SENATE AMENDED

THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA

HOUSE BILL

INTRODUCED BY BLOOM, AUMENT, BAKER, BARRAR, BENNINGHOFF, BROOKS, CAUSER, CLYMER, COX, EVERETT, FLECK, FREEMAN, GABLER, GEORGE, GINGRICH, GODSHALL, GRELL, GROVE, HARHART, HELM, HENNESSEY, HICKERNELL, HORNAMAN, KAUFFMAN, KILLION, KORTZ, MAJOR, MARSHALL, MARSICO, METZGAR, MICOZZIE, MILLARD, MIRABITO, MOUL, MURT, MUSTIO, PERRY, PICKETT, PYLE, RAPP, READSHAW, ROAE, ROCK, SAINATO, SAYLOR, SCAVELLO, SONNEY, STABACK, STEVENSON, TALLMAN, TOEPEL, VEREB, VULAKOVICH, WATSON, YOUNGBLOOD, HAHN, GILLEN, HESS, BRADFORD, GEIST AND DENLINGER, JUNE 11, 2012

AS AMENDED ON THIRD CONSIDERATION, IN SENATE, OCTOBER 15, 2012   

AN ACT

Designating State Route 233 from the western corporate limits of

Newville Borough to State Route 11 in Cumberland County as

the Marine Lance Corporal Nicholas B. Morrison Memorial

Highway; designating a portion of State Route 2038 in Horsham

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Township, Montgomery County, as the 2LT James P. Kelly

Memorial Highway; designating a bridge carrying State Route

94 over Bermudian Creek in Latimore Township, Adams County,

as the Sgt. Michael C. Weigand Memorial Bridge; and 

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designating a bridge on that portion of State Route 268 and

State Route 368 over the Allegheny River, in the City of

Parker, Armstrong County, commonly known as the State Bridge,

as the Veterans Memorial Bridge; designating the Claysville

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Interchange of Exit 6 on Interstate 70 in Washington County

as the Sergeant Nathan P. Kennedy Memorial Interchange;

designating a bridge in Carroll Township, Washington County,

as the Stanley Jurgaitis Memorial Bridge; redesignating the

Davis Street Bridge, over Interstate 81 at Exit 182, Moosic

Borough, Lackawanna County, as the Andrew A. Pompey and

Durando J. Pompey Memorial Bridge; designating the eastbound

bridge carrying Interstate 90 over Six-Mile Creek in

Harborcreek Township, Erie County, as the Senior Airman Bryan

R. Bell Memorial Bridge; redesignating Duboistown Bridge,

connecting Williamsport and Duboistown over the Susquehanna

River, Lycoming County, as the Lance Corporal Abram Howard

Memorial Bridge; designating State Bridge No.

36-4009-0030-0000, the bridge on Dillerville Road in the City

of Lancaster, Lancaster County, as the Captain Edward Anthony

Davis Memorial Bridge; designating the bridge that carries

Pennsylvania Turnpike Route 43 over the Monongahela River

between Denbo in the Borough of Centerville, County of

Washington, and Alicia in the Township of Luzerne, County of

Fayette, as the PFC Ronald C. "Smokey" Bakewell Memorial

Bridge; designating the bridge carrying Bridge Street (State

Route 4021) over Brubaker Run in the Borough of Hasting,

Cambria County, as the Sergeant Derek Lee Shanfield Memorial

Bridge; designating the bridge carrying Torresdale Avenue,

State Route 1004, over the Pennypack Creek, in Philadelphia

County, as the Paul W. Kauffman Memorial Bridge; designating

a highway on a portion of Interstate 95 in Philadelphia

County as the Officers O'Hanlon and Lorenzo Memorial Highway;

designating a portion of Pennsylvania Route 376 in Moon

Township, Allegheny County, commonly known as the Ewing Road

interchange, as the Jack W. Wise Interchange; designating

U.S. Route 62 in Venango County as the Venango County

Veterans Highway; designating U.S. Route 62 in Forest County

as the Forest County Veterans Highway; designating U.S. Route

62 in Warren County as the Warren County Veterans Highway;

designating the portion of State Route 30, from Church Road

to Rittenhouse Place, in Lower Merion Township, Montgomery

County, as the Master Sergeant Scott Ball Memorial Avenue;

designating the bridge that crosses over the Frankstown

Branch of the Juniata River on State Route 2015, also known

as Yellow Springs Drive, in Catharine Township and

Williamsburg Borough, Blair County, as the Williamsburg

Memorial Bridge; designating a portion of State Route 837 in

Union Township and New Eagle Borough, Washington County, as

the Mayor George Bugaile Memorial Highway; designating the

bridge carrying State Route 896 over Mill Creek in East

Lampeter Township, Lancaster County, as the PFC Brandon M.

