Bill Text: WV SCR16 | 2021 | Regular Session | Introduced
Bill Title: USMC Corporal Roger Lee Boothe Memorial Road
Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill
Status: (Engrossed - Dead) 2021-04-01 - To House Rules [SCR16 Detail]
Download: West_Virginia-2021-SCR16-Introduced.html
SENATE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION 16
(By Senators Stollings and Phillips)
[Introduced March 8, 2021]
Requesting the Division of Highways name a stretch of West Virginia Route 85 beginning at the southern end of Dunlap Brothers Road at Uneeda and ending one mile south near Quinland in Madison, West Virginia, as the “U.S.M.C. CPL Roger Lee Boothe Memorial Road”.
Whereas, Roger Lee Boothe was born in Logan county on August 20, 1947, and moved to Uneeda in Boone County at the age of three where he was raised; and
Whereas, Roger Lee Boothe graduated from Scott High School, and at age 18, he entered the U.S. Marine Corps; and
Whereas, While at Quang Tri, Vietnam, with only eight days left until his deployment home, the bunker where CPL Roger Lee Boothe was assigned was shelled. He was left paralyzed from the waist down; and
Whereas, When CPL Roger Lee Boothe returned home, he enrolled at the West Virginia Rehab Center to study accounting and played on their wheelchair basketball team; and
Whereas, Roger Lee Boothe went on to earn a chemistry degree from West Virginia State University, and then to West Virginia University, where he successfully completed their pharmacy program; and
Whereas, CPL Roger Lee Boothe then returned to Uneeda to help his mother, who was ill, and also opened a pharmacy there in 1976 to help his community; and
Whereas, CPL Roger Lee Boothe was always a guiding light for his community and never turned down the opportunity to help someone in need, whether it was loaning money for food or medicine, or just being there to listen when someone was going through a difficult time; and
Whereas, CPL Roger Lee Boothe always had an interest in sports, and he played basketball and baseball as a left-handed pitcher in high school; and
Whereas, Later, CPL Roger Lee Boothe played wheelchair basketball, participated in the Charleston Distance Run, and supported athletic teams in Madison and the surrounding areas; and
Whereas, CPL Roger Lee Boothe also became interested in flying, learned to fly ultralight planes, and even built his own airplane, where he customized it with hand controls; and
Whereas, CPL Roger Lee Boothe has selflessly helped several students get their college degrees and much more; and
Whereas, CPL Roger Lee Boothe was a very humble, private person, and he did not speak of his many outreach and assistance efforts on his own. This information was gathered by family and friends who love and appreciate him; and
Whereas, Sadly, on Sunday, August 11, 2019, CPL Roger Lee Boothe passed away. He was preceded in death by his parents, Bill and Mary (Green) Boothe; his brother, Ralph; his sister, RoseMary (Boothe) McCray; and nephew, Bill Church; and
Whereas, CPL Roger Lee Boothe is survived by his companion, and love of his life of 25 years, Nada Baldwin; his brother, Dale Boothe; sister, Rita Boothe Church; nieces, Wendy Miller, London Gibson, and Dee-Dee Seagraves; nephews, Tom, Jim, and Joe Boothe; a special friend, Brock Loftis; a special granddaughter, Brittany Baldwin; and a 12-year-old granddaughter, Azriella Baldwin; and
Whereas, It is fitting that an enduring memorial be established to commemorate CPL Roger Lee Boothe and his contributions to our state and country; therefore, be it
Resolved by the Legislature of West Virginia:
That the Division of Highways name a stretch of West Virginia Route 85 beginning at the southern end of Dunlap Brothers Road at Uneeda and ending one mile south near Quinland in Madison, West Virginia, as the “U.S.M.C. CPL Roger Lee Boothe Memorial Road”; and, be it
Further Resolved, That the Division of Highways is hereby requested to have made and be placed signs identifying the road as the “U.S.M.C. CPL Roger Lee Boothe Memorial Road”; and, be it
Further Resolved, That the Clerk of Senate is hereby directed to forward a copy of this resolution to the Commissioner of the Division of Highways.
