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HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION 58

(By Delegates C. Miller, C. Romine, Lovejoy, Rohrbach, Sobonya, Hicks, Thompson, Hornbuckle and Westfall)

[Introduced March 7, 2017]

 

Requesting the Division of Highways to name the Section of U.S. Route 60 in Cabell County from the Guyan Golf and Country Club to the Huntington City Limits, the "William C. Campbell Memorial Highway."

Whereas, William Cammack Campbell was born on May 5, 1923, in Huntington, West Virginia, to Rolla and Ruth Campbell; and

Whereas, William Cammack Campbell served in the United States Army, where he saw combat duty in World War II, rose in rank to Captain and was awarded the Bronze Star for Valor and his 100th infantry division three Battle Stars; and

Whereas, William Cammack Campbell graduated from Princeton University in 1947 with a degree in history; and

Whereas, William Cammack Campbell was not only an accomplished amateur golfer, he also served a two-year term as President of the United States Golf Association (USGA) and a two-year term as the Captain of the Royal and Ancient Golf Club at St. Andrews in Scotland. Mr. Campbell is the only person ever to have led both prestigious golfing organizations; and

Whereas, William Cammack Campbell played in thirty-seven U.S. Amateurs, including thirty-three consecutively from 1941-1977, and won the event in 1964; and

Whereas, William Cammack Campbell played on eight Walker Cup teams from 1951 to 1975, captaining the 1955 team, and finished with an overall record of 11-4-2 and 7-0-1 in single matches; and

Whereas, William Cammack Campbell won three West Virginia Opens, four North and South Amateurs, and fifteen West Virginia Amateur titles; and

Whereas, William Cammack Campbell won the U.S. Senior Amateur in 1979 and 1980 and finished second overall in the 1980 U.S. Senior Open; and

Whereas, William Cammack Campbell served on the Executive Committee of the USGA from 1962-1965, and again from 1977-1984, serving as the treasurer in 1978-1979, the vice-president in 1980-1981, and as the president from 1982-1983; and

Whereas, William Cammack Campbell was awarded the Bob Jones Award in 1956, the USGA's highest honor; the Old Tom Morris Award from the Golf Course Superintendents Association of America (GCSAA) in 1991, the GCSAA's highest honor; and was inducted into the West Virginia Golf Hall of Fame in 2009; and

Whereas, William Cammack Campbell served as a member of the West Virginia House of Delegates from 1948-1951; and

Whereas, William Cammack Campbell was a lifetime owner and manager of Campbell Insurance of Huntington, WV; and

Whereas, William Cammack Campbell was an active member of the community and contributed to many organization and causes, including: Serving as President for the Marshall University Foundation, the Huntington YMCA, the Greater Huntington Chamber of Commerce and the Central Ohio Industrial Council; serving as the director of the Cabell County American Red Cross; serving as the Vice President of the Ohio Valley Improvement Association; and serving asĀ  a board member of Our Jobs, Our Children, Our Future, Inc.; therefore, be it

Resolved by the Legislature of West Virginia:

That the Division of Highways is hereby requested to name that portion of U.S. Route 60, from the Guyan Golf and Country Club to the Huntington City Limits in Cabell County, the "William C. Campbell Memorial Highway"; and, be it

Further Resolved, That the Commissioner of the Division of Highways is hereby requested to erect signs at both ends of the designated highway containing bold and prominent letters proclaiming that portion of U.S. Route 60, from the Guyan Golf and Country Club to the Huntington City Limits in Cabell County, the "William C. Campbell Memorial Highway"; 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.

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