Bill Text: WV SCR23 | 2018 | Regular Session | Introduced
Bill Title: Betty Jo Delong Memorial Bridge
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 3-0)
Status: (Passed) 2018-03-10 - House Message received [SCR23 Detail]
Download: West_Virginia-2018-SCR23-Introduced.html
SENATE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION 23
(Senators Stollings, Beach, and Plymale)
[Introduced February 15, 2018]
Requesting the Division of Highways name bridge number 23-14-0.05 (23A368), locally known as Rum Creek Connector over Guyandotte River, carrying County Route 14 over Guyandotte River in Logan County, the “Betty Jo Delong Memorial Bridge”.
Whereas, Betty Jo Chambers, the daughter of coal miner, Harry Chambers, and
Postmaster, Geraldine Lowe, attended Dehue-Chambers Grade School, in Dehue, Logan County, West Virginia; and
Whereas, Betty Jo Chambers was a Golden Horseshoe winner and graduated from Logan High School in Logan County; and
Whereas, Betty Jo 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 grew up with her siblings: 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 Courthouse, 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 bridge number 23-14-0.05 (23A368), locally known as Rum Creek Connector over Guyandotte River, carrying County Route 14 over Guyandotte River in Logan County, the “Betty Jo Delong 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 “Betty Jo Delong Memorial Bridge”; and, be it
Further Resolved, That the Clerk of the Senate is hereby directed to forward a copy of this resolution to the Commissioner of the Division of Highways.
