COMMITTEE SUBSTITUTE FOR

HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION NO. 64

(By Delegate P. Smith)

Requesting that bridge number 21-33-22.22 near the Weston exit off I-79, and 0.09 miles west of the junction of county 119/21, locally known as Sauls Run W-Beam Bridge, crossing over Stonecoal Creek, Bars numbers 21A094 and 21A153, in Lewis County, West Virginia, be named the "U. S. Army SSG Earl F. ‘Fred’ Brown Memorial Bridge".

    Whereas, Fred Brown was born August 19, 1939, in Weston, West Virginia, and raised by Clarence F. Brown and Lelia May Brown. He grew up in the neighborhood of McGary, attended schools in Weston, enjoyed singing and was an active thespian. He enlisted in the United States Army at the age of eighteen and subsequently volunteered for the Army Special Forces or "Green Berets". He married Karen Marcene Reed on December 8, 1961 and they had a daughter, Melanie Dawn Brown; and

    Whereas, Fred Brown was killed in action against the enemy in South Vietnam on January 29, 1966 while serving with the U. S. Army's 5th Special Forces Group, Special Forces. He was awarded the Combat Medic Badge, the Purple Heart, and the Vietnam Service Medal. He was buried in Masonic Cemetery, at Weston, West Virginia; and

    Whereas, It is the desire of the Legislature to honor the memory of this native son who gave his life serving his country; therefore, be it

    Resolved by the Legislature of West Virginia:

    That bridge number 21-33-22.22 near the Weston exit off I-79, and 0.09 miles west of the junction of county 119/21, locally known as Sauls Run W-Beam Bridge, crossing over Stonecoal Creek, Bars numbers 21A094 and 21A153, in Lewis County, West Virginia, be named the "U. S. Army SSG Earl F. ‘Fred’ Brown Memorial Bridge"; and, be it

    Further Resolved, That the Commissioner of the Division of Highways is hereby requested to erect signs at both ends of the bridge containing bold and prominent letters proclaiming the bridge the "U. S. Army SSG Earl F. ‘Fred’ Brown Memorial 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 to Melanie Brown Sabol, 3204 Ivy Way, Harwood, MD 20776.