PRIOR PRINTER'S NOS. 1746, 2016, 2022,
2078, 2164
PRINTER'S NO. 2187
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
SENATE BILL
No.
1219
Session of
2015
INTRODUCED BY MENSCH, MAY 2, 2016
AMENDMENTS TO HOUSE AMENDMENTS, IN SENATE, OCTOBER 24, 2016
AN ACT
Designating a portion of State Route 663 in Montgomery County as
the Army Specialist Ray Ira Haas Memorial Highway;
designating the portion of State Route 100 from Hereford
Township at the Lehigh County line through Washington
Township in Berks County as the First Lieutenant William R.
Gendebien Memorial Highway; designating a portion of State
Route 2026, also known as Blair Mill Road, in Montgomery
County as the Private First Class Paul T. Wright Memorial
Highway; designating a bridge on a portion of Sheep Bridge
Road over I-83, Newberry Township, York County, as the Staff
Sgt. Jason M. Faley Memorial Bridge; designating a bridge on
that portion of State Route 879 over Trout Run in Goshen
Township, Clearfield County, as the Private David Kyle
McCracken Memorial Bridge; designating a portion of State
Route 2034 in Montgomery County as the Cpl. Carl F. Hynek III
Memorial Highway; designating a portion of State Route 145 in
Salisbury Township, Lehigh County, as the Cpl. Joshua B.
Smith Memorial Highway; designating a bridge on that portion
of U.S. Route 15 over State Route 114, Upper Allen Township,
Cumberland County, as the Cpl. Jonathan Dean Faircloth
Memorial Bridge; designating a portion of Byberry Road
between Warminster Road and Orangemen's Road in Montgomery
County as the Major Jeffrey Toczylowski Memorial Highway;
designating a portion of State Route 1010 in Berks County as
the DeLight Breidegam, Jr., Memorial Highway; designating a
portion of State Route 51 in Fayette County as the Officer
Richard Champion Memorial Highway; designating a bridge on
that portion of State Route 741 over the Conestoga River,
between Pequea Township and Lancaster Township, Lancaster
County, as the Cpl. Eric M. Torbert, Jr., Memorial Bridge;
designating the interchange of State Route 43, the Mon-
Fayette Expressway, with Rubles Mill Road, known as Exit 4,
Fayette County, as the Master Sgt. Arthur L. Lilley Memorial
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Interchange; designating a bridge on that portion of State
Route 770 over the Tunungwant Creek, Bradford Township,
McKean County, as the Master Sgt. Thomas Maholic Memorial
Bridge; designating a bridge to be constructed on that
portion of State Route 6 over Dingman Run, Coudersport
Borough, Potter County, as the PFC George Pesock Memorial
Bridge; designating a bridge on that portion of State Route
872 over Bailey Run in Wharton Township, Potter County, as
the Sgt. Paul M. Brown Memorial Bridge; designating a certain
interchange in New Stanton Borough, Westmoreland County, as
the E. Jeffrey Wentzel Memorial Interchange; 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 4005
STATE ROUTE 1027 in Polk Township, Jefferson County, as the
Polk Township Veterans Memorial Bridge; and making related
repeals.
The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
hereby enacts as follows:
Section 1. Army Specialist Ray Ira Haas Memorial Highway.
(a) Findings.--The General Assembly finds and declares as
follows:
(1) On March 28, 1968, in the Quang Tri Province, South
Vietnam, Army Specialist Ray Ira Haas was performing his
assigned duty as an infantryman on the battlefield.
(2) During these operations, Army Specialist Haas and
his infantry came under fire.
(3) Army Specialist Haas fought bravely and was mortally
wounded during the firefight, later being pronounced dead at
a hospital in Vietnam.
(b) Designation.--That the portion of State Route 663 from
the Bucks County line, through Pennsburg Borough to the end of
Upper Hanover Township in Montgomery County, is hereby
designated the Army Specialist Ray Ira Haas 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.
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Section 2. First Lieutenant William Raymond Gendebien Memorial
Highway.
