HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION NO. 23
(By Delegates Perry, Amores, Anderson, Argento, Armstead, Ashley,
Azinger, Barker, Beach, Beane, Blair, Boggs, Border, Brown,
Browning, Butcher, Campbell, Canterbury, Caputo, Carmichael,
Craig, Crosier, DeLong, Doyle, Duke, Eldridge, Ellem, Ennis,
Evans, Fragale, Frederick, Hall, Hamilton, Hartman, Hatfield,
Houston, Howard, Hrutkay, Hunt, Iaquinta, Kominar, Leggett, Long,
Longstreth, Louisos, Manchin, Marshall, Martin, Michael, Miley,
Moore, Morgan, Overington, Palumbo, Paxton, Perdue, Perry,
Pethtel, Poling, Porter, Proudfoot, Roberts, Romine, Rowan,
Schadler, Schoen, Sobonya, Spencer, Stalnaker, Stemple, Stephens,
Stevens, Susman, Swartzmiller, Tabb, Talbott, Tansill, Rick
Thompson, Trump, Tucker, Varner, Wakim, Walters, Webster, Wells,
G. White, H. White, Williams, Wysong and Yost)
[Introduced January 19, 2006; referred to the
Committee on Rules.]
Requesting the Division of Highways name the portion of U. S. Route
16 beginning at Glen Jean/Fayette county and ending in Oak
Hill, Fayette County, the "Hank Williams, Sr., Memorial Road".
Whereas, Hank Williams, Sr., traveled over the portion of U. S.
Route 16 beginning at Glen Jean/Fayette county and ending in Oak Hill, Fayette County, shortly before his death near Oak Hill on the
night of December 31, 1952; and
Whereas, The haunting melodies created by Hank Williams, Sr.,
have touched the souls of so many throughout the United States; and
Whereas, The contributions of Hank Williams, Sr., have helped
propel country music into the billion-dollar industry it is today;
therefore, be it
Resolved by the Legislature of West Virginia:
That the Legislature hereby requests that the Division of
Highways name the portion of U. S. Route 16 beginning at Glen
Jean/Fayette county and ending in Oak Hill, Fayette County, the
"Hank Williams, Sr., Memorial Road"; 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 the Governor.