Bill Text: WV HCR29 | 2020 | Regular Session | Introduced


Bill Title: U. S. Army SSG/TEC 5 Fred E. Duty Memorial Highway

Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Democrat 3-1)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2020-01-23 - To House Technology and Infrastructure [HCR29 Detail]

Download: West_Virginia-2020-HCR29-Introduced.html

HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION 29

(By Delegates R. Miller, Maynard, Tomblin and Rodighiero)

[Introduced January 23, 2020]

 

Requesting the Division of Highways name a portion of West Virginia Route 17, Spruce River Road, near Ramage, Boone County, WV, beginning at point (37.9856” N) (-81.8223W), at the intersection of Secondary Rt. 20, Six Mile Road and West Virginia Route 17, traveling south and ending at point (37.9794N) (-81.8079W) at the intersection with Bias Branch Rd., Secondary Rt 119/5, traveling approximately 1.1 miles in Boone County, the “U. S. Army SSG/TEC 5 Fred E. Duty Memorial Highway”.

Whereas, Fred E. Duty was born November 4, 1922, in Ramage, Boone County, West Virginia, the only son to Hugh and Mary Bell Duty having two sisters, Nancy and Joyce.  Fred grew up in Boone County, where he also found the love of his life and married Doris Burton Duty. Fred E. Duty graduated from Scott High School in Boone County, West Virginia, and attended Morris Harvey College in Charleston, West Virginia; and

Whereas, Fred E. Duty was inducted into the U.S. Army on January 5, 1943, and received basic combat training, US Army 12-week ordinance school and 41C20 fire control artillery repairman training. SSG Fred E. Duty was a member of the HQ Co 1134th Engineers as a light truck driver for combat engineers and served in battles in Northern France, Ardennes, Rhineland and Central Europe and was wounded in battle In Germany on March 27, 1945. He was awarded the Purple Heart, American Theater Service Ribbon, European Theater Service Ribbon, African Theater Service Ribbon, Middle Eastern Theater Service Ribbon, World War II Victory Medal and Good Conduct Medal; and

 Whereas, Except for his time serving his country in the military, he lived in Madison his entire life, attended vocational school and became an electrician leading to his employment as an electrician for 34 years in the coal mines of Armco Steel where he was a member of the United Mine Workers of America. Fred E. Duty was a loyal and faithful member of the Madison United Methodist Church where he served as a lay speaker, showing his faith and leading by example and could regularly be seen quietly performing work for and supporting members of his community in various public service programs both organized and on his own merits. Fred E. Duty became a dedicated and long serving member of Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 5578 in Madison, West Virginia, where he could always be seen serving his community with the many activities of the VFW and performing the final rites to fallen comrades at their gravesides on a regular basis until leaving this world for his heavenly home on August 19, 2019, having served his fellow citizens for over 96 years; and

Whereas, Naming the section of roadway of West Virginia Route 17, Spruce River Road, near Ramage, Boone County, West Virginia, is an appropriate recognition of his contributions to his country, state, community and Boone County; therefore, be it

Resolved by the Legislature of West Virginia:

That the Division of Highways is hereby requested to name a portion of West Virginia Route 17, Spruce River Road, near Ramage, Boone County, West Virginia, beginning at point (37.9856” N) (-81.8223W), at the intersection of Secondary Rt. 20, Six Mile Road and West Virginia Route 17, traveling south and ending at point (37.9794N) (-81.8079W) at the intersection with Bias Branch Rd., Secondary Rt 119/5, traveling approximately 1.1 miles in Boone County, the “U. S. Army SSG/TEC 5 Fred E. Duty Memorial Highway”; and, be it

Further Resolved, That the Division of Highways is requested to have made and be placed signs identifying the roadway as the ““U. S. Army SSG/TEC 5 Fred E. Duty Memorial Highway”; 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.

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