(a) Findings.--The General Assembly finds and declares as
follows:
(1) On October 26, 1965, in Quang Nam Province, South
Vietnam, VMFA 115 was performing combat operations against
hostile forces.
(2) First Lieutenant William R. Gendebien was performing
his assigned duty as Air Traffic Controller from an aircraft
with the assigned crew in support of VMFA 115 in their combat
operations.
(3) During these operations, hostile actions downed the
aircraft with its crew and it made a crash landing.
(4) First Lieutenant William R. Gendebien died in the
crash of the aircraft.
(b) Designation.--That the portion of State Route 100 from
Hereford Township at the Lehigh County line through Washington
Township in Berks County is hereby designated the First
Lieutenant William R. Gendebien 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 3. Private First Class Paul T. Wright Memorial Highway.
(a) Findings.--
(1) Private First Class Paul T. Wright was a resident of
Willow Grove, Pennsylvania, before enlisting in the United
States Army.
(2) PFC Wright was assigned to the 3rd Platoon, C
Company, 26th Engineer Battalion, Americal Division of the
United States Army in Vietnam.
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(3) While valiantly serving his country, PFC Wright, at
20 years of age, was killed by an explosive device on April
3, 1968, in the Quang Ngai Province of South Vietnam.
(b) Designation.--The section of State Route 2026, also
known as Blair Mill Road, in Montgomery County from Easton Road
to Horsham Road is hereby designated the Private First Class
Paul T. Wright 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 4. Staff Sgt. Jason M. Faley Memorial Bridge.
(a) Findings.--The General Assembly finds and declares as
follows:
(1) Staff Sergeant Jason Matthew Faley was born on May
19, 1973 and graduated from Red Land High School in 1991.
(2) He was a Staff Sergeant in the United States Air
Force, Special Operations Tactical Air Control Party, serving
with the 5th Special Forces stationed at Fort Campbell,
Kentucky, supporting the 101st Airborne Forces.
(3) Staff Sergeant Jason M. Faley was killed in Kuwait
on March 12, 2001.
(4) Prior to his death, he received numerous medals and
commendations including the Air Force Achievement Medal, The
Army Achievement Medal, the Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal,
the Airborne Parachutist Badge, the Military Free Fall Badge,
The Air Assault Badge and the Pathfinder Badge. He was also
Ranger certified and a graduate of Airman Leadership School.
(b) Designation.--The bridge located on Sheep Bridge Road in
Newberry Township, York County, over I-83 is hereby designated
the Staff Sgt. Jason M. Faley Memorial Bridge.
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(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 5. Private David Kyle McCracken Memorial Bridge.
The General Assembly finds and declares as follows:
(a) Findings.--
(1) David Kyle McCracken was born March 12, 1924, to J.
Ward and Margaret Jane Kyler McCracken of Shawville,
Clearfield County.
(2) Mr. McCracken graduated from Clearfield High School
in 1942 and was employed by the Department of Highways until
March 1943, when he was inducted into the Army.
(3) Private McCracken received basic training at Camp
Walters, Texas, and was sent to North Africa in September
1943 as a member of the 15th Engineers Combat Battalion, 9th
Division.
(4) Private McCracken was later transferred to England,
Italy, France and Germany.
(5) On December 31, 1944, Private McCracken made the
ultimate sacrifice for his country when he was killed in
action in Belgium.
(6) Private McCracken is the recipient of a Purple
Heart.
(b) Designation.--The bridge located on State Route 879 over
Trout Run in Goshen Township, Clearfield County, is hereby
designated the Private David Kyle McCracken 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. Cpl. Carl F. Hynek III Memorial Highway.
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(a) Findings.--
(1) Cpl. Carl Hynek was born and raised in Upper
Moreland Township, Montgomery County.
(2) Cpl. Carl Hynek was drafted into the United States
Army after his high school graduation and served in Vietnam
with the 101st Airborne Division.
(3) Cpl. Carl Hynek was killed on October 5, 1967, in
Quang Nam, South Vietnam, at 22 years of age from wounds he
received in an intense firefight with enemy forces.
