HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION NO. 27
(By Delegates Smirl, Romine, Hubbard,
Jenkins, Johnson and Leach)
Requesting that the West Virginia Department of Transportation,
Division of Highways, name a portion of U.S. Route 52, in
Huntington, West Virginia, being that part of U.S. Route 52
between its intersection with Interstate 64 and its
intersection with the West Virginia side of the Seventeenth
Street West Bridge, as Duling Boulevard, and to provide the
appropriate signs recognizing that portion of the highway as
"Duling Boulevard."
Whereas, U.S. Route 52 adjoins what was the real estate of
Irl Noel Duling, where he developed a manufacturing and
commercial storage park which drew numerous businesses into the
community, including: American National Rubber; Huntington
Plating, Inc; Kessler Brass Foundry; Metal Craft, Inc; Steel
Products Manufacturing; Kroger Company; Associated Grocers;
Owens-Illinois Glass; Cincinnati Cordage; Calgon Carbon; and
General Refrigeration; together with many others; and
Whereas, Irl Noel Duling honorably served as an officer in
World War I; and
Whereas, Irl Noel Duling was a well known businessman, being one of the largest food brokers in the tri-state area and the
owner of many grocery warehouses, office buildings and rental
residences in greater Huntington; and
Whereas, Irl Noel Duling, a strong supporter of the Johnson
Memorial Church, enjoyed a reputation in the community for being
a man of high moral and ethical standards and one who happily
shared his considerable business success through his generous
contributions to the many charities in his community; and
Whereas, Irl Noel Duling, who passed away December 10, 1957,
is still respected and revered by his loving family, friends and
business associates and for reason of such general esteem it is
thus appropriate that the highway which passes adjacent to his
property be used to commemorate and memorialize his life;
therefore, be it
Resolved by the Legislature of West Virginia:
That the West Virginia Department of Transportation,
Division of Highways, is hereby requested to name that portion of
U.S. Route 52 between its intersection with Interstate 64 and the
Seventeenth Street West Bridge in Huntington, West Virginia, the
"Duling Boulevard" and to erect appropriate signs to so identify
the structure; and, be it
Further Resolved, That the Clerk of the House of Delegates
is hereby directed to forward a copy of this resolution to the Secretary of the Department of Transportation, the Governor of
the State of West Virginia, the County Commission of Cabell
County, the Mayor of Huntington, and Charles F. Duling, the son
of Irl Noel Duling.