Styer Memorial Bridge; designating the Uniontown to

Brownsville link of Pennsylvania Turnpike Route 43, beginning

with the intersection of State Route 119 in Uniontown,

Fayette County, and ending at the intersection with State

Route 40 in Brownsville, Fayette County, as the POW/MIA/KIA

Memorial Highway; designating the bridge carrying Morris Road

over the Wissahickon Creek in Whitemarsh Township, Montgomery

County, as the Jack Turner Bridge; designating the Mid-County

Interchange, Exit 20, on Interstate 476 on the Pennsylvania

Turnpike Northeast Extension located in Plymouth Township,

Montgomery County, as the Morris Gerber and A. Richard Gerber

Memorial Interchange; designating the Marshalls Creek Bypass,

U.S. Route 209 from Twin Falls Road in Smithfield Township,

Monroe County, to Oak Grove Drive in Middle Smithfield

Township, Monroe County, as the Joseph W. Battisto Bypass;

designating State Route 739 in Pike County as Pike County

Veterans' Way; designating a bridge on that portion of State

Route 4002, Clarence Road, in Snow Shoe Township, Centre

County, as the Clarence Bridge of Freedom for All Veterans;

and making a related repeal.

The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania

hereby enacts as follows:

Section 1.  Marine Lance Corporal Nicholas B. Morrison Memorial

Highway.

(a)  Declaration of policy.--The General Assembly finds and

declares as follows:

(1)  Nicholas B. Morrison, was born June 23, 1981, in

Carlisle, Pennsylvania. He was a graduate of Big Spring High

School, Newville, Class of 2000. Upon graduation, he entered

the United States Marine Corps in 2003, after the events of

9/11, where he served for two years.

(2)  Marine Lance Cpl. Nicholas B. Morrison was assigned

to the Weapons Company, 2nd Battalion, 2nd Marine Regiment,

2nd Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force, at Camp

Lejeune, North Carolina. On August 13, 2004, at 23 years of

age, Lance Corporal Morrison was killed while on patrol with

the Combined Anti-Armor Team Blue as a tow gunner in the Al

Anbar Province of Iraq when an IED struck his Humvee.

(3)  Marine Lance Cpl. Morrison was awarded the Purple

Heart for his wounds sustained in combat against an enemy of

the United States. He was also awarded the Navy & Marine

Corps Commendation Medal with the Combat V for his sustained

and valorous actions in combat. He received the National

Defense Medal, the Global War on Terrorism Expeditionary

Medal, the Global War on Terrorism Medal, the Combat Action

Ribbon and the Sea Service Deployment Ribbon.

(4)  Marine Lance Cpl. Nicholas Morrison, beloved son of

Joey L. and Peggy J. Morrison, Sr., of Newville, PA, was

courageously serving his country at the time of his death and

his excellence as a soldier has been extolled by many.

(b)  Designation.--State Route 233, from the western

corporate limits of Newville Borough to State Route 11 in

Cumberland County is hereby designated as the Marine Lance

Corporal Nicholas B. Morrison Memorial Highway.

(c)  Signs.--The Department of Transportation shall erect and

maintain appropriate signs to indicate the designation under

subsection (b).

Section 2.  2LT James P. Kelly Memorial Highway.

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

follows:

(1)  Upon graduating from LaSalle College in June 1964,

James P. Kelly was commissioned as a Second Lieutenant in the

Army Field Artillery and served as Field Artillery Unit

Commander, A Battery, 2nd Battalion, 320th Artillery, 101st

Airborne Division, USARV.

(2)  Second Lieutenant James P. Kelly was killed on

September 27, 1965, by an explosive device while serving his

country in Binh Dinh Province, South Vietnam.

(b)  Designation.--The section of State Route 2038 in Horsham

Township, Montgomery County, from Maple Avenue to Meetinghouse

Road is hereby designated the 2LT James P. Kelly 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.  Sgt. Michael C. Weigand Memorial Bridge.

