A RESOLUTION urging the Transportation Cabinet to name a bridge in Harlan County in honor and recognition of Ms. Elzie Spurlock.

    We pause to humbly honor a native daughter of the Appalachians, the gentle and esteemed lady, Ms. Elzie Spurlock.

    WHEREAS, Eliza Spurlock was born on January 16, 1901, at Turtle Creek near Lenarue in Harlan County; and

    WHEREAS, Eliza Spurlock graduated from the Harlan Presbyterian School in 1916 and began a two year teaching career at the school; and

    WHEREAS, in 1917 Eliza Spurlock married Dewitt Spurlock and became the devoted wife of a coal miner and the loving mother of eight children, three of whom were lost as children; and

    WHEREAS, Eliza Spurlock has attended the Cawood Presbyterian Church most of her life and its teachings have been the foundation upon which she has based her life's decisions; and

    WHEREAS, in honor of her one hundredth birthday last month, Elzie Spurlock's birthday celebration was held in the Cawood Presbyterian Church, a house of worship where this quiet but strong woman served for many years as both church trustee and Secretary of the Women's Mission Society; and

    WHEREAS, Eliza Spurlock has been a role model for generations of young people, touching them with her soft and generous spirit as she emphasized the importance of education in their lives; and

    WHEREAS, Eliza Spurlock's children feel that the following quote by Winston Churchill best describes their mother: "You make a living by what you get, but you make a life by what you live;" and

    WHEREAS, Eliza Spurlock has lived a life that has been an inspiration to every soul she has encountered in her century on this earth;

    NOW, THEREFORE,

Be it resolved by the House of Representatives of the General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Kentucky:

    Section 1.   The members of the House of Representatives, both individually and collectively, proudly recognize Elzie Spurlock as an outstanding citizen and exemplary representative of the Commonwealth.

    Section 2.   In honor of Elzie Spurlock's immeasurable contributions to the citizens of the Commonwealth, the Transportation Cabinet is urged to name the bridge in Harlan County located on United States Route 421 in the community of Cawood over Crummies Creek "The Eliza Spurlock Bridge."

    Section 3.   The Transportation Cabinet is urged, within thirty (30) days of the effective date of this Resolution, to erect signs at each approach to the bridge in Harlan County located on United States Route 421 in the community of Cawood over Crummies Creek that read "The Eliza Spurlock Bridge."

    A RESOLUTION urging the Transportation Cabinet to name a bridge in Harlan County in honor and recognition of Ms. Eliza Spurlock.

    We pause to humbly honor a native daughter of the Appalachians, the gentle and esteemed lady, Ms. Eliza Spurlock.

    WHEREAS, Eliza Spurlock was born on January 16, 1901, at Turtle Creek near Lenarue in Harlan County; and

    WHEREAS, Eliza Spurlock graduated from the Harlan Presbyterian School in 1916 and began a two year teaching career at the school; and

    WHEREAS, in 1917 Eliza Spurlock married Dewitt Spurlock and became the devoted wife of a coal miner and the loving mother of eight children, three of whom were lost as children; and

    WHEREAS, Eliza Spurlock has attended the Cawood Presbyterian Church most of her life and its teachings have been the foundation upon which she has based her life's decisions; and

    WHEREAS, in honor of her one hundredth birthday last month, Eliza Spurlock's birthday celebration was held in the Cawood Presbyterian Church, a house of worship where this quiet but strong woman served for many years as both church trustee and Secretary of the Women's Mission Society; and

    WHEREAS, Eliza Spurlock has been a role model for generations of young people, touching them with her soft and generous spirit as she emphasized the importance of education in their lives; and

    WHEREAS, Eliza Spurlock's children feel that the following quote by Winston Churchill best describes their mother: "You make a living by what you get, but you make a life by what you live;" and

    WHEREAS, Eliza Spurlock has lived a life that has been an inspiration to every soul she has encountered in her century on this earth;

    NOW, THEREFORE,

Be it resolved by the House of Representatives of the General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Kentucky: 

    Section 1.   The members of the House of Representatives, both individually and collectively, proudly recognize Eliza Spurlock as an outstanding citizen and exemplary representative of the Commonwealth.

    Section 2.   In honor of Elzie Spurlock's immeasurable contributions to the citizens of the Commonwealth, the Transportation Cabinet is urged to name the bridge in Harlan County located on United States Route 421 in the community of Cawood over Crummies Creek "The Eliza Spurlock Bridge."

    Section 3.  The Transportation Cabinet is urged, within thirty (30) days of the effective date of this Resolution, to erect signs at each approach to the bridge in Harlan County located on United States Route 421 in the community of Cawood over Crummies Creek that read "The Eliza Spurlock Bridge."