HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION NO. 12

(By Delegates R. Phillips, Stowers and Butcher)

Requesting the Division of Highways to name bridge number 23-16-5.11, on Buffalo Creek Road, Route 16, at the east end of Proctor Bottom Rd., Amherstdale, Logan County, West Virginia, the “Cpl. Robert F. Lohr Memorial Bridge.”

    Whereas, Cpl. Robert F. Lohr was born April 2, 1930, in Logan County, West Virginia; and

    Whereas, Cpl. Robert F. Lohr was a member of Company M, 3rd Battalion, 31st Infantry Regiment, 7th Infantry Division during the Korean War; and

    Whereas, Cpl. Robert F. Lohr was killed in action while fighting the enemy in the Chosin Reservoir, Eastern Shore, North Korea on December 3, 1950, and his remains were not recovered; and

    Whereas, Cpl. Robert F. Lohr paid the supreme sacrifice in the service of his state and country and his dedication to protecting the principles upon which this country was built and that sacrifice should not go unnoticed; therefore, be it

    Resolved by the Legislature of West Virginia:

    That the Division of Highways is hereby requested to name bridge, number 23-16-5.11, on Buffalo Creek Road, Route 16, at the east end of Proctor Bottom, Amherstdale, Logan County, West Virginia, the “Cpl. Robert F. Lohr 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 “Cpl. Robert F. Lohr Memorial Bridge”; and, be it

    Further Resolved, That the Clerk of the House of Delegates forward a certified copy of this resolution to the surviving family of Cpl. Robert F. Lohr and the Secretary of the Department of Transportation.