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HOUSE RESOLUTION NO. 38
(By Delegates Wells, Guthrie and Skaff)
Requesting the Division of Highways to name bridge number 20-61-
4.63, crossing Paint Creek on United States Route 61, in
Kanawha County, the "W.T.(Big Bill) Elswick Memorial Bridge".
Whereas, William Elswick was born in 1916, and lived a full
life of 87 years until he passed away in 2003; and
Whereas, William Elswick served his country in the Philippines
during World War II with the rank of Master Sergeant in the United
States Army; and
Whereas, William Elswick worked for C & O Railroad and later
for CSX Railroad; he played minor league baseball after his war
service and his love of baseball and of children spurred him to
volunteer for Little League when his son was old enough to play;
with his own equipment and his own hard work, he built five
baseball fields, one in Handley and four in Hansford, and three of
those five fields are still in use today in Hansford and are named
the W. T. Elswick Fields; and
Whereas, William Elswick worked the midnight shift for C & O
Railroad so that he could be at the ball fields during the day; he
would go to the fields early in the morning when he got off work to cut grass, drag and line the fields, and anything else that needed
to be done; he would then come home and eat and sleep for a while
and then head off to work at the railroad; and
Whereas, William Elswick was selected to receive the West
Virginia Citizen of the Year Award by Governor Moore in 1987 for
his lifetime of volunteer work; his volunteer work was also cited
in numerous magazines and newspapers and was featured in the book
titled Chatter Up!, authored by former Atlanta Braves player and
scout Jeff Davenport, written to help children succeed at Little
League, and the book was dedicated by the author to Mr. Elswick;
and
Whereas, William Elswick helped build strong friendships,
leadership, team support, and good attitudes for thousands of
children ages six to eighteen who lived from Marmet to Montgomery;
his whole life was dedicated to helping children learn about
sportsmanship, kindness, character, and integrity, as well as
teaching children how to play sports; and
Whereas, It is fitting and proper William Elswick be honored
for his lifetime was dedicated to volunteering and leadership in
the noble cause of helping the children of his community;
therefore, be it
Resolved by the Legislature of West Virginia:
That the Division of Highways is hereby requested to name
Bridge Number 20-61-4.63, crossing Paint Creek on United States Route 61, in Kanawha County, the "W.T. (Big Bill) Elswick Memorial
Bridge"; and, be it
Further Resolved, That the Division of Highways is hereby
requested to have made and be placed signs identifying the bridge
as the "W.T. (Big Bill) Elswick Memorial Bridge"; and, be it
Further Resolved, That the Clerk of the House of Delegates,
forward a certified copy of this resolution to the Secretary of the
Department of Transportation and to the family of William Elswick.
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