(b) Designation.--The section of State Route 2034 in
Montgomery County from Terwood Road to Moreland Road is hereby
designated the Cpl. Carl F. Hynek III 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. Cpl. Joshua B. Smith Memorial Highway.
(a) Findings.--
(1) Cpl. Joshua B. Smith was born on August 18, 1985, in
Twentynine Palms, California, and a year later relocated with
his family to the Lehigh Valley area.
(2) Cpl. Smith lived in Salisbury Township and was a
2003 graduate of Salisbury High School where he led the
school's soccer team as captain for two years.
(3) In 2003, Cpl. Smith joined the Marine Corps and was
promoted to private first class upon graduation from Parris
Island, South Carolina.
(4) After serving eight years in the Marine Corps, Cpl.
Smith was honorably discharged in 2011.
(5) Cpl. Smith was awarded the National Defense Service
Medal, Navy Meritorious Unit Commendation, Global War on
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Terrorism Service Medal, Afghanistan Campaign Medal, Sea
Service Deployment Ribbon, Marine Corps Good Conduct Medal,
Korean Defense Service Medal, NATO Article 5 Medal and the
Navy and Marine Corps Commendation.
(6) Cpl. Smith returned home and struggled with
posttraumatic stress disorder and traumatic brain injury
until he lost his battle on November 5, 2012.
(b) Designation.--The section of State Route 145 in
Salisbury Township, Lehigh County, from Segment 40 Offset 137 to
Segment 40 Offset 3051 is hereby designated the Cpl. Joshua B.
Smith 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 8. Cpl. Jonathan Dean Faircloth Memorial Bridge.
(a) Findings.--The General Assembly finds and declares as
follows:
(1) United States Marine Corps Cpl. Jonathan Dean
Faircloth, 22 years of age, died on March 29, 2011, while
taking part in training maneuvers at Marine Corps Base
Kaneohe Bay, Hawaii; and
(2) Cpl. Faircloth was born in York on May 7, 1988, and
graduated from Mechanicsburg Area High School in 2006; and
(3) Cpl. Faircloth joined the Marine Corps in 2006 and
was deployed to Iraq in 2008 and to Afghanistan in 2010; and
(4) Cpl. Faircloth served as an aerial observer and
aircraft mechanic throughout his five-year military career;
and
(5) For his exemplary service, Cpl. Faircloth was
awarded four Air Medals, two Navy-Marine Corps Achievement
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Medals, the Iraq Campaign Medal, the Afghanistan Campaign
Medal, the Global War on Terrorism Service Medal and the
National Defense Service Medal.
(b) Designation.--The bridge located on U.S. Route 15 in
Upper Allen Township, Cumberland County over State Route 114 is
hereby designated the Cpl. Jonathan Dean Faircloth 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 9. Major Jeffrey Toczylowski Memorial Highway.
(a) Findings.--The General Assembly finds and declares as
follows:
(1) A native of Upper Moreland Township, Major Jeffrey
Toczylowski graduated from Archbishop Wood High School in
Warminster.
(2) Major Toczylowski was commissioned in 1995 as a
second lieutenant through the Reserve Officer Training Corps
program at Valley Forge Military Academy.
(3) In 1997, Major Toczylowski graduated from Texas A&M
University with a degree in criminal justice.
(4) After deployments in Germany and Bosnia, Major
Toczylowski was assigned to the 10th Special Forces Group in
2003.
(5) On November 3, 2005, Major Toczylowski made the
ultimate sacrifice for his country when he was killed in a
fall from a helicopter during a combat infiltration in
hostile enemy territory in Al Anbar Province, Iraq.
(6) Major Jeffrey Toczylowski's legacy of service lives
on through a scholarship fund he established at Valley Forge
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Military Academy.
(b) Designation.--The section of Byberry Road between
Warminster Road and Orangemen's Road in Montgomery County is
hereby designated the Major Jeffrey Toczylowski 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 10. DeLight Breidegam, Jr., Memorial Highway.
(a) Findings.--The General Assembly finds and declares as
follows:
(1) DeLight Breidegam, Jr., attended Gettysburg College
and served in the United States Air Force during World War
II.
