HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION 97

               (By MR. SPEAKER (MR. ARMSTEAD))

[March 5, 2016]

Requesting the Division of Highways to name a portion of County Route 3/5, known as Wills Creek Road, in Kanawha County, beginning at latitude 38.472118, longitude -81.399248 and ending at latitude 38.501480, longitude -81.413276, the “U.S. Army SPC 4 Thurman ‘Duwayne’ Young Memorial Road”.

Whereas, Specialist Truman “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, Specialist Young graduated from Herbert Hoover High School before entering the Army in 1969; and

Whereas, Specialist Young went to Vietnam serving as an Armored Personnel Carrier Operator and Infantry and was honorably discharged in 1971; and

Whereas, Upon returning from serving his country, Specialist Young married Linda Szeles, and they spent twenty-nine 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 sixty-two Specialist Young lost his hard fought battle with cancer caused by exposure to Agent Orange; and

Whereas, Naming this road is an appropriate recognition of Specialist Young’s contributions to his country, state and community; therefore, be it

            Resolved by the West Virginia Legislature:

            That the Division of Highways is hereby requested to name a portion of County Route 3/5, known as Wills Creek Road in Kanawha County, beginning at latitude 38.472118, longitude -81.399248 and ending at latitude 38.501480, longitude -81.413276, the “U.S. Army SPC 4 Thurman ‘Duwayne’ Young Memorial Road”; and, be it

            Further Resolved, That the Division of Highways is hereby requested to have made and be placed signs identifying the road as the “U.S. Army SPC 4 Thurman ‘Duwayne’ Young Memorial Road”; 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 the family of U.S. Army Specialist 4 Thurman ‘Duwayne’ Young.