HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION 79

(By Delegate Mazzocchi)

[March 7, 2025; Referred
to the committee on Energy and Public Works
then Rules ]

Requesting the Division of Highways to name the portion of County Route 3/2, also named Moses Fork Road, from its intersection at Old County Road (37.872177, -82.174614) to its intersection at East Fork of Twelvepole Road (37.872016, -82.151667) in Mingo County, the "Donald Tackett Jr. Memorial Road".

Whereas, Donald Tackett Jr. was born in Dingess, West Virginia, in Mingo County, on March 2, 1947, to Lilly and Donald Tacket Sr.; and

Whereas, Donald Tackett Jr. attended school at Buskirk Grade School and Lenore High School, where he graduated in 1966.  While in high school, he played basketball for the Lenore Rangers and worked as a lifeguard at Laurel Lake swimming pool during his summer break; and

Whereas, Donald Tackett Jr. attended Marshall University, where he majored in physical education and special education and was a student trainer and assistant football trainer for the Marshall University athletic department.  He was also a member of the national Athletic Trainers Association; and

Whereas, On November 14, 1970, at the age of 23, Donald Tackett Jr.'s life was tragically cut short when the airplane bringing the Marshall University staff and football players home after a game in Greenville, North Carolina clipped trees and crashed into the hillside at Tri-State Airport in Kenova, West Virginia.  There were no survivors of the plane crash; and

Whereas, Donald Tackett Jr.'s family knows that he lost his life doing what he loved, but is still loved and missed; and

Whereas, Naming the portion of County Route 3/2, also named Moses Fork Road, from its intersection at Old County Road (37.872177, -82.174614) to its intersection at East Fork of Twelvepole Road (37.872016, -82.151667) in Mingo County, the "Donald Tackett Jr. Memorial Road" is an appropriate recognition of a life cut short by tragedy; therefore, be it

Resolved by the Legislature of West Virginia:

That the Division of Highways is hereby requested to name the portion of County Route 3/2, also named Moses Fork Road, from its intersection at Old County Road (37.872177, -82.174614) to its intersection at East Fork of Twelvepole Road (37.872016, -82.151667) in Mingo County, the "Donald Tackett Jr. Memorial Road"

and be it,

Further Resolved, That the Division of Highways is requested to have made and be placed signs identifying the section of road the "Donald Tackett Jr. memorial Road"; 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.