(2) Mr. Breidegam has been honored by many organizations
for his leadership, altruism and philanthropy.
(3) Among Mr. Breidegam's many awards are the World
Entrepreneur Award from Kutztown University, Outstanding
Business Leader from Northwood University, Business Person of
the Year from the Berks County Chamber of Commerce, the
Leadership by Example Award from the Berks County Senior
Citizens Council, the Junior Achievement Hall of Fame of
Berks County and the Eberly Medal for Philanthropy and
Volunteerism from the Fund for the Advancement of the State
System of Higher Education, Inc.
(4) Mr. Breidegam also held honorary degrees from
Moravian College and Kutztown University and served both
schools as a board member.
(5) Mr. Breidegam was a prominent supporter of our
military, serving as a member of the Southeastern
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Pennsylvania Employer Support of the Guard and Reserve
Committee and received the Employer Support of the Guard and
Reserve Award from the Department of Defense National
Committee.
(6) Mr. Breidegam also received the Army Community of
Excellence Award and the Freedom Award from the Department of
Defense National Committee of Employer Support of the Guard
and Reserve.
(7) Despite his long list of awards, honors and
achievements, Mr. Breidegam always credited his success to
those who worked around him.
(b) Designation.--The portion of State Route 1010 in Berks
County is hereby designated the DeLight Breidegam, Jr., 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 11. Officer Richard Champion Memorial Highway.
(a) Findings.--The General Assembly finds and declares as
follows:
(1) Officer Richard Champion was killed on December 14,
2014, in a two-vehicle crash on State Route 51 in Perry
Township while pursuing another vehicle.
(2) Officer Champion had been a member of the
Perryopolis Borough Police Department for only eight months,
and had previously worked for Derry Borough Police in
Westmoreland County.
(3) Before graduating from the Westmoreland Community
College Police Academy in November 2013, Officer Champion
served with the United States Army, including two tours
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overseas.
(b) Designation.--The section of State Route 51 in Fayette
County from the southern border of Perryopolis Borough to the
southern border of Perry Township is hereby designated the
Officer Richard Champion 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 12. Cpl. Eric M. Torbert, Jr., Memorial Bridge.
(a) Findings.--The General Assembly finds and declares as
follows:
(1) Cpl. Eric M. Torbert, Jr., was a 2003 graduate of
Penn Manor High School.
(2) Cpl. Torbert enlisted with the United States Marine
Corps on September 5, 2007, and served as a combat engineer
assigned to the 1st Combat Engineer Battalion, 1st Marine
Division, 1st Marine Expeditionary Force, based at Camp
Pendleton, California.
(3) On December 18, 2010, Cpl. Torbert valiantly gave
his life in service to his country while conducting combat
operations in Helmand Province, Afghanistan.
(4) Cpl. Torbert's personal service awards include the
Purple Heart, Combat Action Ribbon, National Defense Service
Medal and Sea Service Deployment Ribbon.
(b) Designation.--The bridge located on State Route 741 over
the Conestoga River, between Pequea Township and Lancaster
Township, Lancaster County, is hereby designated the Cpl. Eric
M. Torbert, Jr., Memorial Bridge.
(c) Signs.--The Department of Transportation shall erect and
maintain appropriate signs displaying the name of the bridge to
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traffic in both directions on the bridge.
Section 13. Master Sgt. Arthur L. Lilley Memorial Interchange.
(a) Findings.--The General Assembly finds and declares as
follows:
(1) Arthur L. Lilley was born on April 19, 1972, to
Arthur and Elizabeth Lilley in Uniontown, Pennsylvania.
(2) He was a 1990 graduate of Tri-Valley High School in
Uniontown, Pennsylvania.
(3) In 1990, Arthur L. Lilley joined the United States
Army as an infantryman. He served in Operation Desert Shield
and Operation Desert Storm as a member of the 101st Airborne
Division.
(4) In 1992, he was transferred to the 1st Battalion,
508th Infantry Regiment, 173rd Infantry Brigade, at Camp
Ederle, Italy.
(5) After graduating from the Special Forces
Qualification Course in 1996, Master Sgt. Lilley was assigned
to the 1st Battalion, 7th Special Forces Group as Special
Forces Engineer Sgt..
