HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION 82

(By Delegates Brown, Lovejoy, and Dean)

[February 17, 2022]

Requesting the Division of Highways name Bridge Number: 30-003/05-002.58 () (30A012), (37.81677, -82.25903) locally known as Canterbury Box Beam, carrying County Road 3/5 over Laurel Creek, in Mingo County, the “Alleen Ledson Memorial Bridge”.

Whereas, Alleen Ledson was born on August 31, 1928, in Lenore, Mingo County; she was married for 69 years to Marion C. Ledson; together, she and her husband had seven children; and

Whereas, When Alleen Ledson was a young mother, she and other women on Laurel Creek beat up rocks and put them in holes in the road, which led to having a blacktop road on Laurel Creek; and

Whereas, Alleen Ledson enjoyed shopping with her four daughters and often prepared food for fish fries at Laurel Lake, welcoming all to come; and

Whereas, Alleen Ledson began working when her children were little, cleaning peoples’ houses, being a teacher’s aid at Laurel Grade School and started working for JCPenney in Williamson when she was 45 years old, where she worked for 21 years; and

Whereas, Alleen Ledson was a member of Bethany Church, often referred to as the “Old Regular Baptist Church”; and

Whereas, Alleen Ledson and her husband lived all of their lives together at the end of the bridge over Laurel Fork; and

Whereas, Alleen Ledson died April 30, 2015, after having faithfully served her family, her neighbors, her church, and her community at large virtually all of her life; and

Whereas, It is fitting that an enduring memorial in honor of Alleen Ledson be established near her lifelong home and community to commemorate her contributions to her family, church, and 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: 30-003/05-002.58 () (30A012), (37.81677, -82.25903) locally known as Canterbury Box Beam, carrying County Route 3/5 over Laurel Creek, in Mingo County, the “Alleen Ledson 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 “Alleen Ledson 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.