Pennsylvania Act 2016-90 — MULTIPLE DESIGNATIONS IN MULTIPLE COUNTIES - DESIGNATION

Act text

An Act

Designating a portion of State Route 74 in Cumberland County as the Marine Lance Corporal Gary Lee Ream Memorial Highway; designating a bridge on that portion of State Route 4010 over the Sugar Creek, Sugarcreek Borough, Venango County, as the Lieutenant Andrew J. White Memorial Bridge; designating a portion of State Route 220 in Lycoming and Sullivan Counties as the Lieutenant Commander John J. Peterman Memorial Highway; designating a portion of State Route 220 in Lycoming County as the Thomas A. Paternostro Memorial Highway; designating a bridge on that portion of State Route 74 over the Sherman's Creek, Spring Township, Perry County, as the PFC William Oscar Stambaugh Memorial Bridge; designating a portion of State Route 309 in Upper Saucon Township, Lehigh County, as the Officer David M. Petzold Memorial Highway; designating the pedestrian walkways on the Matsonford Bridge, located on State Route 3016 over the Schuylkill River, connecting the Boroughs of West Conshohocken and Conshohocken, Montgomery County, as the Clay-Doc Walk in memory of West Conshohocken Borough Police Chief Joseph G. Clayborne III and Conshohocken Borough Police Chief James H. Dougherty, Sr.; and designating a portion of State Route 1030 in the Borough of Donora, Washington County, as the Ken Griffey Sr. & Jr. Drive.

The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania hereby enacts as follows:

Section 1. Marine Lance Corporal Gary Lee Ream Memorial Highway.

(a) Findings.--The General Assembly finds and declares as follows:

(1) Gary Lee Ream was born July 25, 1945, in Carlisle, Pennsylvania.

(2) Lance Corporal Ream attended Carlisle Area High School and, after graduating, entered the United States Marine Corps in October 1964, where he served two years.

(3) Lance Corporal Ream was stationed in the Quang Nam Province in the Republic of Vietnam as part of the 1st Platoon, C Company, 1st Battalion, 1st Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division.

(4) Lance Corporal Ream died November 3, 1966, at 20 years of age while serving as point man of a combat patrol near Hoi An, Republic of Vietnam, where he and his squad were caught in an enemy ambush in which he was hit by enemy rifle and machine gun fire.

(5) Lance Corporal Ream was awarded the Purple Heart, the Combat Action Ribbon, the Navy Presidential Unit Citation ribbon with one bronze star, the National Defense Service Medal, the Vietnam Service Medal with one bronze star, the Republic of Vietnam Meritorious Unit Citation with Gallantry Cross, the Republic of Vietnam Meritorious Unit Citation Civil Action Ribbon with Palm and the Vietnam Campaign Medal with 1960 device awarded to family, not to soldier, in honor of his service to his country.

(6) Lance Corporal Ream, son of Wallace R. Ream, Sr., and Lois C. Ream, as well as brother to five siblings, was selflessly serving our country at the time of his death. His actions exemplified the honor, courage and duty to country associated with a member of the United States Marine Corps.

(b) Designation.--The section of State Route 74 in Cumberland County from the eastern corporate limits of Carlisle Borough to the intersection of State Route 74 with Ashland Avenue is hereby designated the Marine Lance Corporal Gary Lee Ream Memorial Highway.

(c) Signs.--The Department of Transportation shall erect and maintain appropriate signs displaying the name of the highway to traffic in both directions on the highway.

Section 2. Lieutenant Andrew J. White Memorial Bridge.

(a) Findings.--The General Assembly finds and declares as follows:

(1) Lieutenant Andrew J. White was a 12-year veteran of the fire service. He came from a family of firefighters, starting his career in the fire service at 14 years of age when he was inducted into the Rocky Grove Volunteer Fire Department as a junior firefighter. At 16 years of age he became an active firefighter and regular member of the Rocky Grove Volunteer Fire Department.

(2) Lt. White participated in training and progressed through the Rocky Grove Volunteer Fire Department. He later became an emergency medical technician and served as Lieutenant of Rocky Grove's Station #2 from 1999 to 2001.

(3) Lt. White was killed in the line of duty on January 11, 2001, while fighting a structure fire with the Rocky Grove Volunteer Fire Department.

(4) Lt. White lived in the Sugarcreek area his entire life. The Sugarcreek Bridge is within one-half mile of where he resided, and he had traversed this bridge countless times when responding to calls during his service with the Rocky Grove Volunteer Fire Department.

(b) Designation.--The bridge located on that portion of State Route 4010 over the Sugar Creek, Sugarcreek Borough, Venango County, commonly known as the Sugarcreek Bridge or Twin Bridges, is hereby designated the Lieutenant Andrew J. White Memorial Bridge.

(c) Signs.--The Department of Transportation shall erect and maintain appropriate signs displaying the name of the bridge to traffic in both directions on the bridge.

Section 3. Lieutenant Commander John J. Peterman Memorial Highway. (3 repealed Nov. 4, 2016, P.L.1196, No.159)

Section 4. Thomas A. Paternostro Memorial Highway. (4 repealed Nov. 4, 2016, P.L.1196, No.159)

Section 5. PFC William Oscar Stambaugh Memorial Bridge.

(a) Findings.--

(1) PFC William Oscar Stambaugh was one of the first Perry County soldiers killed in World War II.