(6) In 2000, Master Sgt. Lilley was assigned to the 96th
Civil Affairs Battalion at Fort Bragg, North Carolina, where
he served as Engineer Sgt. and later as First Sgt..
(7) Master Sgt. Lilley was assigned to the 2nd
Battalion, 7th Special Forces Group as an Operational
Detachment Alpha Team Sgt. in 2005.
(8) On June 15, 2007, Master Sgt. Lilley gave his life
in the line of duty at 35 years of age while serving in
support of Operation Enduring Freedom in Paktika Province,
Afghanistan.
(9) Master Sgt. Lilley received numerous commendations,
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including the Meritorious Service Medal, Army Commendation
Medal, Joint Service Achievement Medal, Army Achievement
Medal, Army Good Conduct Medal, National Defense Service
Medal, Southwest Asia Service Medal, Global War on Terrorism
Expeditionary Medal, Global War on Terrorism Service Medal,
Humanitarian Service Medal, NCO Professional Development
Ribbon, Army Service Ribbon, Overseas Service Ribbon, Kuwait
Liberation Medal (Saudi Arabia), Kuwait Liberation Medal
(Kuwait), Expert Infantryman Badge, Combat Infantry Badge,
Master Parachutist Badge, Air Assault Badge and Special
Forces Tab.
(10) An active member of his community, Master Sgt.
Lilley served as a youth minister at Saint Andrew's United
Methodist Church in Fayetteville, North Carolina.
(b) Designation.--The interchange of State Route 43, the
Mon-Fayette Expressway, with Rubles Mill Road, known as Exit 4,
Fayette County, is hereby designated the Master Sgt. Arthur L.
Lilley Memorial Interchange.
(c) Signs.--The Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission shall erect
and maintain appropriate signs displaying the name of the
interchange.
Section 14. Master Sgt. Thomas Maholic Memorial Bridge.
(a) Findings.--The General Assembly finds and declares:
(1) Master Sgt. Thomas Maholic, a native of Bradford
Township, McKean County, died on June 24, 2006, in Ghecko,
Afghanistan, when his patrol unit came in contact with enemy
forces using small arms fire during a cordon and search
mission.
(2) Master Sgt. Thomas Maholic was assigned to the 2nd
Battalion, 7th Special Forces Group, Fort Bragg, North
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Carolina.
(3) Master Sgt. Thomas Maholic was the recipient of
Meritorious Service Medal, Army Commendation Medal, Joint
Service Achievement Medal, Army Achievement Medal, Army Good
Conduct Medal, National Defense Service Medal, Afghanistan
Campaign Medal, Global War on Terrorism Service Medal, NCO
Professional Development Ribbon, Army Service Ribbon,
Overseas Service Ribbon, Expert Field Medical Badge, Special
Operations Dive Badge, Master Parachutist Badge, Air Assault
Badge and Special Forces Tab. He was posthumously awarded the
Purple Heart and Combat Infantryman Badge.
(b) Designation.--The bridge located on State Route 770 over
the Tunungwant Creek in Bradford Township, McKean County, is
hereby designated the Master Sgt. Thomas Maholic 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 15. PFC George Pesock Memorial Bridge.
(a) Findings.--The General Assembly finds and declares that
PFC George Pesock, a native of Potter County, was killed in
action while serving his country in July 1944, on the island of
Saipan.
(b) Designation.--The bridge to be constructed on State
Route 6 over Dingman Run, Coudersport Borough, Potter County, is
hereby designated the PFC George Pesock 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 16. Sgt. Paul M. Brown Memorial Bridge.
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(a) Findings.--The General Assembly finds and declares as
follows:
(1) Paul M. Brown, of Wharton Township, lost his life
during combat operations in South Korea on March 2, 1951,
during his second tour of duty in service to his country.
(2) Brown served as an Army technician fourth grade in
World War II for which he received the Asiatic Pacific
Theatre Ribbon, Philippines Liberation Ribbon, Good Conduct
Medal and World War II Victory Medal.
