SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 42

(By Senators Wells, Stollings, Yost, Jenkins, D. Hall, Unger, Green, Plymale, Kessler (Mr. President) and Fitzsimmons)

Memorializing the life of Lance Corporal Adam Johnson Crumpler, a son of West Virginia and a United States Marine.

    Whereas, Adam Johnson Crumpler was born August 31, 1985, and along with his sister Brittany was raised by their grandparents, Hubert Robert Johnson and Emma Stone Johnson; and

    Whereas, Adam Johnson Crumpler graduated from Riverside High School in 2003, was a Blue Belt member of the American Martial Arts Association and was a member of Point Lick Gospel Tabernacle in Charleston, West Virginia; and

    Whereas, Upon graduation from high school, Adam Johnson Crumpler followed in his grandfather’s footsteps and enlisted in the United States Marine Corps; and

    Whereas, Adam Johnson Crumpler was assigned to the 3rd Battalion, 2nd Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, and was called to duty to serve in Operation Iraqi Freedom; and

    Whereas, Adam Johnson Crumpler and his battalion participated in Operation Spear, a mission to destroy militant networks that may filter across the porous national line with Syria; and

    Whereas, Sadly, Lance Corporal Adam Johnson Crumpler was killed by small-arms fire while conducting combat operations against enemy forces during Operation Spear in Karabilah, Iraq, on June 18, 2005, at the age of nineteen; and

    Whereas, Adam Johnson Crumpler served bravely and with honor, and made the ultimate sacrifice for his country and state; and

    Whereas, To memorialize the life of Lance Corporal Adam Johnson Crumpler, a section of U. S. Route 60 from Campbells Creek Road to Warrior Way has been named in his memory as an everlasting tribute to his life; and

    Whereas, Adam Johnson Crumpler is sorely missed by his loving family and numerous friends and admirers, and leaves behind not only a legacy of service, but a brighter future for West Virginia; therefore, be it

    Resolved by the Senate:

    That the Senate hereby memorializes the life of Lance Corporal Adam Johnson Crumpler, a son of West Virginia and a United States Marine; and, be it

    Further Resolved, That the Senate expresses its deepest condolences to the family of Lance Corporal Adam Johnson Crumpler; and, be it

    Further Resolved, That the Clerk is hereby directed to forward a copy of this resolution to the family of Lance Corporal Adam Johnson Crumpler.