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COMMITTEE SUBSTITUTE FOR

HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION NO. 19(By Delegates Hamilton and Azinger)

 

 

 

Requesting that bridge number 49-151-0.68 (49A069) on Route 151 in Upshur County, West Virginia, the “Army Specialist 4 William Lewis Reger Memorial Bridge”.

    Whereas, Army Specialist Reger was born on February 20, 1945 in Buckhannon; and

    Whereas, Army Specialist Reger was a son of the late Bob and Gwen Reger; and

    Whereas, Army Specialist Reger was a 1963 graduate of Buckhannon-Upshur High School, graduated from West Virginia Wesleyan College in 1967 with a major in chemistry and was a graduate assistant at Marshall University; and

    Whereas, Army Specialist Reger was an Eagle Scout, a member of the First United Methodist Church, a member of the Kappa Alpha Order and played football at both Buckhannon-Upshur High School and West Virginia Wesleyan College; and

    Whereas, Army Specialist Reger joined the Army in July 1968 and began his tour of duty on April 22, 1969; and

    Whereas, Army Specialist Reger was a Field Communications Electronics Equipment Mechanic with D Company, 1st Battalion, 12th Infantry; and

    Whereas, Army Specialist Reger died on November 8, 1969 in Tay Ninh, South Vietnam; and

    Whereas, It is fitting that an enduring memorial be established to commemorate this native son who gave the ultimate sacrifice for his state and his country; therefore, be it

    Resolved by the Legislature of West Virginia:

    That the Division of Highways is hereby requested to name bridge number 49-151-0.68 (49A069) on Route 151 in Upshur County, West Virginia, the “Army Specialist 4 William Lewis Reger Memorial Bridge”; and, be it

    Further Resolved, That the Commissioner of the Division of Highways is hereby requested to erect signs at both ends of the bridge containing bold and prominent letters proclaiming the bridge the “Army Specialist 4 William Lewis Reger Memorial Bridge”; and, be it

    Further Resolved, That the Clerk of the House of Delegates forward a certified copy of this resolution to the Commissioner of the Division of Highways and Army Specialist Reger’s three brothers, Robert H. (Bob) Reger, Jr., John E. (Jack) Reger and James P. (Jim) Reger.

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