HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION NO. 90

(By Delegates Brown, Barker, Butcher, Eldridge,

Hatfield, Hrutkay and Palumbo)


Requesting the Division of Highways to make and place a memorial sign to read, "In Loving Memory of Joe King, November 18th, 2005, Will Never Be Forgotten" fifteen yards in front of the Foster Hollow sign on State Route 3, between Racine and Madison, Boone County, West Virginia.

Whereas, Joseph Edward "Joe" King, Jr., who was born in Hernshaw, West Virginia, raised in Marmet, attended Dupont High School, and who resided in Nitro, was a true citizen pillar of the great State of West Virginia; and
Whereas, Among his many endeavors and activities in life, Joe King was a true gentleman, and a dedicated employee of Protection Services, Incorporated; and
Whereas, Joe King was a United States Navy Veteran; and
Whereas, Joe King was an avid outdoorsman who loved to hunt and fish throughout our great state; and
Whereas, Joe King was considered by friends, family and all who knew him to be an excellent vocalist and musician; and
Whereas, Joseph Edward "Joe" King, Jr., was a caring, compassionate, loving, and devoted husband and father, a kindly and generous man, and a devout Christian; and
Whereas, The passing of this tireless and dedicated life from the earthly bonds of this world leaves behind a proud and distinguished legacy upon which both family and friends may find solace, and from which fellow veterans and fellow citizens will find an example worthy of emulation; and
Whereas, As a small token of this collective legislative bodies' recognition of this dedicated citizen, veteran and family man's exceedingly moral, generous and compassionate life it is hereby decreed that the Division of Highways shall have made and place a memorial sign to read "In Loving Memory of Joe King, November 18th, 2005, Will Never be Forgotten," fifteen yards in front of the Foster Hollow sign on State Route 3, between Racine and Madison, Boone County, West Virginia; therefore, be it
Resolved by the Legislature of West Virginia:
That the Legislature hereby requests the Division of Highways to have made and be placed a memorial sign to read, "In Loving Memory of Joe King, November 18th, 2005, Will Never be Forgotten," fifteen yards in front of the Foster Hollow sign on State Route 3, between Racine and Madison, Boone County, West Virginia; 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 Mr. King, including his wife Judy, his son Justin Curtis, and his daughter Jessica, of Nitro, West Virginia, and his mother Carrie Clark and father James H. Clark of Marmet, West Virginia.