(2) Born April 25, 1920, PFC Stambaugh graduated from Landisburg High School.

(3) After joining the Army on November 25, 1941, PFC Stambaugh trained at Camp Lee, Virginia.

(4) PFC Stambaugh served with Company H 126 Infantry, 2nd Battalion, 32nd Infantry Division (Red Arrowmen).

(5) PFC Stambaugh was killed in combat on November 27, 1942, while serving in the infantry in Buna, New Guinea.

(6) PFC Stambaugh was posthumously awarded the Purple Heart and the Presidential Citation.

(b) Designation.--The bridge located on State Route 74 in Spring Township, Perry County, over the Sherman's Creek is hereby designated the PFC William Oscar Stambaugh Memorial Bridge.

(c) Signs.--The Department of Transportation shall erect and maintain appropriate signs displaying the name of the bridge to traffic in both directions on the bridge.

Section 6. Officer David M. Petzold Memorial Highway.

(a) Findings.--The General Assembly finds and declares as follows:

(1) Officer David M. Petzold became an Upper Saucon Township Police Officer in October 1996. He served as a patrol officer for the Upper Saucon community and became Upper Saucon's first detective in 2001. While assigned as a detective, Officer Petzold earned a bachelor of arts degree with a major in criminal justice from DeSales University.

(2) In May 2005, Officer Petzold joined the Federal Bureau of Investigation then returned to the Upper Saucon Township Police Department in April of the next year.

(3) In the early morning hours of November 9, 2006, Officer Petzold was struck and killed by oncoming traffic as he removed a deer causing a traffic hazard on Route 309.

(4) Officer Petzold left behind a wife, two daughters and a son. He died as he lived, trying to protect and serve the community.

(b) Designation.--The portion of State Route 309 between Passer Road and State Route 378 in Upper Saucon Township, Lehigh County, is hereby designated the Officer David M. Petzold Memorial Highway.

(c) Signs.--The Department of Transportation shall erect and maintain appropriate signs displaying the name of the highway to traffic in both directions on the highway.

Section 7. Clay-Doc Walk.

(a) Findings.--The General Assembly finds as follows:

(1) Joseph G. Clayborne III, "Clay," and James H. Dougherty, Sr., "Doc," were two long-serving police chiefs who dedicated their careers to serving their communities.

(2) Chief Clayborne served the Borough of West Conshohocken as its chief of police for 25 years beginning in 1983 and had a total of 36 years in law enforcement with the borough.

(3) Chief Dougherty served as chief of police for the Borough of Conshohocken for 18 years after joining the police department in 1971 and rising through the ranks over his 38-year law enforcement career.

(4) Both men served their country in Vietnam. Chief Dougherty was wounded in action in Vietnam while serving with the United States Marine Corps. Chief Clayborne was a helicopter door gunner in the United States Army 101st Airborne Division.

(5) Chief Clayborne and Chief Dougherty served and protected their communities with compassion and commitment and both made meaningful impact on the lives of the people they served.

(b) Designation.--The pedestrian walkways of the bridge located on State Route 3016 connecting the Boroughs of West Conshohocken and Conshohocken, Montgomery County, over the Schuylkill River are hereby designated the Clay-Doc Walk in memory of West Conshohocken Borough Police Joseph G. Clayborne III and Conshohocken Borough Police Chief James H. Dougherty, Sr.

(c) Signs.--The Department of Transportation shall erect and maintain appropriate signs displaying the name of the walkway to traffic in both directions on the bridge.

Section 8. Ken Griffey Sr. & Jr. Drive.

(a) Declaration of policy.--The General Assembly finds and declares as follows:

(1) George Kenneth Griffey, Sr., was born on April 10, 1950, in the Borough of Donora, beginning a great journey for the Griffey family.

(2) Ken Griffey, Sr., commenced his professional baseball career in 1973 with the Cincinnati Reds.

(3) Ken Griffey, Sr., who returned to Cincinnati in 1988, was inducted into the Cincinnati Reds Hall of Fame in 2004.

(4) Ken Griffey, Sr., also enjoyed notable seasons with the Seattle Mariners, New York Yankees and Atlanta Braves.

(5) On November 21, 1969, Ken Griffey, Sr., was blessed with a son, George Kenneth Griffey, Jr., who shared his birthplace and who would share his love of baseball.

(6) Ken Griffey, Jr., began and ended his successful Major League Baseball career with the Seattle Mariners and experienced highlights with the Cincinnati Reds and Chicago White Sox as well.

(7) In July 2016, Ken Griffey, Jr., is being inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame in Cooperstown, New York.

(8) National Baseball Hall of Fame committee members elected Ken Griffey, Jr., with the highest voting percentage in Hall of Fame history, 99.32%.

(9) Ken Griffey, Sr., and Ken Griffey, Jr., attained distinction as left-handed batters and as the first father-son duo to play simultaneously in major league history and the first father-son duo to play in the same major league game for the same team, the Seattle Mariners.

(10) These native sons of the Borough of Donora have contributed greatly to professional baseball and to sports history.

(b) Designation.--The section of State Route 1030, known as Segment 10, in the Borough of Donora, Washington County, is hereby designated as the Ken Griffey Sr. & Jr. Drive.

(c) Signs.--The Department of Transportation shall erect and maintain appropriate signs displaying the name of the highway to traffic in both directions on the highway.

Section 9. Effective date.

This act shall take effect in 60 days.