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Committee backs bill to name highway for Bergstrom brothers, Utah WWII gold-star family
Summary
The panel recommended House Bill 32, naming Route 102 the Bergstrom Brothers Memorial Highway, honoring a family that lost four sons in World War II; vote was unanimous.
Representative Peterson presented House Bill 32 to name Route 102 the Bergstrom Brothers Memorial Highway. Peterson described the family story: five brothers served in World War II and four were killed in 1944, making the family Utah's only four-gold-star family from that war. The bill's sponsor and members thanked the family and Governor's office for prior recognition.
There was no public opposition. Senator Ipsen moved that the committee recommend HB 32 favorably to the Senate; the motion passed unanimously.
The bill is an honorary highway designation to commemorate the Bergstrom family and will proceed to the Senate floor.
