HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION NO. 108
(By Delegates Carmichael, Walters, Palumbo,
Wells, Hunt and Webster)
Requesting the Commissioner of the Division of Highways to name the
recently constructed bridge over Little Sandy Creek on Frame
Road near Elkview, Kanawha County, the "Dewey Russell Crowder
Bridge."
Whereas, Dewey Russell Crowder lived on Douglas Branch off
Frame Road near Elkview at the time he entered the Army; and
Whereas, Dewey Russell Crowder was killed in action on November
22, 1944, near the Elbe River in Germany while serving with General
George S. Patton's 3rd Army in World War II; and
Whereas, Dewey Russell Crowder was only 19 years old when he
paid the ultimate price in defense of his country; and
Whereas, Dewey Russell Crowder and others like him who made the
supreme sacrifice to preserve our country's freedom are worthy of
our deepest gratitude and remembrance; and
Whereas, It is only fitting that the new bridge on Frame Road
near
Dewey Russell Crowder's childhood home be named in his honor;
therefore, be it
Resolved by the Legislature of West Virginia:
That the Legislature hereby requests the Division of Highways
to name the recently constructed bridge over Little Sandy Creek on Frame Road near Elkview, Kanawha County, the "Dewey Russell Crowder
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 "Dewey Russell Crowder Bridge"; and,
be it
Further Resolved, That the Clerk of the House of Delegates
prepare a certified copy of this resolution for the Commissioner of
the Division of Highways and for the surviving family of Dewey
Russell Crowder.