Bill Text: WV SCR29 | 2015 | Regular Session | Introduced
Bill Title: Requesting DOH name bridge in Kanawha County "Rosie the Riveter Memorial Bridge"
Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill
Status: (Passed) 2015-03-13 - House Message received [SCR29 Detail]
Download: West_Virginia-2015-SCR29-Introduced.html
SENATE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION NO. 29
(By Senators Palumbo, Boley, Gaunch, Takubo, Walters, Stollings, Prezioso and D. Hall)
Requesting the Division of Highways name bridge number 20-77-99.01 (20A418), locally known as I-77 Greenbrier Street Overpass, with latitude of 38.34157 and longitude of -81.61183 in Kanawha County the “Rosie the Riveter Memorial Bridge”.
Whereas, Women who worked on the home front during World War II were a significant force in shortening and winning that history-changing war. West Virginia women contributed significantly to the effort by working in factories, farms, government and as volunteers doing any and all that could be done on the home front; and
Whereas, Rosie the Riveters as a group and with individual examples in West Virginia are noted for caring for their loved ones who were wounded in many ways by the war, who pioneered proof of what women do for society, and who showed what older Americans do when given the right guidance and opportunity. Most Rosies the Riveters have died without being recognized or learned from; and
Whereas, The West Virginia Rosie the Riveter Program has proven from 2009 to the present that these women were critical to the well-being of America, allied nations and freedom and showing the value of the strengths of women; and
Whereas, The Greater Kanawha Valley is the first model Rosie the Riveter Community in America, based on work done by the nonprofit called, Thanks! Plain and Simple, Inc. ("Thanks!") which has the mission of creating projects that need to be done in America and then guiding other Americans to join in the effort. "Thanks!" has been significantly helped by Rosie the Riveters, many of whom have died since "Thanks!" began work in 2009. Families and the overall communities of West Virginia have been supporting these and other efforts to honor Rosie the Riveters; and
Whereas, The Charleston Gold Dome Lions Club has initiated naming a bridge the “Rosie the Riveter Memorial Bridge” as an example of what can be done by communities nationwide. Increasing numbers of entities across the United States and internationally are recognizing that the ways West Virginia has recognized Rosie the Riveters are significant and achievable. A small bridge in Wetzel County was named for a living Rosie, Freda Bell, which is a first in America and shows West Virginia's spirit and commitment to contributors to freedom; and
Whereas, It is only fitting and proper that the class of Americans known as Rosie the Riveters and their good work for family, community, the nation and the world be recognized and remembered; therefore, be it
Resolved by the Legislature of West Virginia:
That the Division of Highways is hereby requested to name bridge number 20-77-99.01 (20A418), locally known as I-77 Greenbrier Street Overpass, with latitude of 38.34157 and longitude of -81.61183 in Kanawha County the “Rosie the Riveter Memorial Bridge”; and, be it
Further Resolved, That the Division of Highways is hereby requested to have made and be placed signs at both ends of the bridge identifying it as the “Rosie the Riveter 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, to "Thanks! Plain and Simple, Inc." and to the Charleston Gold Dome Lions Club.
