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House Concurrent Resolution 24 History
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HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION NO. 24
(By Mr. Speaker (Mr. Thompson) and Delegates Staggers, Arvon,
Azinger, Barill, Barrett, Boggs, Border, Campbell, Canterbury,
Craig, Diserio, Eldridge, Ellington, Faircloth, Ferns,
Fleischauer, Fragale, Frich, Guthrie, Hartman, Howell, Hunt,
Jones, Lawrence, Lynch, Manypenny, Marshall, Miley, Morgan, Moye,
O'Neal, Pasdon, Perry, L. Phillips, Pino, D. Poling, M. Poling,
Poore, Rowan, Skinner, P. Smith, Sobonya, Storch, Swartzmiller,
Tomblin, Walker, Wells, White and Young)
Requesting the Division of Highways to name the bridge on County
Route 23, in Pax, Fayette County, towards the Lively area,
bridge number 10-23-6.25, as the "Rex Lane Mullins Memorial
Bridge".
Whereas, Rex Lane Mullins was born on February 1, 1960, and was
the third of five children born to Richard and Joan Mullins. He
was a lifelong resident of the Pax, West Virginia area located in
Fayette County. He attended Pax Elementary School and participated
in their basketball program. He graduated from Mt. Hope High School
and lettered in their basketball and football programs. He also
attended Fayette County Vocational Technical School and was
certified in masonry. His masonry certification gave him the
opportunity to work his first job for Delegate John Pino of Oak Hill. Rex Lane Mullins married Crystal Williams at age nineteen.
They had three children, Jason Lane, Amanda Lynn (deceased at
birth) and Geneva Dawn. Shortly after his son, Jason, was born Rex
Lane Mullins entered into the mining industry. He worked in the
mines for 30 years for several companies beginning at Bonnie Mines
in Raleigh County, Marrowbone in Mingo County, and finally at Upper
Big Branch in Raleigh County; and
Whereas, Rex Lane Mullins thoroughly enjoyed coaching grade
school children's basketball games as a resident of the Pax
community. He was also a loyal supporter of the Mt. Hope basketball
and football games. He was a member of the Pax Advent Christian
Church. As a child, Rex was introduced to fishing, hunting and
camping and continued to enjoy these activities in his adulthood.
He was a gardener, a wood craftsman and an avid West Virginia
University Mountaineer fan with a room completely dedicated to the
Mountaineers. Rex was a loving, kind, thoughtful, gentle yet
strong, smart, empathetic, funny, but serious, person. He had a
quiet nature, was a hardworking and responsible provider for his
family and community and a person who did not take his
responsibilities lightly. He believed in being loyal and
respectful to his family and friends. Every year at his home Rex,
assisted by his son Jason, treated his family and neighbors to a
spectacular fireworks display on the 4th of July; and
Whereas, Rex Lane Mullins was a loving father, son, husband, grandfather, brother, uncle, and stepfather who, on April 5, 2010,
lost his life in the Upper Big Branch Mine Disaster. He gave his
life producing West Virginia coal to provide lights for our
community, our state and our nation; and
Whereas, It is fitting to honor Rex Lane Mullins by naming the
bridge at County Route 23, in Pax, Fayette County, towards the
Lively area, bridge number 10-23-6.25, as the "Rex Lane Mullins
Memorial Bridge; therefore, be it
Resolved by the Legislature of West Virginia:
That the Legislature hereby requests the Division of Highways
to name the bridge on County Route 23, in Pax, Fayette County,
towards the Lively area, bridge number 10-23-6.25, as the "Rex Lane
Mullins 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 "Rex Lane Mullins 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; and to the surviving family and
relatives of Rex Lane Mullins: His wife; Brenda Keeton Mullins of
Lively; mother, Joan Mullins; son, Jason Mullins and wife Ashley of
Pax; daughter, Geneva Mullins Blake and husband Justin of
Parkersburg, West Virginia; sisters, Sherry Mullins Scurlock and
husband Jay of MacArthur, and Kassie Mullins Smith of Red Star; brothers, Clay Mullins and wife Debbie of Pax, and Yancy Mullins
and wife Cathy of Mt. Hope; stepchildren, Jeremy Walker of
Ashland, Kentucky, Tessa Walker of Pax and Joseph Walker of Sumter,
South Carolina; grandchildren, Kailey Rose Mullins, Emma Grace
Mullins, Zoe Blake, Dominic Walker, Kristen Crawford and Kolton
Dorsey.