SENATE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION NO. 6

(By Senators D. Hall and Stollings)

Requesting that the Division of Highways to name bridge number 41-3-35.96 (41A027), carrying W. Va. Route 3 over I-77/64 in Raleigh County, West Virginia, and locally known as the Harper Road Bridge, the “John Thomas Scott II Memorial Bridge”.

            Whereas, John Thomas Scott II was the son of J. T. and Lynn Scott of Beckley, attended Central Elementary, Crescent Elementary and Park Junior High School and graduated from Independence High School in June, 2006; and

            Whereas, John Thomas Scott II played Beckley Little League baseball for six years and was on the wrestling teams at Park Junior High School and Independence High School; and

            Whereas, John Thomas Scott II was a member of the First Baptist Church in Beckley; and

            Whereas, John Thomas Scott II, age eighteen, died September 9, 2006, as a result of a motorcycle accident; and

            Whereas, Throughout his lifetime, John Thomas Scott II showed great kindness and compassion toward others; and

            Whereas, John Thomas Scott II, from an early age, expressed a desire to become a State Police trooper. He focused his senior project around this interest and, at the time of his death, was preparing to take the civil service police test for the City of Beckley; and

            Whereas, John Thomas Scott II enjoyed outdoor activities, including snowboarding and fishing; and

            Whereas, Members of the Exile Car Club have organized an annual car show to raise money for scholarships to assist recipients with expenses of college or technical school. The John Thomas Scott II scholarship is to be awarded annually to an “average student with a C or B grade point” who demonstrates both merit and financial need and who is a senior graduating from Independence, Shady Spring or Woodrow Wilson high schools; and  

            Whereas, It is fitting to establish a lasting memorial to this young man who exemplified true friendship to those who knew him; therefore, be it

            Resolved by the Legislature of West Virginia:

            That the Division of Highways is hereby requested to name bridge number 41-3-35.96 (41A027), carrying W. Va. Route 3 over I-77/64 in Raleigh County, West Virginia, and locally known as the Harper Road Bridge, the “John Thomas Scott II Memorial Bridge”; and, be it

            Further Resolved, That the Commissioner of the Division of Highways is hereby requested to have made and be placed signs identifying the bridge as the “John Thomas Scott II 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 Commissioner of the Division of Highways.