SCR 4 — US Navy S1 Ira "Noon" Copley and Marie Copley Memorial Bridge

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Red = new code to be enacted SENATECommittee SubstituteforSENATE CONCURRENT Resolution 4(By Senators Maynard and Phillips)[IntroducedPhillips)[Originating Januaryin 17, 2023] Requesting the DivisionCommittee ofon HighwaysTransportation nameand bridgeInfrastructure; number 30-3/5-14.73 (30A291), 37.89343, -82.23993.

TheReported originalFebruary name15, being2023]Requesting Kirkthe BeamDivision Span Bridge feature intersected West Fork of TwelvepoleHighways Creekname bridge number 30-3/5-14.7330-003/05-014.61 (30A291),(30A290), (37.89343,37.89328, -82.23993),-82.23771, locally known as KirkBig Rock Beam Span Bridge, carrying CR 3/5 over West Fork of Twelvepole Creek in Mingo county,County, the "Ira"U.S. 'Noon' Copley and Marie Copley Memorial Bridge''.Whereas, Ira ''Noon'' Copley was born in 1926 in Wilsondale, West Virginia, to Lawrence and Nora Copley;

Navy S1 Ira 'Noon' Copley and Marie Copley Memorial Bridge''.Whereas, Ira ''Noon'' Copley was born in 1926 in Wilsondale, West Virginia, to Lawrence and Nora Copley;

andWhereas, After graduating, Ira “Noon”"Noon" Copley enlisted in the Navy on January 22, 1944;

andWhereas, Upon his release from the Navy on November 6, 1945, Seaman 1st Class Ira ''Noon'' Copley returned home and drove a taxicab, worked on a sawmill, and eventually owned his own sawmill and lumber yard.

Seaman 1st Class Ira ''Noon'' Copley was an innovator and risk-taker.

andWhereas, Seaman 1st Class Ira ''Noon'' Copley was responsible for an ambulance service in Dingess, West Virginia, and, when funds didn’tdid not come in as expected, he gave quietly every month to keep it going.

Seaman 1st Class Ira ''Noon'' Copley’s last project before his death was to provide a landfill in order to clean up garbage and debris littered across Mingo, Logan, and Wayne counties.

and Whereas, Seaman 1st Class Ira and Marie Copley touched many lives with their heart for giving and helping others;

andWhereas, Seaman 1st Class Ira ''Noon'' Copley died on April 30, 1988, and Marie Copley died on March 19, 2018;

andWhereas, It is fitting that an enduring memorial be established to commemorate Seaman 1st Class Ira ''Noon'' Copley and Marie Copley and their contributions to our state and country;

therefore, be it Resolved by the Legislature of West Virginia:That the Division of Highways isname herebybridge requestednumber to30-003/05-014.61 name(30A290), bridge37.89328, number-82.23771, 30-3/5-14.73locally (30A291),known 37.89343,as -82.23993.Big Rock Beam Span Bridge, carrying CR 3/5 over West Fork of Twelvepole Creek in Mingo County, the "U.S.

TheNavy originalS1 nameIra being Kirk Beam Span Bridge feature intersected, West Fork of Twelvepole Creek bridge number 30-3/5-14.73 (30A291), (37.89343, -82.23993), locally known as Kirk Beam Span Bridge, carrying CR 3/5 over West Fork of Twelvepole Creek in Mingo county, the "Ira 'Noon' Copley and Marie Copley 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 ''Ira 'Noon' Copley and Marie Copley Memorial Bridge'';

and, be itFurtherit Further Resolved, That the ClerkDivision of theHighways Senate is hereby directedrequested to forwardhave amade copyand ofbe thisplaced resolutionsigns toidentifying the commissionerbridge ofas the Division''U.S. of Highways.

Navy S1 Ira 'Noon' Copley and Marie Copley Memorial Bridge'';

and, be itFurther Resolved, That the Clerk of the Senate is hereby directed to forward a copy of this resolution to the Commissioner of the Division of Highways.