HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION NO. 87
(By Delegates Kominar and H. White)
[Introduced March 6, 2003; referred to the
Committee on Rules.]
Requesting the Division of Highways to name the proposed
replacement bridge on 12 Pole Road at Breeden, Mingo County,
West Virginia, the "Woodrow Baisden Bridge."
Whereas, Woodrow Baisden was born at Neely Branch, Marrowbone,
West Virginia, on January 5, 1923; and
Whereas, He commenced his work career as a logger and later
went to work in the coal mines, where he worked for approximately
ten years. Then, due to lack of work, he secured a job in the
steel industry in Columbus, Ohio, where he worked for eleven years,
returning every weekend to West Virginia to be with his family and
friends and when work became available, he returned to West
Virginia where he worked for 17 years at a gas pumping station and
drove a school bus for 11 years; and
Whereas, Woodrow Baisden has devoted himself throughout his
life to freely giving of his time and energy in helping the people
of the community in which he lives; and
Whereas, Woodrow Baisden is loved and esteemed by many people;
and
Whereas, The families and residents of this area desire that the bridge be officially recognized as the "Woodrow Baisden Bridge"
in honor of his contributions to his community; therefore, be it
Resolved by the Legislature of West Virginia:
That the Legislature hereby requests the West Virginia
Division of Highways to name the proposed bridge on 12 Pole Road at
Breeden, Mingo County, the "Woodrow Baisden Bridge"; and, be it
Further Resolved, That the Division of Highways cause an
appropriate sign to be placed at either end of the bridge which
designates the bridge as the "Woodrow Baisden Bridge"; and, be it
Further Resolved, That the Clerk of the House is hereby
directed to forward a copy of this concurrent resolution to the
Secretary of Transportation, the Commissioner of the Division of
Highways and the West Virginia State Historic Preservation Office.