Bill Text: WV HCR14 | 2018 | Regular Session | Introduced
Bill Title: Glenn Franklin Lough, P.E. Memorial Bridge
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2018-01-16 - To House Roads and Transportation [HCR14 Detail]
Download: West_Virginia-2018-HCR14-Introduced.html
HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION 14
(By Delegate Lane)
[Introduced January 16, 2018;
Referred
to the Committee on Roads and Transportation then to Rules]
Requesting the Division of Highways to name bridge number 20-64-53.02, (20A842), locally known as the I-64 Kanawha River Bridge/South Charleston-Dunbar Bridge, carrying Eastbound Interstate 64 over the Kanawha River in Kanawha County, West Virginia, the “Glenn Franklin Lough, P.E. Memorial Bridge”.
Whereas, Glenn F. Lough was born June 20, 1970, in Lewis County, West Virginia, the son of Mr. Nelson Lough and Mrs. Joyce Moneypenny Lough; and
Whereas, Glenn F. Lough graduated from Lewis County High School, from West Virginia Institute of Technology with a Bachelor of Science in Civil Engineering, and from Liberty University with a Master of Arts in Religion; and
Whereas, Glenn F. Lough was a veteran of the 1st Brigade of the 119th Engineering Battalion of the Army National Guard of Buckhannon; and
Whereas, Glenn F. Lough served as pastor for several churches in the Weston area, and as an Associate Pastor of Good Shepherd Baptist Church in Putnam County; and
Whereas, Glenn F. Lough served as a Highway Engineer for the West Virginia Division of Highways for 25 years, a career which began in District 7 in Weston, and transferred to the Planning Division in Charleston and finally as the Bridge Repair Engineer in the Engineering Division; and
Whereas, Glenn F. Lough worked at all times in a thorough and diligent manner, managing his time in a way which allowed him to design repairs for as many bridges as possible. He was a shining example of a public servant which we all should emulate, and he always put the best interest of the employees working in his unit above his own; and
Whereas, Glenn F. Lough saved the state and its citizen countless dollars with his innovative use of heat straightening on damaged bridges across the state. Mr. Lough’s work with heat straightening allowed bridge beams that had been hit to be repaired rather than replaced, and kept those bridges functional and safe for the citizens of West Virginia; and
Whereas, Glenn F. Lough was always willing to serve other state agencies and engineered projects for the State Rail Authority, saving the state additional time and money; and
Whereas, Glenn F. Lough touched many lives everywhere he went in West Virginia and was always willing to lend a hand to anyone in need, and his lasting impact remains with many people and bridges throughout the state, both those he knew and those who will never know his name; and
Whereas, Glenn F. Lough died in the line of duty at the age of 47 as the result of a vehicle collision on Interstate 79 on June 27, 2017, while traveling back to Charleston from the site of several bridges for which he was designing repairs, leaving behind a wife and two daughters, who miss him dearly; and
Whereas, It is fitting that a proper memorial be established for this man who served the State of West Virginia until the very last moment of his life, therefore be it
Resolved by the Legislature of West Virginia:
That the Division of Highways is hereby requested to name bridge number 20-64-53.02, (20A842) locally known as the I-64 Kanawha River Bridge/South Charleston-Dunbar Bridge, carrying Eastbound Interstate 64 over the Kanawha River in Kanawha County, West Virginia, the “Glenn Franklin Lough, P.E. Memorial Bridge”; and, be it
Further Resolved, That the Commissioner of the Division of Highways is hereby requested to have made and be placed signs identifying the bridge as the “Glenn Franklin Lough, P.E. 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 the Division of Highways.
