| 2 | 2 | | SENATE CONCURRENT |
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| 3 | 3 | | RESOLUTION No. 7 |
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| 4 | 4 | | DIGEST OF RESOLUTION |
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| 5 | 5 | | A CONCURRENT RESOLUTION urging the Indiana Department |
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| 6 | 6 | | of Transportation to rename that portion of the I-65N bridge over I-70 |
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| 7 | 7 | | and North College Avenue the "John Leslie 'Wes' Montgomery |
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| 8 | 8 | | Memorial Bridge". |
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| 9 | 9 | | Taylor G, Hunley, Alexander, Alting, |
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| 10 | 10 | | Baldwin, Bassler, Becker, Bohacek, Bray, |
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| 11 | 11 | | Breaux, Brown L, Buchanan, Buck, Busch, |
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| 12 | 12 | | Byrne, Carrasco, Charbonneau, Crane, |
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| 13 | 13 | | Crider, Deery, Dernulc, Donato, Doriot, |
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| 14 | 14 | | Ford J.D., Freeman, Garten, Gaskill, Glick, |
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| 15 | 15 | | Goode, Holdman, Johnson T, Koch, |
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| 16 | 16 | | Leising, Maxwell, Messmer, Mishler, |
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| 17 | 17 | | Niemeyer, Niezgodski, Pol Jr., Qaddoura, |
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| 18 | 18 | | Raatz, Randolph Lonnie M, Rogers, |
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| 19 | 19 | | Tomes, Vinzant, Walker G, Walker K, |
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| 20 | 20 | | Yoder, Young M, Zay |
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| 21 | 21 | | (HOUSE SPONSORS — PORTER, HARRIS) |
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| 22 | 22 | | January 18, 2024, read first time and referred to Committee on Homeland Security and |
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| 23 | 23 | | Transportation. |
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| 24 | 24 | | January 23, 2024, reported favorably — Do Pass. |
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| 25 | 25 | | January 25, 2024, read second time, adopted by voice vote. |
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| 26 | 26 | | HOUSE ACTION |
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| 27 | 27 | | January 31, 2024, read first time and referred to Committee on Roads and Transportation. |
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| 30 | 29 | | Second Regular Session 123rd General Assembly (2024) |
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| 31 | 30 | | SENATE CONCURRENT |
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| 32 | 31 | | RESOLUTION No. 7 |
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| 33 | 32 | | 1 A CONCURRENT RESOLUTION urging the Indiana |
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| 34 | 33 | | 2 Department of Transportation to rename that portion of the |
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| 35 | 34 | | 3 I-65N bridge over I-70 and North College Avenue the "John |
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| 36 | 35 | | 4 Leslie 'Wes' Montgomery Memorial Bridge". |
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| 37 | 36 | | 5 Whereas, John Leslie "Wes" Montgomery was a renowned jazz |
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| 38 | 37 | | 6 musician and Indianapolis native, whose dedication and |
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| 39 | 38 | | 7 achievements in music had a profound influence on the cultural |
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| 40 | 39 | | 8 heritage of Indianapolis; |
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| 41 | 40 | | 9 Whereas, Wes Montgomery was born on March 6, 1923, in |
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| 42 | 41 | | 10 Indianapolis, Indiana, and attended Crispus Attucks High School; |
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| 43 | 42 | | 11 Whereas, Wes Montgomery lived with his wife Serene Miles, at |
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| 44 | 43 | | 12 1217 North Cornell Avenue, under the I-65/I-70 split from 1947 to |
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| 45 | 44 | | 13 1961; |
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| 46 | 45 | | 14 Whereas, Wes Montgomery began playing guitar in his late |
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| 47 | 46 | | 15 teens, bought his first guitar at 19, and was a self-taught musician, |
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| 48 | 47 | | 16 who learned by ear after studying other guitarists of the time; |
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| 49 | 48 | | 17 Whereas, He began his music career in clubs on Indiana |
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| 50 | 49 | | 18 Avenue, Indianapolis' historical Black cultural center, and was |
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| 51 | 50 | | 19 eventually propelled to the national and international stage; |
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| 52 | 51 | | 20 Whereas, Wes Montgomery played with his brothers in Lionel |
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| 53 | 52 | | 21 Hampton's big band from 1948-1950 and as the Montgomery |
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| 54 | 53 | | 22 Brothers from 1960-1961; |
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| 55 | 54 | | 23 Whereas, He developed his own technique for playing and used |
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| 56 | 55 | | 24 his thumb instead of a guitar pick, which resulted in his own unique |
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| 57 | 56 | | 25 sound that had a profound effect on the jazz world and resulted in |
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| 58 | 57 | | SC 7—DC 1900/DI LF 2 |
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| 59 | 58 | | 1 critical acclaim that put his music on the top of Billboard charts, |
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| 60 | 59 | | 2 winning Grammy awards in 1967 and 1970; |
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| 61 | 60 | | 3 Whereas, Wes Montgomery's unique sound that blended |
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| 62 | 61 | | 4 elements of pop and jazz influenced later artists, such as George |
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| 63 | 62 | | 5 Benson; |
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| 64 | 63 | | 6 Whereas, Wes Montgomery passed away in 1968 and is survived |
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| 65 | 64 | | 7 by his family members; and |
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| 66 | 65 | | 8 Whereas, By honoring Wes Montgomery, we acknowledge the |
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| 67 | 66 | | 9 mark he left on jazz music and Indianapolis culture, as well as his |
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| 68 | 67 | | 10 legacy that continues to inspire young musicians: Therefore, |
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| 69 | 68 | | 11 Be it resolved by the Senate of the General Assembly |
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| 70 | 69 | | 12 of the State of Indiana, the House of Representatives |
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| 71 | 70 | | 13 concurring: |
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| 72 | 71 | | 14 SECTION 1. That the Indiana General Assembly urges the |
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| 73 | 72 | | 15 Indiana Department of Transportation to rename that portion of the |
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| 74 | 73 | | 16 I-65N bridge over I-70 and North College Avenue the "John Leslie |
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| 75 | 74 | | 17 'Wes' Montgomery Memorial Bridge". |
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| 76 | 75 | | 18 SECTION 2. That the Secretary of the Senate shall transmit |
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| 77 | 76 | | 19 copies of this resolution to the family of Wes Montgomery and the |
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| 78 | 77 | | 20 Commissioner of the Indiana Department of Transportation. |
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| 79 | 78 | | SC 7—DC 1900/DI LF 3 |
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| 80 | 79 | | COMMITTEE REPORT |
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| 81 | 80 | | Madam President: The Senate Committee on Homeland Security |
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| 82 | 81 | | and Transportation, to which was referred Senate Concurrent |
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| 83 | 82 | | Resolution No. 7, has had the same under consideration and begs leave |
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| 84 | 83 | | to report the same back to the Senate with the recommendation that |
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| 85 | 84 | | said resolution DO PASS. |
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| 86 | 85 | | (Reference is to SC 7 as introduced.) |
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| 87 | 86 | | |
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| 88 | 87 | | CRIDER, Chairperson |
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| 89 | 88 | | Committee Vote: Yeas 8, Nays 0 |
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