HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION NO. 25

(By Delegates Guthrie, Wells, Hunt and Hatfield)

Requesting the Division of Highways to name bridge number 20-79/3-13.30, crossing Cabin Creek on County Route 79/3, Kanawha County, the “Samuel L. ‘Monty’ Shelton Memorial Bridge.”

    Whereas, Samuel L. “Monty” Shelton was born May 24, 1921 and lived a full life until he passed away October 14, 2011; and

    Whereas, Samuel L. “Monty” Shelton married Leathie Francis Hill Shelton, who was the foundation of his being for sixty-seven years. Samuel L. “Monty” Shelton and Leathie Francis Hill Shelton shared six children, nineteen grandchildren, thirty-two great grandchildren, and ten great-great grandchildren; and

    Whereas, Samuel L. “Monty” Shelton founded Shelton Produce in 1948 and made countless trips from the Carolinas providing the residents of Kanawha County with fresh produce; and

    Whereas, Samuel L. “Monty” Shelton served Kanawha County schools in his capacity as a school bus driver for seventeen years and played an instrumental role in unionizing Kanawha County school service personnel; and

    Whereas, Samuel L. “Monty” Shelton served thirteen years from 1997 to 2010 as a member of the Chelyan Public Service District where he served the citizens of eastern Kanawha County helping to provide fresh potable water and sanitary sewer systems; and

    Whereas, Samuel L. “Monty” Shelton was a lifelong resident of Ronda in Cabin Creek, West Virginia. Naming a bridge after Samuel L. “Monty” Shelton near his home would be a small tribute to a man who was very well thought of and helped so many people along the way; therefore, be it

    Resolved by the Legislature of West Virginia:

    That the Legislature hereby requests the Division of Highways to name bridge number 20-79/3-13.30, crossing Cabin Creek on County Route 79/3, Kanawha County, the “Samuel L. ‘Monty’ Shelton Memorial Bridge”; and, be it

    Further Resolved, That the Division of Highways is requested to have made and be placed signs identifying the bridge as the “Samuel L. ‘Monty’ Shelton 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 family of Samuel L. “Monty” Shelton.