Bill Text: WV HCR10 | 2018 | Regular Session | Introduced
Bill Title: U. S. Army SGT Rodney David King Memorial Bridge
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2018-01-16 - To House Roads and Transportation [HCR10 Detail]
Download: West_Virginia-2018-HCR10-Introduced.html
HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION 10
(By Delegate Hanshaw)
[Introduced January
16, 2018; Referred
to the Committee on Roads and Transportation then to Rules]
Requesting the Division of Highways to name bridge number 08-19-0.04 (08A052), locally known as Moore Fork Bridge, carrying County Route 19 over Big Otter Creek in Clay County, the “U. S. Army SGT Rodney David King Memorial Bridge”.
Whereas, Rodney David King was born March 27, 1948, in Clay, West Virginia, the son of Henry King and Adeline Paxton King; and
Whereas, Rodney David King attended a one-room school at Moore Fork, West Virginia, attended the Ivydale Grade School, graduated from Clay County High School in 1966 and attended college for two years; and
Whereas, Rodney David King is survived by his children, David King of Nashville, TN, Carley King of Portland, Oregon, and Ariel King of the Netherlands; and
Whereas, at his death, Rodney David King was survived by sisters, Charlotte Deer of Locust Grove, Virginia and Joyce Anderson of Duck, WV, and a brother, Henry King of Rittman, Ohio; and
Whereas, Rodney King was preceded in death by his parents and by brothers, James Harris, Van Cordell, Sam Paxton and Clay Elmore King, and sisters, Mitchella Price, Vemetta King and Wavie King; and
Whereas, SGT King served two years in the U. S. Army and was a member of Company A, 1st Battalion, 501st Infantry, 101st Airborne Division. SGT King was engaged in combat in Vietnam and was awarded an Air Medal for meritorious service while participating in aerial flight in support of ground operations in Vietnam. He also was awarded the Bronze Star Medal, the Vietnam Service Medal with one Bronze Service Star, the Combat Infantryman Badge, a Meritorious Unit Commendation Medal, the Army Commendation Medal, the Republic of Vietnam Campaign Medal, an Army Rifle Sharpshooter Medal and National Defense Service Medal; and
Whereas, SGT Rodney David King died May 2, 2017; and
Whereas, it is appropriate to name this bridge to honor SGT King’s service to his community and to his country; therefore, be it
Resolved by the Legislature of West Virginia:
That the Division of Highways is hereby requested to name bridge number 08-19-0.04 (08A052), locally known as Moore Fork Bridge, carrying County Route 19 over Big Otter Creek in Clay County, the “U.S. Army SGT Rodney David King Memorial Bridge”; and be it
Further Resolved, That the Division of Highways is requested to have made and be placed signs identifying the bridge as the “U. S. Army SGT Rodney David King Memorial Bridge”; and be it
Further Resolved, That the Clerk of the House of Delegates forward a copy of this resolution to the Commissioner of Highways.
