Bill Text: WV HCR85 | 2021 | Regular Session | Introduced
Bill Title: World War II Veterans Toothman Brothers Memorial Bridge
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Engrossed - Dead) 2021-04-06 - To Transportation and Infrastructure [HCR85 Detail]
Download: West_Virginia-2021-HCR85-Introduced.html
HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION 85
(By Delegate Mallow)
[Introduced April 1, 2021; referred to Rules]
Requesting the Division of Highways name bridge number: 25-001/00-010.40 (25A004), (39.53091, -80.34410) locally known as Mannington Arch, carrying CR 1 over Pyles Fork in Marion County, the “WW II Veterans Toothman Brothers Memorial Bridge”.
Whereas, The Toothman family of Mannington, West Virginia had five brothers who served in the military during World War II; and
Whereas, Osborne Dale Toothman, age 95, died on October 14, 2016, at his home in Charlottesville, Virginia. Born on March 5, 1921, he was one of nine sons born to Charles and Mae Toothman in Mannington, West Virginia. He served in World War II as a Marine from 1938 to 1946; and
Whereas, Rupert Clyde Toothman served in the U. S. Army. He was seriously injured in Germany and discharged in 1945. He died in Page, Arizona in 1986; and
Whereas, Harold Herman Toothman served in the U. S. Army, discharged in 1945. He died in Mesa, Arizona in 1987; and
Whereas, Lawrence Reid Toothman was a U. S. Army Air Force B-24 pilot. He was shot down over Linz, Austria during his eighth mission, parachuted from the plane and captured by the Germans. He was freed from a POW hospital by Russians. He was discharged in 1946. He died in Orlando, Florida in 1984; and
Whereas, Hubert Earl Toothman Served in the U. S. Army, was wounded in France near the Germany border. He was discharged in 1945 and died in Waycross, Georgia in 1972; and
Whereas, It is fitting that an enduring memorial be established to commemorate the Toothman brothers and their contributions to our state and country; therefore, be it
Resolved by the Legislature of West Virginia:
That the Division of Highways is hereby requested to name bridge number: 25-001/00-010.40 (25A004), (39.53091, -80.34410) locally known as Mannington Arch, carrying CR 1 over Pyles Fork in Marion County, the “WW II Veterans Toothman Brothers 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 “WW II Veterans Toothman Brothers Memorial Bridge”; and, be it
Further Resolved, That the Clerk of the House forward a copy of this resolution to the Commissioner of the Division of Highways.
