Lt. Col. Albert "Butch" S. Welch Jr. Memorial Bridge; Dekalb County; dedicate
This Georgia legislative resolution honors Lieutenant Colonel Albert "Butch" S. Welch Jr. by officially dedicating a bridge in his memory. The bill designates the bridge on State Route 42 over Interstate 85 in DeKalb County as the Lt. Col. Albert "Butch" S. Welch Jr. Memorial Bridge. It authorizes the Department of Transportation to install and maintain signs commemorating Welch, who served in the Army and worked for the Georgia Department of Transportation for nearly 30 years. The resolution also directs the House Clerk to provide copies of the document to Welch's family and the Department of Transportation.
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