A JOINT RESOLUTION Designating the Pvt

UNOFFICIAL COPY AS OF 10/02/1813 REG. SESS.13 RS BR 1491

A JOINT RESOLUTION designating the Pvt. Dustin Gross Memorial Highway in Montgomery County.

WHEREAS, Pfc. Dustin Gross was born in September, 1992, in Montgomery County, Kentucky; and he traversed these earthly bounds on May 7, 2012; and

WHEREAS, Pfc. Dustin Gross was the beloved son of Angie Brown and Stacy Gross; he was the loving brother of Christopher Wayne Gross; he was the beloved grandson of Richard "Satch" Brown, Brenda Moore, and Billy Ray Gross; the loving nephew of Jill Tipton, Toni Richardson, Jeff Brown and Steve Brown; and he leaves behind many other family members and friends who loved him dearly; and

WHEREAS, Pfc. Dustin Gross graduated from Montgomery County High School in 2011; and

WHEREAS, Pfc. Dustin Gross enlisted in the United States Army and was deployed on his first tour, to serve in Afghanistan; and

WHEREAS, Pfc. Dustin Gross was assigned to 3rd Squadron, 73rd Calvary Regiment, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division based in Ft. Bragg, North Carolina, and was a member of The Cathedral of Glory; and

WHEREAS, the life of Pfc. Dustin Gross ended prematurely of injuries suffered when enemy forces attacked his unit with an improvised explosive device in Ghazni Province, Afghanistan; and

WHEREAS, the Commonwealth of Kentucky has the highest respect for Pfc. Dustin Gross and is deeply grateful for the ultimate sacrifice he made for the freedom of all Americans; and

WHEREAS, the passing of Pfc. Dustin Gross has left a void that cannot be filled, and he is mourned across the length and breadth of the commonwealth;

NOW, THEREFORE,

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

Section 1. The Transportation Cabinet shall designate Kentucky Route 460, from the Carmago city limits to the Jeffersonville city limits, as the "Pvt. Dustin Gross Memorial Highway", and shall, within 30 days of the effective date of this Resolution, erect appropriate signs denoting this designation.

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