HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION NO. 9
(By Delegates Riggs, Stalnaker and Poling)
[Introduced January 25, 2002; referred to the
Committee on Rules.]
Requesting the Commissioner of the Division of Highways to name the
bridge identified as State Number 49-151-0.28 on County Road
Number 151, just below City Hall in the City of Buckhannon,
Upshur County, West Virginia, the "J. D. Hinkle, Jr. Memorial
Bridge."
Whereas, J.D. Hinkle, Jr. was born in Upshur County on the 8th
day of July, 1922, the son of J. D. and Byrd (Ashworth) Hinkle, was
educated in Upshur County public schools, received a B. S. degree
at West Virginia Wesleyan College, and served in the U. S. Army in
World War II (1942-1945) in the Pacific theater; and
Whereas, He was married to the former Maxine Fleming on July 8,
1947, and they were the parents of five children, James D., III,
John B., Jeffrey C., Jill Ann and Jan Ellen, the last named child
having preceded him in death; and
Whereas, For a quarter of a century, J. D. Hinkle, Jr. served
the citizens of the City of Buckhannon, Upshur County and West
Virginia with honor, dedication and distinction; first, as mayor of Buckhannon; then, as a State Senator from the Fifteenth Senatorial
District, Upshur County, having been appointed in 1970 and elected
in 1972 and again in 1976, and was subsequently appointed Executive
Secretary of the West Virginia Public Employees Retirement System
until his untimely death on September 22, 1986; and
Whereas, During his fourteen year tenure as mayor of the City
of Buckhannon, the city enjoyed prosperity, including new industry,
paved streets, water and sewer systems and the first city building
owned by the city; and
Whereas, J. D. Hinkle, Jr. was also a progressive business
leader and entrepreneur in Buckhannon and Upshur County, in the oil
and gas industry, as owner of the Bicentennial Motel, and other
business enterprises. He was also a civic and community leader as
well as a member of the Chapel Hill United Methodist Church, K of
P, LOOM, BPOE, Lions Club, VFW, American Legion, U.C.T., Oak
Honorary, Director, Adrian-Buckhannon Bank, and the Buckhannon
Chamber of Commerce; and
Whereas, J. D Hinkle, Jr.'s contribution, dedication and
devotion to public service to the citizens of the City of
Buckhannon, Upshur County and the State of West Virginia should not
be forgotten; therefore, be it
Resolved by the Legislature of West Virginia:
That the Legislature hereby requests the West Virginia
Division of Highways to name the bridge identified as State Number
49-151-0.28, on County Road 151, just below City Hall , in the City
of Buckhannon, Upshur County, West Virginia, the "J. D. Hinkle, Jr.
Memorial Bridge"; and, be it
Further Resolved, That the Division of Highways cause an
appropriate sign to be placed at both ends of this bridge which
designates the bridge as the "J. D. Hinkle, Jr. Memorial Bridge";
and, be it
Further Resolved, That the Clerk of the House is hereby
directed to forward a copy of this resolution to the Commissioner
of the Division of Highways, to Maxine Hinkle, and the surviving
children of J. D. Hinkle, Jr.