SENATE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION NO. 105
(By Senator Chafin)
Requesting the Division of Highways name the bridge that intersects
with Farley Avenue in Delbarton, Mingo County, the "Dr. J. R.
'Bob' Farley Memorial Bridge".
Whereas, Dr. J. R. "Bob" Farley was born on March 24, 1902, in
Delbarton, Mingo County, the son of the late James A. and Mary
Farley; and
Whereas, Dr. Farley was educated in the public schools in
Mingo County where he was a member of the Burch High School
basketball team; and
Whereas, Dr. Farley graduated from the College of Dentistry at
the University of Louisville in 1927 and returned to his native
Delbarton where he practiced dentistry for 43 years; and
Whereas, Dr. Farley was community-spirited and civic-minded,
serving on a plethora of community-based organizations, including
as the Chairman of the Delbarton Volunteer Fire Department, the
President of the Delbarton Kiwanis Club, the PTA President in
Delbarton, the President of the Burch High School Band Boosters and
a member of the Tug Valley Chamber of Commerce; and
Whereas, Dr. Farley, a lifelong Democrat, was a successful
political figure, further serving his community variously as a
member of the Mingo County Board of Education, Mayor of Delbarton and Mingo County Commissioner; and
Whereas, Dr. Farley passed away on April 26, 1970, leaving
behind his three children, Lohoma Lee Schuler, Rebecca Jean O'Dell
and James David Farley; therefore, be it
Resolved by the Legislature of West Virginia:
That the Division of Highways is hereby requested to name the
bridge that intersects with Farley Avenue in Delbarton, Mingo
County, the "Dr. J. R. 'Bob' Farley 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 "Dr. J. R. 'Bob' Farley Memorial Bridge"; and, be it
Further Resolved, That the Clerk of the Senate is hereby
directed to forward a copy of this resolution to the family of the
late Dr. J. R. "Bob" Farley, in care of David Farley.
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