Bill Text: WV SCR43 | 2019 | Regular Session | Introduced
Bill Title: Governor William Casey Marland Memorial Bridge
Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Democrat 4-2)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2019-02-25 - To Transportation and Infrastructure [SCR43 Detail]
Download: West_Virginia-2019-SCR43-Introduced.html
SENATE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION 43
(By Senators Cline, Lindsay, Hamilton, Beach, Jeffries, and Facemire)
[Introduced February 23, 2019]
Requesting the Division of Highways name bridge number 55-1-11.62, (55A003), locally known as the Glen Rogers Bridge, carrying County Route 1 over Trough Fork in Wyoming County, the “Governor William Casey Marland Memorial Bridge”.
Whereas, William Casey Marland was born in Johnston City, Illinois, on March 26, 1918, the son of Joseph Wesley and Maude Casey Marland. His father was a mining boss who moved the family to the coal town of Glen Rogers in Wyoming County, West Virginia, when William Marland was seven years old; and
Whereas, During World War II, U. S. Navy Lt. William Casey Marland served in the Pacific theater, completing four tours; and
Whereas, William Casey Marland attended the University of Alabama, where he was a star football player. He received a law degree from West Virginia University in 1947. He married Valerie Allen Marland in 1942, and they had four children: William Allen, Susan Lynn, John Wesley, and Casey Dixon; and
Whereas. William Casey Marland was appointed law clerk to federal Judge Ben Moore, and in August 1948, he was appointed Assistant Attorney General. Upon resignation of former Attorney General, Ira J. Partlow, on December 1, 1949, he was appointed Attorney General. In November 1950, he was elected to the office. He announced his resignation on January 30, 1952, to run for election as Governor later that year, his resignation taking effect the next day; and
Whereas, Governor William Casey Marland was elected the 24th Governor of the state in 1952, beating former Senator Rush Holt by a small margin; and
Whereas, Governor William Casey Marland advocated the desegregation of schools, expansion of the state parks and other recreational facilities, improved unemployment and workers’ compensation laws, and an industrial development program; and
Whereas, Governor William Casey Marland ran for the 1956 special election for Senator. He lost the election to former Senator William Chapman Revercomb. In 1958, he ran for the Democratic primary to another special Senate election, losing to Representative Jennings Randolph. After his second Senate loss, Governor William Casey Marland worked as an attorney, eventually relocating to the Chicago area; and
Whereas, Governor William Casey Marland died November 26, 1965, in Barrington, Illinois; and
Whereas, It is fitting that an enduring memorial be established to commemorate Governor William Casey Marland and his contributions to our state; therefore, be it
Resolved by the Legislature of West Virginia:
That the Division of Highways is hereby requested to name bridge number 55-1-11.62, (55A003), locally known as the Glen Rogers Bridge, carrying County Route 1 over Trough Fork in Wyoming County, the “Governor William Casey Marland 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 “Governor William Casey Marland 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.
