| 1 | 1 | | *HC1029* |
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| 2 | 2 | | February 10, 2022 |
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| 3 | 3 | | HOUSE CONCURRENT |
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| 4 | 4 | | RESOLUTION No. 19 |
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| 5 | 5 | | DIGEST OF RESOLUTION |
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| 6 | 6 | | A CONCURRENT RESOLUTION urging the Indiana |
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| 7 | 7 | | Department of Transportation to rename the bridge on I-69 over |
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| 8 | 8 | | the East Fork of the White River the "Gil Hodges Memorial |
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| 9 | 9 | | Bridge". |
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| 10 | 10 | | Ledbetter, Lindauer |
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| 11 | 11 | | February 7, 2022, read first time and referred to Committee on Roads and Transportation. |
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| 12 | 12 | | February 10, 2022, reported — Do Pass. |
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| 13 | 13 | | HC 19—HC 1029/DI 140 February 10, 2022 |
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| 14 | 14 | | Second Regular Session of the 122nd General Assembly (2022) |
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| 15 | 15 | | HOUSE CONCURRENT |
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| 16 | 16 | | RESOLUTION No. 19 |
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| 17 | 17 | | 1 A CONCURRENT RESOLUTION urging the Indiana |
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| 18 | 18 | | 2 Department of Transportation to rename the bridge on I-69 over |
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| 19 | 19 | | 3 the East Fork of the White River the "Gil Hodges Memorial |
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| 20 | 20 | | 4 Bridge". |
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| 21 | 21 | | 5 Whereas, Gil Hodges served our nation in the United States |
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| 22 | 22 | | 6 Marine Corps; |
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| 23 | 23 | | 7 Whereas, Gil Hodges received a Bronze Star for actions taken |
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| 24 | 24 | | 8 in the Battle of Okinawa; |
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| 25 | 25 | | 9 Whereas, Upon leaving the military, Gil Hodges rejoined |
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| 26 | 26 | | 10 baseball and is given great credit for his role in the successful |
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| 27 | 27 | | 11 integration of his friend Jackie Robinson into the major |
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| 28 | 28 | | 12 leagues; |
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| 29 | 29 | | 13 Whereas, Gil Hodges was a slugging first baseman who went |
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| 30 | 30 | | 14 on to play in seven World Series, eight All Star games, and |
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| 31 | 31 | | 15 received the first three Gold Glove Awards for a first baseman |
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| 32 | 32 | | 16 in the National League; |
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| 33 | 33 | | 17 Whereas, Gil Hodges held the National League record for |
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| 34 | 34 | | 18 most home runs by a right-handed hitter and was the National |
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| 35 | 35 | | 19 League's Grand Slam leader at retirement; and |
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| 36 | 36 | | 20 Whereas, By the end of Gil Hodges' second campaign as New |
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| 37 | 37 | | 21 York Mets manager, the "Amazing Mets" were World Series |
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| 38 | 38 | | 22 champions: Therefore, |
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| 39 | 39 | | HC 19—HC 1029/DI 140 2 |
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| 40 | 40 | | 1 Be it resolved by the House of Representatives |
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| 41 | 41 | | 2 of the General Assembly of the State of Indiana, |
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| 42 | 42 | | 3 the Senate concurring: |
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| 43 | 43 | | 4 SECTION 1. That the Indiana General Assembly urges the |
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| 44 | 44 | | 5 Indiana Department of Transportation to rename the bridge on |
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| 45 | 45 | | 6 I-69 over the East Fork of the White River the "Gil Hodges |
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| 46 | 46 | | 7 Memorial Bridge". |
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| 47 | 47 | | 8 SECTION 2. That the Principal Clerk of the House of |
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| 48 | 48 | | 9 Representatives shall transmit copies of this resolution to State |
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| 49 | 49 | | 10 Representative Cindy Ledbetter and the Commissioner of the |
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| 50 | 50 | | 11 Indiana Department of Transportation. |
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| 51 | 51 | | HC 19—HC 1029/DI 140 3 |
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| 52 | 52 | | COMMITTEE REPORT |
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| 53 | 53 | | Mr. Speaker: Your Committee on Roads and Transportation, to |
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| 54 | 54 | | which was referred House Concurrent Resolution 19, has had the same |
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| 55 | 55 | | under consideration and begs leave to report the same back to the |
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| 56 | 56 | | House with the recommendation that said resolution do pass. |
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| 57 | 57 | | (Reference is to HC 19 as printed February 7, 2022.) |
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| 58 | 58 | | PRESSEL |
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| 59 | 59 | | Committee Vote: Yeas 9, Nays 0 |
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| 60 | 60 | | HC 19—HC 1029/DI 140 |
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