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Introduced Version House Concurrent Resolution 61 History

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HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION 61

(By Delegate Burkhammer)

[Introduced March 19, 2021]

 

Requesting the Division of Highways name a bridge bearing the bridge number: 21-030/12-000.25 () (21a172), (38.94030, -80.42246) locally known as Hog Hollow w-beam, carrying CR 30/12 over Skin Creek in Lewis County as the “Army Reserve Nurse Rose V. Davis Forinash West Memorial Bridge”.

Whereas, Rose V. Davis Forinash West was born on January 30, 1887, in Lewis County to the late David and Susan Bennett Davis, and was raised on Hog Hollow Road near the community of Vandalia, West Virginia; and

Whereas, Rose V. Davis Forinash West worked at the Bailey House in Weston, West Virginia, for Sally Vanderbolt to earn enough money for nursing school; and

Whereas, In 1913, at age 26, she attended the Philadelphia School of Nursing where she graduated in 1915 third in her class; and

Whereas, On February 24, 1915, she received her certificate in the American Red Cross Nursing Service; and

Whereas, After nursing school and receiving her nursing certification, Rose V. Davis Forinash West returned to Weston to work at the Weston State Hospital where she became head nurse and medical supervisor; and

Whereas, On February 24, 1915, she received her certificate in the American Red Cross Nursing Service; and

Whereas, On December 22, 1917, Rose V. Davis Forinash West entered World War I by joining the U.S. Army Nursing Corp.; and

Whereas, Rose V. Davis Forinash West began her Army career at Camp Lee, and worked at the following hospitals throughout her career: Queen Mary’s Military Hospital at Walley, England; Base Hospital No. 18 at Etap, France; Hospital No. H12 France, and New York City   Base Hospital  No. 1; and

Whereas, The stories of heroism were endless as she was known for running into foxholes to reach the wounded while enemy artillery fire was still happening; and

Whereas, Rose V. Davis Forinash West often worked days at a time without relief and one specific story, she was known for performing surgery to remove shrapnel from a wounded soldier's leg in the foxhole before the ambulance could reach him; and

Whereas, Upon her death, President Nixon offered the following citation, “The United States of America honors the memory of Rose V. West. This certificate is awarded by a grateful nation in recognition of devoted and selfless consecration to the service of our country in the Armed Forces of the United States;” and

Whereas, For these reasons it is fitting and proper that the bridge be named in honor of Rose V. Davis Forinash West; therefore, be it

Resolved by the Legislature of West Virginia:

That the Division of Highways is requested to name a bridge bearing the bridge number: 21-030/12-000.25 () (21a172), (38.94030, -80.42246) locally known as Hog Hollow w-beam, carrying CR 30/12 over Skin Creek in Lewis County as the “Army Reserve Nurse Rose V. Davis Forinash West Memorial Bridge”; and, be it

Further Resolved, That the commissioner of the Division of Highways is requested to erect signs at both ends of the bridge containing bold and prominent letters proclaiming the bridge as the “Army Reserve Nurse Rose V. Davis Forinash West Memorial Bridge”; and, be it

Further Resolved, That the Clerk of the House of Delegates forward a copy of this resolution to the commissioner of the Division of Highways.

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