SENATE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION NO. 24
(By Senators Stollings, Tomblin (Mr. President) and Plymale)
Requesting the Division of Highways to name bridge number
303-9-0.01, located in Boone County, the "Private First Class
Edward C. Miller Memorial Bridge".
Whereas, Edward C. Miller was born on March 16, 1918, in Boone
County, West Virginia; and
Whereas, Edward C. Miller got out of school and went to work
as an embalmer; and
Whereas, On February 4, 1941, Edward C. Miller enlisted in the
United States Army and was sent Fort Hayes in Ohio; and
Whereas, Edward C. Miller was stationed in Hawaii at Fort
Kamehameha when Japan bombed Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941; and
Whereas, Private First Class Edward C. Miller survived the
attack by Japan and helped with the recovery efforts in Hawaii; and
Whereas, Private First Class Edward C. Miller was honorably
discharged from the Army on June 12, 1945, for his honest and
faithful service to his country; and
Whereas, Private First Class Edward C. Miller was married to
his beloved Ruth on June 30, 1945; and
Whereas, Sadly, Private First Class Edward C. Miller passed
away July 30, 1996, leaving behind family and friends to cherish
his memory; and
Whereas, It is fitting, to honor Private First Class Edward C.
Miller by naming bridge number 303-9-0.01, located in Boone County,
the "Private First Class Edward C. Miller Memorial Bridge";
therefore, be it
Resolved by the Legislature:
That the Legislature hereby requests the Division of Highways
name bridge number 303-9-0.01, located in Boone County, the
"Private First Class Edward C. Miller Memorial Bridge"; and, be it
Further Resolved, That the Division of Highways is hereby
requested to have made and be placed signs identifying the bridge
as the "Private First Class Edward C. Miller Memorial Bridge"; 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 family of Edward C.
Miller.