TITLE
Title
RESOLUTION SUPPORTING THE NAMING OF A SECTION OF NC INTERSTATE 85 IN MEMORY OF JOHN HOWARD COBLE
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SPONSOR
Sponsor
Vice Chairman Alan Branson
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BACKGROUND
Background
Pursuant to NCGS 136.18(8), the North Carolina Board of Transportation may name roads, bridges or ferries in honor of individuals who have made notable local, state and/or national contributions, and/or have significant accomplishments. While the Guilford County Board of Commissioners originally adopted a comparable resolution supporting the naming of a section of NC Interstate 85 in memory of Congressman Howard Coble on December 3, 2015, the North Carolina Department of Transportation (NCDOT) criteria for road naming requests require the supporting resolution be effective at least one (1) year from the date of the individual's passing. In light of strong family and community support for this recognition, the Board of Commissioners reiterates its determination to honor Congressman Coble by formally requesting the NCDOT name the portion of NC Highway 85 that intersects his childhood home as a memorial to former United States House Representative for the Sixth Congressional District, John Howard Coble.
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RESOLUTION
Resolution
WHEREAS, the Honorable John Howard Coble was born on March 18, 1931, in Greensboro, North Carolina and died at the age of 84 on November 3, 2015; and
WHEREAS, Mr. Coble, a lifelong resident of Guilford County, was raised by his father, Joseph Howard Coble, who started his career as a janitor and rose to become manager of a local department store, and his mother, Johnnie E. (Holt) Coble, who worked in a textile factory; and
WHEREAS, Mr. Coble attended Appalachian State University, Guilford College and the UNC-Chapel Hill School of Law, served in the U.S. Coast Guard for five years and remained as a reserve officer for an additional twenty-two years, where he achieved the rank of Captain; and
WHEREAS, Mr. Coble was an assistant federal prosecutor,...
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