(3) Brown returned to Potter County following his
service in World War II. Five years later he was recalled to
active service as a member of Company B, 17th Infantry
Regiment, 7th Infantry Division in Korea.
(4) Brown was killed by enemy fire during heavy fighting
that ensued around Cheehon, Chungju and Pyeongchang as part
of an effort to push the North Korean and Chinese forces back
above the 38th Parallel.
(5) Brown was awarded the Purple Heart, Combat
Infantryman's Badge, Good Conduct Medal, Korean Service
Medal, United Nations Service Medal, National Defense Service
Medal, Korean Presidential Unit Citation and the Republic of
Korea Service Medal.
(b) Designation.--The bridge located on State Route 872 over
Bailey Run in Wharton Township, Potter County, as the Sgt. Paul
M. Brown 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 17. E. Jeffrey Wentzel Memorial Interchange.
(a) Findings.--The General Assembly finds and declares as
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follows:
(1) E. Jeffrey Wentzel was a native of Youngwood and a
35-year veteran of the Youngwood Volunteer Hose Company No.
1.
(2) On March 22, 2014, Mr. Wentzel was part of a group
from the fire department using its K-9 Search and Rescue team
to aid in a search for a missing woman in North Versailles.
As he was searching along railroad tracks, Mr. Wentzel
accidentally stepped in front of an oncoming train and was
hit from behind by its engine. He died at the scene.
(3) Mr. Wentzel was a well-respected and committed
volunteer firefighter. He held numerous line officer and
board positions within the department during his lengthy
service and was named the 2012 Youngwood Firefighter of the
Year. Mr. Wentzel took part in the rescue effort at Ground
Zero after 9/11.
(b) Designation.--The interchange of Interstate 70 and
Pennsylvania Route 119 in New Stanton Borough, Westmoreland
County, is hereby designated the E. Jeffrey Wentzel Memorial
Interchange.
(c) Signs.--The Department of Transportation shall erect and
maintain appropriate signs at the interchange displaying the
name of the interchange.
Section 18. Lieutenant Commander John J. Peterman Memorial
Highway.
(a) Findings.--The General Assembly finds and declares as
follows:
(1) Lieutenant Commander John J. Peterman was born in
Nordmont, Sullivan County, on January 19, 1923, and, in 1941,
graduated from Sullivan Highlands School, Sonestown. He
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enlisted in the United States Navy 11 days after graduation.
(2) Lieutenant Commander Peterman spent the early years
of his service in the Navy assigned to submarines. Lieutenant
Commander Peterman was initially assigned to the USS Flying
Fish (SS229). While abroad, Lieutenant Commander Peterman
made nine war patrols, having a part in the Battle of Midway,
patrolling the Truk Lagoon off the Caroline Islands and
patrolling in the Sea of Japan.
(3) After serving aboard submarines for 11 years,
Lieutenant Commander Peterman served as a torpedo instructor.
In 1955, Lieutenant Commander Peterman became a commissioned
officer, serving at ammunition depots in New Jersey and
California. He also spent time on the USS Henrico (APA45) as
a gunnery officer and then on the USS Sperry (AS12) as a
weapons repair officer. He served the last five years of his
Navy career as an underwater weapons officer in Newport,
Rhode Island. Upon retiring in 1972 as a lieutenant
commander, he returned home to his native Sullivan County,
where he served a term as county sheriff and as a Laporte
Township Supervisor.
(4) Lieutenant Commander Peterman was active in his
community where, as a member of the Williamsport Base of the
United States Submarine Veterans, Inc., he participated in
visits to the Janet Weis Children's Hospital, visiting with
pediatric patients while making them "honorary submariners."
Lieutenant Commander Peterman would wear his uniform for
these visits, often giving the children a living history
lesson. Lieutenant Commander Peterman was also an active
member of the Sonestown American Legion Post #601.
(b) Designation.--The section of State Route 220 from State
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Route 2081 in Shrewsbury Township, Lycoming County, to State
Route 42 in Laporte Township, Sullivan County, is hereby
designated as the Lieutenant Commander John J. Peterman 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 19. Thomas A. Paternostro Memorial Highway.
