HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION NO. 78

(By Delegates Perdue and Hicks)

Requesting the Division of Highways to name the stretch of road beginning at the Town of Wayne, mile post 16.0, and running to the Lincoln County line in Wayne County, mile post 38.0, the "Darrell W. Sanders Memorial Highway".

            Whereas, Darrell W. Sanders was born in Wayne, West Virginia on October 6, 1945, where he grew up and was educated in the local schools. He held the rank of SP4 in the United States Army when he was killed in Vietnam on November 17, 1965, at the age of twenty years; and

            Whereas, His service and ultimate sacrifice to his country, state and county should not go unnoticed; and

            Whereas, Naming the stretch of road in Wayne County, the "Darrell W. Sanders Memorial Highway" is an appropriate recognition of his service and sacrifice; therefore, be it

            Resolved by the Legislature of West Virginia:

            That the Division of Highways is hereby requested to name the stretch of road beginning at the Town of Wayne, mile post 16.0, and running to the Lincoln County line in Wayne County, mile post 38.0, the "Darrell W. Sanders Memorial Highway"; and, be it

            Further Resolved, That the Division of Highways is requested to have made and be placed signs identifying the road running to the Lincoln County line in Wayne County, the "Darrell W. Sanders Memorial Highway"; and, be it

            Further Resolved, That the Clerk of the House of Delegates forward a certified copy of this resolution to the Secretary of the Department of Transportation, and the surviving family of Darrell W. Sanders.