SENATE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION NO. 21
(By Senators Wells, Palumbo, Foster and McCabe)
Requesting the Division of Highways name bridge number 20-79-1.03,
located in Kanawha County, the "Private First Class Charles M.
Conner Memorial Bridge".
Whereas, Charles M. Conner was born on October 20, 1924, to
the late Janet and Clyde Conner of Charleston, West Virginia; and
Whereas, Charles M. Conner enlisted in the United States Army
in 1943, after graduating from Elkview High School; and
Whereas, Charles M. Conner served in Company B, 116
th Infantry
Regiment of the 29
th Division and landed in the first wave on Omaha
Beach on D-Day; and
Whereas, Charles M. Conner was one of three soldiers out of 30
in his landing craft to survive the invasion; and
Whereas, Charles M. Conner was wounded seven days later in
France and spent two years in rehabilitation at Ashford General
Hospital at The Greenbrier in White Sulphur Springs; and
Whereas, Charles M. Conner was awarded the Purple Heart and
Bronze Star for his heroism; and
Whereas, Charles M. Conner returned to Charleston and became
an operating engineer until his retirement in 1985; and
Whereas, Charles M. Conner was a member of St. Anthony
Catholic Church, member of the Disabled American Veterans and past commander of the Purple Heart in Charleston; and
Whereas, Charles M. Conner was married to his beloved wife of
59 years, Dolores, with whom he shared the joy of having four
children, Charlie Jr., Jerry, Diana and Jack; and
Whereas, Sadly, Charles M. Conner passed away on June 19,
2007, leaving behind a host of family and friends to cherish his
memory; and
Whereas, It is fitting, to honor Charles M. Conner for his
service to his community, state and country, by naming bridge
number 20-79-1.03, located in Kanawha County, the "Private First
Class Charles M. Conner Memorial Bridge"; therefore, be it
Resolved by the Legislature:
That the Legislature hereby requests the Division of Highways
name bridge number 20-79-1.03, located in Kanawha County, the
"Private First Class Charles M. Conner 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 "Private First Class Charles M. Conner 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 Secretary of
the Department of Transportation and the family of Charles M.
Conner.