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A JOINT RESOLUTION designating a bridge on the Campbellsville Bypass, 1
Kentucky Route 55, in Taylor County, in honor of Representative Herman W. Ratliff. 2
WHEREAS, Herman W. Ratliff was born in Green County, Kentucky, on April 2, 3
1926, the beloved son of the late James William "Jimmy" Ratliff and Estell Dobson 4
Ratliff; and 5
WHEREAS, Herman W. Ratliff passed away on May 29, 2014, in Campbellsville, 6
Kentucky, at the age of 88, leaving behind his family, friends, and all those he served as a 7
lawmaker for the Commonwealth; and 8
WHEREAS, Herman W. Ratliff served Taylor, Green, Metcalfe, and Marion 9
Counties as a Kentucky State Representative for nineteen years from 1968 to 1986, 10
including three terms as Minority Caucus chair; and 11
WHEREAS, Herman W. Ratliff was a retired farmer specializing in Charolais 12
cattle, and businessman who was a partner with Supertone Studio for 41 years; and 13
WHEREAS, Herman W. Ratliff served in the United States Army during World 14
War II, primarily in the Philippines, attaining the rank of Staff Sergeant; and 15
WHEREAS, he was awarded the Asiatic Pacific Theater Medal, the World War II 16
Victory Medal, and a Good Conduct Medal; 17
NOW, THEREFORE, 18
Be it resolved by the General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Kentucky: 19
ď˘Section 1. The Transportation Cabinet shall name the bridge located on the 20
Campbellsville Bypass, Kentucky Route 55, at mile marker 9 in Taylor County, the 21
"Representative Herman W. Ratliff Memorial Bridge," and shall, within 30 days of the 22
effective date of this Resolution, erect appropriate signs denoting this designation. 23