Bill Text: WV HCR42 | 2017 | Regular Session | Introduced
Bill Title: John B. Short Memorial Bridge
Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2017-03-02 - To House Roads and Transportation [HCR42 Detail]
Download: West_Virginia-2017-HCR42-Introduced.html
HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION 42
(By Delegates R. Phillips, Eldridge, R. Miller, Rodigheiro and Maynard)
[Introduced March 2, 2017]
Requesting that Bridge Number 23-10/7-0.01(23A048) (37.72942, -81.79447), locally known as the Gillman Bottom Bridge carrying CR 10/7 over Huff Creek in Logan County, West Virginia, be named the "John B. Short Memorial Bridge".
Whereas, John B. Short was born in 1923, the son of LeRoy and Linda Jackson Short of Davin, West Virginia. He died in 2008. He was a graduate of Man High School in 1942 and enlisted in the U. S. Army Air Corps in 1943, where he served until 1946. He went to electrician school in Michigan and, upon his return, he married Ruby K. Nunley Short. They had seven children. John retired as Chief Electrician with Pittston Coal Company in 1986. He was an avid outdoorsman, hunter and fisherman; and
Whereas, It is fitting that an enduring memorial be established to commemorate this individual who meant so much to his family and community; therefore, be it
Resolved by the Legislature of West Virginia:
That the Division of Highways is hereby requested to name Bridge Number 23-10/7-0.01(23A048) (37.72942, -81.79447), locally known as the Gillman Bottom Bridge carrying CR 10/7 over Huff Creek in Logan County, West Virginia, be named the "John B. Short Memorial Bridge"; and, be it
Further Resolved, That the Commissioner of the Division of Highways is hereby requested to erect signs at both ends of the bridge containing bold and prominent letters proclaiming the bridge the "John B. Short Memorial Bridge"; and, be it
Further Resolved, That the Clerk of the House of Delegates forward a certified copy of this resolution to the Commissioner of the Division of Highways.
