Bill Text: WV SCR20 | 2019 | Regular Session | Introduced
Bill Title: US Air Force SSGT Ryan David Hammond Memorial Bridge
Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill
Status: (Passed) 2019-03-09 - House Message received [SCR20 Detail]
Download: West_Virginia-2019-SCR20-Introduced.html
SENATE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION 20
(By Senators Maroney, Clements, Baldwin, Stollings, and Swope)
[Introduced January 30, 2019]
Requesting the Division of Highways name bridge number 26-250-31.34 (26A119), known locally as Route 250 Jefferson Avenue Extension Bridge, crossing Little Grave Creek just south of the Walmart Plaza entrance near Moundsville, West Virginia, the “U.S. Air Force SSGT Ryan David Hammond Memorial Bridge”.
Whereas, Ryan Hammond was born on March 29, 1989, in Glen Dale, West Virginia, and graduated from John Marshall High School in 2007; and
Whereas, After graduating high school, Ryan Hammond proudly joined the United States Air Force in September 2007 as an F-15 Avionics Technician at Tyndall Air Force Base, Florida, and Seymour Johnson Air Force Base, North Carolina. After 6 years of service, Ryan cross-trained to a Loadmaster and arrived at Dyess Air Force Base, Texas, in March 2014 as part of the 39th Airlift Squadron; and
Whereas, SSGT Ryan David Hammond, 26, of Moundsville, West Virginia, died as a hero on Friday, October 2, 2015. Ryan was killed in action when a U. S. C-130J plane crashed while taking off from Jalalabad International Airport in Afghanistan during Operation Freedom’s Sentinel; and
Whereas, Before his deployment, Ryan applied to officer training school. He was a member of the elite USAF Honor Guard. Ryan was also working toward his bachelor’s degree in Technical Management at Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University. He was a member of Ebenezer United Methodist Church on Roberts Ridge, in Moundsville. Ryan lived in Abilene, Texas, with his wife, Holly, and their dog, Dug; and
Whereas, It is fitting that an enduring memorial be established to commemorate SSGT Ryan David Hammond and his sacrifice for his state and country; therefore, be it
Resolved by the Legislature of West Virginia:
That the Division of Highways name bridge number 26-250-31.34 (26A119), known locally as Route 250 Jefferson Avenue Extension Bridge, crossing Little Grave Creek just south of the Walmart Plaza entrance near Moundsville, West Virginia, the “U.S. Air Force SSGT Ryan David Hammond 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 “U.S. Air Force SSGT Ryan David Hammond Memorial Bridge”; and, be it
Further Resolved, That the Clerk of the Senate is hereby directed forward a copy of this resolution to the Commissioner of the Division of Highways.
