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House Concurrent Resolution 12 History
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HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION NO. 12
(By Delegate Smith)
Requesting the Division of Highways to name the bridge on Murphy's
Creek on Lewis County Route 24, 0.08 mile south of the
junction of Route 19 and crossing the West Fork River
, bridge
number 21-24-5.03, currently named the Kitsonville W. Beam
Bridge, as the "Private Archie A. "Whack" Jordan Memorial
Bridge".
Whereas, Private Archie A. "Whack" Jordan
was born on October
22, 1932, in Weston, a son of Edward M. and Beatrice J. Jordan; and
Whereas, Private Jordan
grew up in Weston and attended Weston
High School and the Bendale Methodist Church; and
Whereas, Private Jordan was killed on August 10, 1950 in action
while serving in the United Sates Armed Forces in Hans River,
Korea; and
Whereas, It is fitting to honor Private Jordan for his service
to his community, his state and giving the ultimate sacrifice to
his country by renaming the bridge on Murphy's Creek on Lewis
County Route 24, 0.08 mile south of the junction of Route 19 and
crossing the West Fork River
, bridge number 21-24-5.03
, as the
"Private Archie A. "Whack" Jordan Memorial Bridge"; therefore, be it
Resolved by the West Virginia Legislature:
That the Legislature hereby requests the Division of Highways
to rename the bridge on Murphy's Creek on Lewis County Route 24,
0.08 mile south of the junction of Route 19 and crossing the West
Fork River, bridge number 21-24-5.03, as the "Private Archie A.
"Whack" Jordan 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 Archie A. "Whack" Jordan Memorial Bridge"; 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, to Michael Allen Jordan and Anna Lee
Hite and to Private Jordan's surviving brothers and sisters,
including Dale Evans, Foster Evans, Jack Evans, Charles Jordan,
Jerry Jordan, James Jordan, Freda Jordan, Helen Jordan, Virginia
Jordan, Lucille Jordan and Mary Jordan
.