Bill Text: WV HCR63 | 2014 | Regular Session | Comm Sub
Bill Title: Army SPC Gary Wayne Hudnall Memorial Bridge
Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill
Status: (Passed) 2014-03-07 - House received Senate message [HCR63 Detail]
Download: West_Virginia-2014-HCR63-Comm_Sub.html
COMMITTEE SUBSTITUTE FOR
HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION NO. 63
(By Delegates Hunt and Manchin)
Requesting the Division of Highways to name bridge number 20-79/6 000.01 (20A661) in Sharon, Kanawha County, as the “Army SPC Gary Wayne Hudnall Memorial Bridge.”
Whereas, SPC Hudnall was born July 6, 1950, in Crown Hill, Kanawha County; and
Whereas, SPC Hudnall was the husband to Carol; father to Shawn, Gregory and Nicole; and “pawpaw” to seven grandchildren; and
Whereas, SPC Hudnall served in the military as a paratrooper in the Army 82nd Airborne in Fort Bragg, N.C., and the Army 101st Airborne in Vietnam; and
Whereas, SPC Hudnall was awarded the distinguished Vietnam Service Medal and the Bronze Star for his service during Vietnam, and was honorably discharged as a specialist first class; and
Whereas, SPC Hudnall’s civilian career included over thirty years with the U.S. Postal Service, and working as an electrician in coal mines; and
Whereas, SPC Hudnall was a proud member of the United Mine Workers of America for thirteen years, including several as president of Local 9051; and
Whereas, It is fitting to honor SPC Hudnall by naming bridge number 20-79/6 000.01 (20A661) in Sharon, Kanawha County, after him; therefore, be it
Resolved by the Legislature of West Virginia:
That the Legislature hereby requests the Division of Highways to name bridge number 20-79/6 000.01 (20A661) in Sharon, Kanawha County, as the “Army SPC Gary Wayne Hudnall 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 “Army SPC Gary Wayne Hudnall Memorial Bridge”; and, be it
Further Resolved, That the Clerk of the House of Delegates forward a certified copy of this resolution to the Secretary of the Department of Transportation; and SPC Hudnall’s surviving relatives.
