HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION NO. 45

(By Delegates Caputo, Manchin and Longstreth)




Requesting the West Virginia Division of Highways to designate and name the new bridge located near Mannington, Marion County, off U.S. Route 250 and now known as the Pine Grove Bridge, the "William Calvin Sandy Bridge."

Whereas, William Calvin Sandy served the State of West Virginia and the Department of Highways for twenty-six and one-half years first as a construction project supervisor and rising to Assistant Director of Construction responsible for highway construction in the northern half of this state and eventually serving as a Regional Construction Engineer, Director of the Procedures Compliance Evaluation Division and Bond Fund Program Engineer. His work included supervision of the Interstate 70, Wheeling Tunnel, Interstate 77, U.S. 50 and U.S. 179 projects; and
Whereas, William Calvin Sandy was born in the Marion County Sheriff's residence adjoining the Marion County Courthouse (now the Marion County Historical Society Museum) Fairmont, West Virginia, on April 3, 1913, the eldest son of Sheriff Arch F. Sandy and his wife Nannie M. Conaway Sandy; and
Whereas, William Calvin Sandy is married to Helen Sandy and he is the father of one daughter, Mary Sue Malvin and three step-daughters, Anna Lee Gillett, Janet Sue Hass and Mary Lou Nethken; and
Whereas, William Calvin Sandy graduated from Barrackville High School in 1929, attended the West Virginia University College of Engineering from 1929 to 1932 and received a Regents AB Degree from Fairmont State College in 1977, where he taught classes in surveying, building codes and construction specifications. He also passed the West Virginia professional engineers examination in October, 1950, and received his registration certificate as a professional engineer; and
Whereas, The life, dedication, contributions to his country, state, community and family and the engineering accomplishments of William Calvin Sandy, a true Mountaineer and great American, should be recognized; therefore, be it
Resolved by the Legislature of West Virginia:
That the Legislature hereby requests the West Virginia Division of Highways to designate and name the new bridge located near Mannington, Marion County, off U.S. Route 250 and now known as the Pine Grove Bridge the "William Calvin Sandy Bridge"; and, be it
Further Resolved, That the Clerk of the House of Delegates forward a certified copy of this resolution to the Commissioner of the Division of Highways and the family of William Calvin Sandy .