Indiana 2024 Regular Session

Indiana Senate Bill SCR0018 Compare Versions

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1	1	Introduced Version
2	2	SENATE CONCURRENT
3	3	RESOLUTION No. _____
4	4	DIGEST OF INTRODUCED RESOLUTION
5	5	A CONCURRENT RESOLUTION urging the Indiana Department
6	6	of Transportation to rename the eastbound bridge on I-64 over the
7	7	Little Blue River in Crawford County the "Dale Workman Memorial
8	8	Bridge".
9	9	MESSMER
10	10	, read first time and referred to Committee on
11	11	2024 RC 1521/DI SM Introduced
12	12	Second Regular Session 123rd General Assembly (2024)
13	13	SENATE CONCURRENT
14	14	RESOLUTION No. _____
15	15	1 A CONCURRENT RESOLUTION urging the Indiana
16	16	2 Department of Transportation to rename the eastbound bridge
17	17	3 on I-64 over the Little Blue River in Crawford County the "Dale
18	18	4 Workman Memorial Bridge".
19	19	5 Whereas, Edward Dale Workman was born on December
20	20	6 21, 1911, in Lyons, Indiana, to Edward E. Workman and Lottie
21	21	7 Workman;
22	22	8 Whereas, At five years old, Dale began his love for bridge
23	23	9 projects after he and his brother delivered eggs and butter to
24	24	10 men working on a local viaduct in Tulip, Indiana, and were
25	25	11 considered honorary members of the construction team;
26	26	12 Whereas, Dale enlisted in the United States Navy and
27	27	13 became a member of the Navy's Construction Battalions, better
28	28	14 known as the Navy Seabees, which provided a wide range of
29	29	15 construction support of operating forces, including roads,
30	30	16 bridges, bunkers, airfields, and logistics bases, and provided
31	31	17 responsive support for disaster recovery operations, performed
32	32	18 civic action projects to improve international relations, and
33	33	19 provided anti-terrorism and force protection for personnel and
34	34	20 construction projects;
35	35	21 Whereas, Following his military service, Dale settled in
36	36	22 Bloomfield, Indiana, where he worked for more than four
37	37	23 decades as an engineer and bridge supervisor for J.L. Wilson
38	38	24 Construction, building bridges across the State of Indiana,
39	39	25 including one spanning Little Blue River over I-64 near
40	40	26 English, Indiana;
41	41	2024 RC 1521/DI SM 2
42	42	1 Whereas, Outside of his bridge engineering work, Dale was
43	43	2 a member of a number of organizations, including the
44	44	3 Bloomfield American Legion Post 196, Worthington Veterans
45	45	4 of Foreign Wars 7117, Carpenters Union, Bloomfield Masonic
46	46	5 Lodge #84, was an elder and trustee at Bloomfield First
47	47	6 Presbyterian Church, and was a charter member of a volunteer
48	48	7 group that assisted in restoring Greene County's last covered
49	49	8 bridge, still spanning Plummer Creek; and
50	50	9 Whereas, Dale's influence on Indiana's transportation
51	51	10 infrastructure will be greatly missed and is deserving of
52	52	11 recognition: Therefore,
53	53	12 Be it resolved by the Senate of the General Assembly
54	54	13 of the State of Indiana, the House of Representatives
55	55	14 concurring:
56	56	15 SECTION 1. That the Indiana General Assembly urges the
57	57	16 Indiana Department of Transportation to rename the eastbound
58	58	17 bridge on I-64 over the Little Blue River in Crawford County
59	59	18 the "Dale Workman Memorial Bridge".
60	60	19 SECTION 2. The Secretary of the Senate is hereby directed
61	61	20 to transmit copies of this Resolution to the family of Dale
62	62	21 Workman and the Commissioner of the Indiana Department of
63	63	22 Transportation.
64	64	2024 RC 1521/DI SM