HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION NO. 75
(By Delegates Walker, Louisos, Perry, Staggers, Argento,
Beach, Butcher, Hall, Martin, McGeehan, Ross, Shott and Skaff)
Requesting the Big Otter Overpass on Interstate 79 in Clay County,
specifically bridge number 08-79-39.91(2684), be named the
"Pearl Harbor: PFC Carey K. Stockwell Memorial Bridge."
Whereas, PFC Carey K. Stockwell was born on October 21, 1920 to
John Stockwell and Sarah Ella Truman Stockwell of Ivydale, West
Virginia, the youngest of eleven children; and
Whereas, PFC Carey K. Stockwell was a Christian young man who
cared deeply for his widowed mother; and
Whereas, PFC Carey K. Stockwell was a private in the Army Air
Corps, 42 Bombardment Squadron, during World War II; and
Whereas, PFC Carey K. Stockwell was killed in action in the
attack on Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941; and
Whereas, PFC Carey K. Stockwell was the first soldier from Clay
County, West Virginia killed during World War II; and
Whereas, Having honorably served and sacrificed for his
country, his state and fellow man, we are compelled to ensure that
future generations are aware of PFC Carey K. Stockwell's commitment
to the cause of freedom; therefore, be it
Resolved by the Legislature of West Virginia:
That the Division of Highways is hereby requested to name the Big Otter overpass on Interstate 79 in Clay County, specifically
bridge number 08-79-39.91(2684), the "Pearl Harbor: PFC Carey K.
Stockwell 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 "PFC
Carey K. Stockwell Memorial Bridge"; and, be it
Further Resolved, That the Clerk of the House of Delegates
forward a certified copy of this resolution to PFC Carey K.
Stockwell's sister, Audrey Drake, and the Secretary of the
Department of Transportation.
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