(a) Findings.--The General Assembly finds as follows:
(1) Thomas A. Paternostro was born in Williamsport on
August 9, 1939. He was married to Marthalie Ryan Paternostro
for over 48 years. He was a 1957 graduate of the former St.
Mary's High School in Williamsport. He was a 1964 graduate of
Lycoming College where he received a Bachelor of Arts degree
in political science. In 1975, he received his Masters of
Public Administration from St. Lawrence University in Canton,
New York.
(2) Mr. Paternostro was a lifelong educator. He was both
an elementary and secondary school teacher before serving as
an elementary principal in Prattsburgh, New York. He then
served as superintendent of schools in the Clifton-Fine
School District in Star Lake, New York, and the Oneonta City
School District in Oneonta, New York. In 1981, he became
superintendent of schools at the East Lycoming School
District in Hughesville, where he served admirably for 11
years.
(3) Following his retirement from public schools in
1992, Mr. Paternostro went to work for the Industrial
Modernization Center in Montoursville. There he was a driving
force behind the Pennsylvania School-to-Work initiative, a
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project that ultimately became a national model for youth
apprenticeship. He testified about this initiative in front
of a United States Senate committee. His testimony and the
initiative were later featured on the ABC News American
Agenda and in Smithsonian Magazine.
(4) Continuing his dedicated service to public education
and children, Mr. Paternostro served as the director of the
Children's Advocacy Initiative for Lycoming County in the
early 2000s. In 2004, he received the Child Advocate Award
for Leadership on Children's Issues.
(5) Mr. Paternostro spent time supervising student
teachers at Bloomsburg University. He also spent three years
as a consultant for the American Board for the Certification
of Teacher Excellence in Washington, DC.
(6) From 2005 to 2011, following an appointment by the
Pennsylvania Secretary of Education, Mr. Paternostro served
as one of the Commonwealth's first Distinguished Educators,
individuals serving to help struggling districts throughout
the State improve student achievement.
(7) Mr. Paternostro was an active member of his
community. He was a charter board member of the Northcentral
Pennsylvania Conservancy, past president of the Lycoming
Audubon Society, chairman of the capital campaign of the
Hughesville Library Building Committee, past president of the
Hughesville Rotary, past chairman of the Literacy Board at
the James V. Brown Library, former member of the Lycoming
County Historical Society Museum board, former member of the
Williamsport/Lycoming Chamber of Commerce Education Committee
and a Leadership Lycoming volunteer.
(8) Mr. Paternostro also served on the State Legislative
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Joint Commission Task Force on Children, Lycoming County's
Child Death Review Team, Lycoming County's School Safety
Committee on Homeland Security and, most recently, as a
member of the Lycoming County Heroin Drug Task Force. He was
also a proud former member of the Picture Rocks Volunteer
Fire Department fire police.
(9) Until his passing, Mr. Paternostro was a regular
contributor to Webb Weekly, where he wrote a feature column
on nature.
(10) Mr. Paternostro served his country in the U.S. Navy
from 1957 through 1965, including time spent in the Naval
Reserve. He attended Naval Communications School as well as
Officer Candidate School in Newport, Rhode Island. He
received a special commendation from the Chief of Naval
Operations for his far East service following his time spent
in Japan.
(b) Designation.--The section of State Route 220 in Lycoming
County from State Route 405 in Hughesville Borough to the
Picture Rocks Borough line is hereby designated the Thomas A.
Paternostro 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 20. Polk Township Veterans Memorial Bridge.
(a) Findings.--The General Assembly finds and declares that
Polk Township wishes to honor all past, present and future
military personnel that have served or will serve our country
from this area.
(b) Designation.--The bridge located on S.R. 4005 1027 in
Polk Township, Jefferson County, over Hetrick Run NORTH FORK
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CREEK is hereby designated as the Polk Township Veterans
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 21. Repeals are as follows:
(1) The General Assembly declares that the repeals under
paragraph (2) are necessary to effectuate the provisions of
sections 8 and 17 of this act.
