COMMITTEE SUBSTITUTE

FOR

SENATE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION NO. 40

(By Senators Stollings, Kirkendoll, Unger, Plymale and Jenkins)

[Originating in the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure]

Requesting the Division of Highways to name County Route 13/03, known as Joe’s Creek Road, in Sumerco, Lincoln County, the “U. S. Army PFC John E. Runyan Memorial Road”.

    Whereas, Army PFC John E. Runyan was born in Sumerco, Lincoln County, on August 22, 1922; and

    Whereas, Army PFC John E. Runyan was drafted into the Army on December 1, 1942, and was assigned to the 99th Division, 22nd Infantry, Company 1; and

    Whereas, Army PFC John E. Runyan was killed in action in France on June 25, 1944, after a cargo truck he was in struck a German landmine; and

    Whereas, Army PFC John E. Runyan was finally laid to rest on November 20, 1948, at Midkiff Cemetery in Lincoln County; and

    Whereas, It is fitting to honor Army PFC John E. Runyan’s life and service by naming County Route 13/03 after him; therefore, be it

    Resolved by the Legislature of West Virginia:

    That the Division of Highways is hereby requested to name County Route 13/03, known as Joe’s Creek Road, in Sumerco, Lincoln County, the “U. S. Army PFC John E. Runyan Memorial Road”; and, be it

    Further Resolved, That the Division of Highways is hereby requested to have made and be placed signs identifying the road as the “U. S. Army PFC John E. Runyan Memorial Road”; and, be it

    Further Resolved, That the Clerk of the Senate is hereby directed to forward a copy of this resolution to the Secretary of the Department of Transportation, the Commissioner of Highways and the family of the late Army PFC John E. Runyan.