HJR405 Summary

• Urges the Washington County Commission to rename County Road 12 in Washington County to the David Howell Road in honor of David Claude Howell.

• Recognizes Howell's 45-year career as an educator, including roles as principal, teacher, guidance counselor, and superintendent for the Washington County Board of Education.

• Honors Howell's establishment of the Guidance and Counseling Program in the Washington County School System and his achievement of Southern Accreditation in all but one school during his tenure as superintendent.

• Acknowledges Howell's military service with the United States Army from August 1943 to October 1945 with the 42nd Rainbow Division and 79th and 97th Infantry Divisions, and his community contributions including bringing electricity, telephone service, and water systems to the towns of Hobson and Howard Town.

• Requests that appropriate officials place and maintain signs or markers to designate the renamed road.