(2) Sections 12 and 16 of the act of June 17, 2016
(P.L.342, No.46), entitled, "An Act designating:
A portion of State Routes 108 and 551 in Lawrence County as the
Battery B Memorial Highway.
A bridge on that portion of State Route 403 over the Two Lick
Creek, Borough of Clymer, Indiana County, as the Sergeant
James Robert Pantall Memorial Bridge.
A bridge on that portion of State Route 580 over the Susquehanna
River, Cherry Tree Borough, Indiana County, as the Airman
Second Class Gerald Emmett Johnson Memorial Bridge.
A bridge on State Route 2014 over the Muncy Creek in Muncy Creek
Township, Lycoming County, as the Private Walter L. Smith
Spanish-American War Memorial Bridge.
A portion of State Route 2044 in Lycoming County as the Lance
Corporal William F. Merrill Vietnam Veterans Highway.
The bridge on State Route 225 that crosses the Armstrong Creek
in Halifax Township, Dauphin County, as the Staff Sergeant
Brian K. Mowery Memorial Bridge.
A bridge on that portion of State Route 1026, Section 004 over
the Cocalico Creek, Denver Borough, and West Cocalico
Township, Lancaster County, as the Samuel L. Snyder Memorial
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Bridge.
An overpass on State Route 49 over State Route 15, Lawrence
Township, Tioga County, as the Lance Corporal Michael G.
Plank Memorial Bridge.
A portion of Blair Mill Road in Montgomery County as the PVT
William H. Walls, U.S.M.C. Memorial Highway.
The overpass on State Route 3145 over Interstate 376, BMS 02-
3145-0010-0537, in the Market District at Settlers Ridge,
Robinson Township, Allegheny County, as the Roy F. Johns,
Jr., Overpass.
A portion of State Route 51 North in the Borough of Coraopolis,
Allegheny County, as the Fred A. Trello Memorial Boulevard.
A certain interchange in New Stanton Borough, Westmoreland
County, as the Edwin "Lance" Wentzel Memorial Interchange.
The bridge carrying State Route 2005 (Business Route 222) over
the Schuylkill River, Riverfront Drive and Norfolk Southern
Railroad in the City of Reading, Berks County, commonly
referred to as the Bingaman Street Bridge, as the 65th U.S.
Infantry Regiment, Borinqueneers Memorial Bridge.
A bridge on that portion of State Route 36 over the Chest Creek,
Patton Borough, Cambria County, as the Martin Joseph Davis
Memorial Bridge.
A portion of State Route 1008 in Fayetteville, Franklin County,
as the James W. Cutchall Memorial Highway.
A bridge on that portion of U.S. Route 15 over State Route 114,
Upper Allen Township, Cumberland County, as the Corporal
Jonathan Dean Faircloth Memorial Bridge.
The bridge on that portion of Township Route 431/436, Cooney
Road, over U.S. Route 22 in Munster Township, Cambria County,
as the PFC Thomas A. Cooney Memorial Bridge.
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The bridge on Tower Road spanning U.S. Route 219 in Croyle
Township, Cambria County, as the Trooper Herbert A. Wirfel
Memorial Bridge.
A bridge on that portion of Greenwood Avenue over the SEPTA
tracks in Cheltenham Township and Jenkintown Borough,
Montgomery County, as the Honorable Lawrence H. Curry Bridge.
A bridge on that portion of State Route 144 over the Bald Eagle
Creek, Milesburg Borough, Centre County, as the Veterans
Bridge.
An interchange on Pennsylvania Turnpike Route 66 in Westmoreland
County as the David B. Sheridan Memorial Interchange.
A bridge on that portion of State Route 217 over the Norfolk
Southern Railroad tracks and 2nd Street in Derry Borough,
Westmoreland County, as the Derry Veterans Memorial Bridge,"
are repealed.
(3) The General Assembly declares that the repeal under
paragraph (4) is necessary to effectuate the provisions of
sections 18 and 19 of this act.
(4) Sections 3 and 4 of the act of July 20, 2016
(P.L.813, No.90), entitled "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
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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," are repealed.
Section 22. Effective date.
This act shall take effect in 60 days.
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