House Concurrent Resolution Number

By Delegates Rodighiero, Phillips, Eldridge, Marcum and Hicks

Requesting the Division of Highways to name the bridge on West Virginia Route 10 over Buffalo Creek in Logan County, Bridge Number 23-10-25.88 (23A041), latitude 37.89636, longitude -81.99435, locally known as the Chief Logan Box Culvert, the “U.S. Army 1LT Patricia Simon Bridge.”

Whereas, First Lieutenant Patricia Simon, known to her family and friends as Pat, served in the United States Army Nurse Corps during World War II, in the African and European Theatres of War; and

Whereas, First Lieutenant Patricia Simon, a great community leader in Logan County, passed away on January 14, 2013, at the age of ninety-five; and

Whereas, It is fitting that an appropriate memorial recognizing First Lieutenant Patricia Simon's service to this country and her community be established near Chief Logan Park, where she walked every day for years; therefore, be it

Resolved by the West Virginia Legislature:

That the Division of Highways is hereby requested to name the bridge on West Virginia Route 10 over Buffalo Creek in Logan County, bridge number 23-10-25.88 (23A041), latitude 37.89636, longitude -81.99435, locally known as the Chief Logan Box Culvert, the “U.S. Army 1LT Patricia Simon 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 "U.S. Army 1LT Patricia Simon 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, the Logan Woman's Club and the family of First Lieutenant Patricia Simon.