Bill Text: WV HCR74 | 2019 | Regular Session | Introduced
Bill Title: U. S. Army PFC James Leslie Pridemore Memorial Road
Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Republican 6-2)
Status: (Passed) 2019-03-09 - Completed legislative action [HCR74 Detail]
Download: West_Virginia-2019-HCR74-Introduced.html
HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION 74
(By Delegates Maynard, J. Jeffries, Paynter, Rohrbach, Hornbuckle, Lovejoy, Linville and Mandt)
[Introduced February 18, 2019]
Requesting the Division of Highways name a portion of Two-Mile Road (WV Route 36) beginning 1.3 miles from the start of the hollow and Two-Mile Road a distance of .6 mile total, or 1.9 miles from the start of the hollow, in Lincoln County, the “U. S. Army PFC James Leslie Pridemore Memorial Road”.
Whereas, James Leslie Pridemore was born October 2, 1949, in Lincoln County, West Virginia, the son of Forrest Pridemore, Jr. and Sara Catherine Pridemore; and
Whereas, PFC James Leslie Pridemore enlisted in the United States Army following graduation from high school and started a Vietnam tour of duty on March 4, 1968; and
Whereas, PFC James Leslie Pridemore was killed on May 29, 1968, by an exploding grenade; and
Whereas, It is fitting that an enduring memorial be established to commemorate PFC James Leslie Pridemore and his contributions and supreme sacrifice to our state and to his country; therefore, be it
Resolved by the Legislature of West Virginia:
That the Division of Highways is hereby requested to name a portion of Two-Mile Road (WV Route 36) beginning 1.3 miles from the start of the hollow and Two-Mile Road a distance of .6 mile total, or 1.9 miles from the start of the hollow, in Lincoln County, the “U. S. Army PFC James Leslie Pridemore Memorial Road”; and, be it
Further Resolved, That the Commissioner of the Division of Highways is hereby requested to have made and be placed signs at both ends identifying the portion of road as the “U. S. Army PFC James Leslie Pridemore Memorial Road”; 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.
