SENATE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION NO. 36
(By Senators Stollings and Plymale)
Requesting the Division of Highways name bridge number 03-85-27.81,
located in Boone County, the "Kevin Lee Ball Memorial Bridge".
Whereas, Kevin Lee Ball was born October 4, 1986, and was a
resident of Van, Boone County, West Virginia; and
Whereas, Kevin Lee Ball was the son of Kenneth Lee Ball and
Brenda Sue Price, both of Robinson, West Virginia, and the older
brother of David Lee Ball; and
Whereas, Kevin Lee Ball was the grandson of Carolyn Jordan and
Danny Lee Ball, of Robinson, West Virginia, and Lora Jean Smith and
the late Bobby Smith, of Madison, West Virginia; and
Whereas, Kevin Lee Ball was a graduate of Van High School and
was named Homecoming King his senior year; and
Whereas, Kevin Lee Ball was a dedicated public servant,
serving the community of Chapmanville, West Virginia, as a police
officer; and
Whereas, Sadly, Kevin Lee Ball lost his life in a motorcycle
accident on June 30, 2007, tragically bring an end to young life
that was full of promise; and
Whereas, Kevin Lee Ball left behind a host of family and
friends, all of whom miss him dearly; and
Whereas, It is fitting, to honor the memory of Kevin Lee Ball, who served his community and state honorably, by naming bridge
number 03-85-27.81, located in Boone County, the "Kevin Lee Ball
Memorial Bridge"; therefore, be it
Resolved by the West Virginia Legislature:
That the Legislature hereby requests the Division of Highways
name bridge number 03-85-27.81, located in Boone County, the "Kevin
Lee Ball 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 "Kevin Lee Ball Memorial Bridge"; and, be it
Further Resolved, That the Clerk of the Senate is hereby
directed to forward a copy of this resolution to the Secretary of
the Department of Transportation and the family of Kevin Lee Ball.