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HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION NO. 13
(By Delegates Perry, Pino and Staggers)
Requesting that bridge number 10-16-2.38 on Route 16 in Fayette
County, West Virginia, be named the "Thomas H. Stafford
Memorial Bridge".
Whereas, Mr. Stafford was born on January 14, 1945 in Mt. Hope
to Harold and Juanita Stafford and passed away on November 16,
2009; and
Whereas, Mr. Stafford graduated from Mt. Hope High School in
1962, attended Marshall University and Beckley College and lived in
Fayetteville; and
Whereas, Mr. Stafford was employed by People's Life Insurance
in 1967. After working as an underwriter, he was later named
manager and opened People's Security, the Stafford Agency, to serve
the greater Beckley community. He won numerous awards for top small
agency in the company over the course of ten years; and
Whereas, In the mid-1990s, through mergers and acquisitions,
Mr. Stafford remained with the company as Regional Director and
Trainer for Monumental Life Insurance Company for three years. He
then reopened the Beckley Stafford Agency where he continued to
work until his retirement in June 2000. After retirement from Monumental Life, he became a real estate agent for Jim Lively
Century 21 and served on the Board of Directors for Pioneer
Community Bank until his death; and
Whereas, Mr. Stafford was a member of the MacDonald-Warren
Lodge Number 103, A.F. & A.M. Sewell Chapter No. 24, Royal Arch
Masons, and 32nd Degree Mason Scottish Rite Bodies. He was a former
member and president of both the Oak Hill Jaycees and Fayette
County Board of Education. Mr. Stafford also attended the
Fayetteville Baptist Church; and
Whereas, Mr. Stafford was one of the original guides for
Wildwater Unlimited, hired by Jon Dragan in 1972, and worked there
until 1992. His last trip down the New River was assisting then
Vice President Dan Quayle and his family on their rafting trip. He
was a guide for Lady Bird Johnson's trip down the river as well.
Mr. Stafford rafted Cataract Canyon, Costa Rica, Green River and
the Colorado River numerous times. He was also an avid antique car
enthusiast, restoring and owning cars; and
Whereas, It is fitting that an enduring memorial be established
to commemorate a native son who significantly contributed to his
community and his state; therefore, be it
Resolved by the Legislature of West Virginia:
That the Division of Highways is hereby requested to name
bridge number 10-16-2.38 on Route 16 in Fayette County, West
Virginia, the "Thomas H. Stafford 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 "Thomas H. Stafford 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, his widow, Deanna Stafford, his son,
Shane Stafford, his brother, Ronald Stafford, his sisters, Nancy
Guin and Ginny Keeney and his sister-in-law, Faye Stafford, widow
of his brother Donald Stafford.