceremony to each family member and to the Buffalo Valley Missionary Baptist Church.