SENATE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION NO. 37
(By Senators Bowman and McKenzie)
Requesting the Division of Highways install a memorial sign on
Route 2, south of the Market Street Bridge, near Archer Hills
Road, north of Follansbee, Brooke County, where Harold Robert
"Bob" Henderson was killed by a drunken driver stating "Harold
Robert 'Bob' Henderson, Victim of a DUI driver with eight
previous DUI convictions Memorial".
Whereas, Harold Robert "Bob" Henderson of Follansbee, Brooke
County, was killed by a drunk driver just after 8 o'clock a. m. on
January 27, 2003; and
Whereas, Harold Robert "Bob" Henderson was driving northbound
on Route 2, between Archer Hills Road and Market Street Bridge,
when his automobile was struck head-on by a truck driven by a
person who was later convicted of driving under the influence of
alcohol resulting in death; and
Whereas, The convicted driver had a record of eight previous
convictions for driving under the influence of alcohol in the State
of Ohio; and
Whereas, Harold Robert "Bob" Henderson was a recovering
alcoholic; and
Whereas, It is fitting to install a sign at the site of his
death to memorialize his life and to serve as a reminder that driving while impaired is against the law in this state;
therefore, be it
Resolved by the Legislature of West Virginia:
That the Legislature hereby requests the Division of Highways
install a memorial sign on Route 2, south of the Market Street
Bridge, near Archer Hills Road north of Follansbee, Brooke County,
where Harold Robert "Bob" Henderson was killed by a drunken driver
stating "Harold Robert 'Bob' Henderson Victim of a DUI driver with
eight previous DUI convictions Memorial"; and, be it
Further Resolved, That the Clerk of the Senate is hereby
directed to forward a copy of this resolution to the Secretary of
the Department of Transportation and to the family of the late
Harold Robert "Bob" Henderson.