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HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION NO. 127

(By Delegate Perdue and Mr. Speaker, Mr. Thompson)

 

 

 

Requesting that bridge number 50-52-27.66 on Route 52 near the intersection of Routes 52 and 37 in Fort Gay, Wayne County, West Virginia be named the “Staff Sergeant Chester Arthur Winchell Memorial Bridge.”

    Whereas, Chester A. Winchell was born on August 4, 1944 in Fort Gay; and

    Whereas, Chester A. Winchell died in Vietnam on November 11, 1967 while on his second tour of duty with the U. S. Army; and

    Whereas, Chester A. Winchell was awarded the Purple Heart and the Bronze Star; and

    Whereas, Chester A. Winchell served his country and his state with honor and distinction and gave the ultimate sacrifice; therefore, be it

Resolved by the Legislature of West Virginia:

    That the Division of Highways is hereby requested to name bridge number 50-52-27.66 on Route 52, near the intersection of Routes 52 and 37, in Fort Gay, Wayne County, West Virginia the “Staff Sergeant Chester Arthur Winchell 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 “Staff Sergeant Chester Arthur Winchell 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, the Fort Gay Vietnam Veterans Memorial Association, his brother, Clyde Winchell, and his sisters, Lucille Vaughn, Virgie Fay Meade and Shirley Waller.

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