SENATE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION NO. 23
(By Senator Brackenrich)
Urging the governor and the secretary of transportation to name
the bridge to be constructed across the Greenbrier River in
Ronceverte, West Virginia, on U.S. Route 219, the "Marshall
Casdorph Memorial Bridge".
Whereas, Marshall Casdorph was born on September 4, 1907, in
Greenbrier County, where he was initially employed as a clerk in
the CJ Stores at the age of ten and later purchased the CJ Stores
and expanded its operations to twenty stores in three West
Virginia counties; and
Whereas, Marshall Casdorph was married to Pauline Yates
Casdorph for sixty-three years; and
Whereas, Marshall Casdorph served the United States Army
with distinction and honor as an infantryman in World War II from
1942-1945 in the European Theater of Operations as a member of
the 394th Infantry Regiment, 99th Infantry Division, and received
a battlefield commission; and
Whereas, Marshall Casdorph, an active community and civic
leader in the city of Ronceverte, in the county of Greenbrier and
in the contiguous counties throughout his adult life, founded the
Community Christmas Tree Commemorative Program, which has
prospered and grown since its origination more than fifty years
ago; served as president of the Ronceverte Chamber of Commerce
and as bank director of the First National Bank; was instrumentalin the development of the Shenandoah Nursing Home; served on the
board of directors of the Humana Hospital; was actively involved
in programs of the Boy Scouts of America; was an active Rotarian
and received the Paul Harris Fellow Award, the rotary's highest
honor; served as the potentate of the Beni Kedem Temple and as
chairman of the Shriners' crippled children program for twenty
years; served as grand commander of the Grand Commandery of West
Virginia; and was actively involved in community and economic
development in Ronceverte and the Greenbrier County area; and
Whereas, Sadly, Marshall Casdorph died on December 20, 1992,
and is survived by his widow; and
Whereas, The passing of Marshall Casdorph should not go
unnoticed and should be appropriately honored; and
Whereas, The state of West Virginia will construct a bridge
crossing the Greenbrier River from U.S. Route 219 in Ronceverte,
which the Legislature of West Virginia desires to be designated
as the "Marshall Casdorph Memorial Bridge" in honor and tribute
to his outstanding achievements which have benefited all West
Virginians; therefore, be it
Resolved by the Legislature of West Virginia:
That the Legislature of West Virginia hereby urges the
governor and the secretary of transportation to designate the
bridge to be constructed across the Greenbrier River from U.S.
Route 219 in Ronceverte, West Virginia, as the "Marshall Casdorph
Memorial Bridge"; and be it
Further Resolved, That the Clerk of the Senate is hereby
directed to forward a copy of this resolution to the governor;
the secretary of state, Ken Hechler; and the secretary of thedepartment of transportation, Charles L. Miller.