Bill Text: WV HCR95 | 2014 | Regular Session | Introduced
Bill Title: Betty Jo Delong Memorial Bridge
Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill
Status: (Engrossed - Dead) 2014-02-25 - To Transportation and Infrastructure [HCR95 Detail]
Download: West_Virginia-2014-HCR95-Introduced.html
HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION NO. 95
(By Delegate R. Phillips and Tomblin)
Requesting that a new bridge currently under construction and referred to as the Dabney Bridge, tying New State Route 10 to Old State Route 10, crossing the Guyandotte River, near the intersection of Old State Route 10 and County Route 14, known as Rum Creek Road, in Logan County, be named the “Betty Jo Delong Memorial Bridge”
Whereas, Betty Jo Chambers Delong, the daughter of coal miner Harry Chambers and postmaster Geraldine Lowe Chambers, attended Dehue-Chambers Grade School, in Dehue, Logan County, West Virginia; and
Whereas, Betty Jo Chambers was a Golden Horseshoe winner; and
Whereas, Betty Jo Chambers graduated from Logan High School in Logan County; and
Whereas, Miss Chambers married Don Thomas Delong from Lyburn, West Virginia, and the couple had two children, Donnetta Rainwater, a teacher at Logan Middle School, and Donald Rex Delong, owner of Eastern Petroleum; and
Whereas, Betty Jo Delong’s brothers and sisters include Donna Lou Hipshire, Dorothy Young, Grover Chambers, Thelma Willis Eplin, Harry Chambers, Gerri Ball, Cora Tooley and Alice Price; and
Whereas, Betty Jo Delong was proud of the Chambers family’s long association with the Rum Creek area; and
Whereas, At one time the Chambers family owned property reaching from Rum Creek to Lowe’s Mountain; and
Whereas, Betty Jo Delong worked at several jobs in Logan County but later in her career was employed at the Logan County Court House, where she worked in the record room and was in charge of the deed books; and
Whereas, Betty Jo Delong is still remembered for updating the county’s system of obtaining deeds and land proposals; and
Whereas, Betty Jo Delong worked tirelessly to help members of her community, especially the elderly; and
Whereas, Betty Jo Delong assisted with the visit to Logan County of John F. Kennedy when he was a presidential candidate; and
Whereas, Betty Jo Delong died of cancer at the age of 42; and
Whereas, At the time of her death, all offices of the courthouse were closed out of respect for Betty Jo Delong’s service to the many people of Logan County; and
Whereas, It is fitting that an enduring memorial be established in the name of Betty Jo Delong in an area where she and her family have for so long been a part of the fabric of the community; therefore, be it
Resolved by the Legislature of West Virginia:
That the Division of Highways is hereby requested to name a new bridge currently under construction and referred to as the Dabney Bridge, tying New State Route 10 to Old State Route 10, crossing the Guyandotte River, near the intersection of Old State Route 10 and County Route 14, known as Rum Creek Road, in Logan County, the “Betty Jo Delong Memorial Bridge”; and, be it
Further Resolved, That the Commissioner of the Division of Highways is hereby requested to erect signs at both ends of the bridge containing bold and prominent letters proclaiming the bridge the “Betty Jo Delong Memorial Bridge”; and, be it
Further Resolved, That the Clerk of the House of Delegates forward a certified copy of this resolution to the Commissioner of the Division of Highways.
