HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION NO. 56
(By Delegates Armstead, Ashley, Harrison and Webb)
Requesting that the bridge spanning the Kanawha River between the
city of St. Albans and the city of Nitro in Kanawha County,
West Virginia, be hereafter named and referred to as the
"Richard J. 'Dick' Henderson Memorial Bridge".
Whereas, Richard "Dick" Henderson served the Thirty-Second
Delegate District of Kanawha County from election in 1992 until
the time of his passing in 1998; and
Whereas, "Dick" Henderson was preceded in death by his son
Bill, and is survived by his wife Lorraine and his children Rick,
Mary, Patricia, John, Joan, Anne, Joe and Mike; and
Whereas, Richard J. "Dick" Henderson adopted St. Albans as
his hometown; and
Whereas, "Dick" Henderson served his God, his church, his
country in World War II, his community and his family; and
Whereas, "Dick" Henderson was a cherished member of the House
of Delegates, loved and respected by one and all for his unique
ability to communicate and entertain. Naming the bridge spanning
from Nitro to St. Albans on the Kanawha River is a lasting tribute to a remarkable individual who left a lasting impression
on the West Virginia Legislature; therefore, be it
Resolved by the Legislature of West Virginia:
That the bridge spanning the Kanawha River between the
cities of Nitro and St. Albans in Kanawha County, West Virginia,
is requested to be hereafter named and referred to as the
"Richard J. 'Dick' Henderson Memorial Bridge"; and, be it
Further Resolved, That one sign be erected at each end of
the bridge in such a manner that motorists approaching the bridge
may easily view at least one of the signs; and, be it
Further Resolved, That the Clerk of the House is hereby
directed to forward a copy of this resolution to the County
Commission of Kanawha County, West Virginia, the Secretary of the
West Virginia Department of Transportation and the Henderson
family.