(a)  Declaration of policy.--The General Assembly finds and

declares as follows:

(1)  Sergeant Michael C. Weigand graduated from Bermudian

Springs High School in 2002.

(2)  After graduating high school Sergeant Weigand

attended the Allegheny County Police Academy and graduated in

2003.

(3)  Sergeant Weigand joined the York Springs/Latimore

Township Regional Police Department and Littlestown Police

Department.

(4)  Sergeant Weigand went back to school to become a

D.A.R.E. officer for Bermudian Springs School District.

(5)  Sergeant Weigand was later promoted to sergeant at

the Latimore Township Police Department, where his father is

chief.

(6)  On September 14, 2008, while on duty escorting a

charity event, Sergeant Weigand was killed by a pickup truck

which was out of control.

(7)  Sergeant Weigand is survived by his wife, Amanda;

daughter, Lanie; parents, Michael and Kimberly Weigand; and

two sisters, Melanie Karpinski and Erin Jo Bevenour.

(b)  Designation.--The bridge that carries State Route 94

over Bermudian Creek in Latimore Township, Adams County, is

designated as the Sgt. Michael C. Weigand Memorial Bridge.

(c)  Signs.--The Department of Transportation shall erect and

maintain appropriate signs to indicate the designation under

subsection (b).

Section 4.  Veterans Memorial Bridge.

(a)  Designation.--The bridge located on State Route 268 and

State Route 368 in the City of Parker, Armstrong County, over

the Allegheny River, commonly known as the State Bridge, is

hereby designated as the Veterans Memorial Bridge.

(b)  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.  Sergeant Nathan P. Kennedy Memorial Interchange.

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(a)  Declaration of policy.--The General Assembly finds and

declares as follows:

(1)    Sergeant Nathan P. Kennedy, 24, from Claysville,

Washington County, died on April 27, 2010, from injuries

sustained when he was tragically shot while on foot patrol

with the United States Army in Afghanistan.

(2)  Having recently reenlisted for another four years,

Sergeant Kennedy was killed just three weeks shy of the date

he was expected to return home from his second tour of duty,

the first having been in Iraq.

(3)  Sergeant Kennedy was a United States Army Ranger,

serving as a sniper assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 12th

Infantry, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division

based at Fort Carson, Colorado.

(4)  A 2004 graduate of McGuffey High School, Sergeant

Kennedy was a three-time section wrestling champion.

(5)  Sergeant Kennedy was a loving son, brother,

grandson, nephew and friend who served his country with

devotion and pride.

(6)  Sergeant Kennedy, beloved son of Joseph Kennedy and

the late Penelope Henry Kennedy, courageously sacrificed his

life to protect his country.

(b)  Designation.--The interchange of Exit 6 on Interstate 70

in Claysville, Washington County, in both directions, is

designated as the Sergeant Nathan P. Kennedy Memorial

Interchange.

(c)  Signs.--The Department of Transportation shall, in

appropriate locations, erect and maintain appropriate signs

displaying the name designated under subsection (b).

Section 6.  Stanley Jurgaitis Memorial Bridge.

(a)  Declaration of policy.--The General Assembly finds and

declares as follows:

(1)  Stanley Jurgaitis was a dedicated, active and

prominent member of the Carroll Township community.

(2)  Born in 1926 in the village of Hazel Kirk, Mr.

Jurgaitis served this country in World War II and was awarded

the Bronze Star for gallantry.

(3)  Mr. Jurgaitis worked as a coal miner for more than

20 years for Bethlehem Mines until its closing.

(4)  Mr. Jurgaitis spent the next 28 years working at

Fisher and Porter Company in Hatboro until his retirement.

(5)  Following his retirement, Mr. Jurgaitis returned to

Hazel Kirk where he resided for the remainder of his life,

passing away in 2008.

(6)  Mr. Jurgaitis was a member of the Dunkirk,

Pennsylvania, American Legion and personally maintained the

Hazel Kirk Honor Roll for many years.

(7)  Mr. Jurgaitis was a member of St. Anthony Catholic

Church in Monongahela.

(b)  Designation.--The bridge in Carroll Township, Washington

County, on SR 2023 over Pigeon Creek is designated as the

Stanley Jurgaitis Memorial Bridge.

(c)  Signs.--The Department of Transportation shall erect and

maintain signs displaying the name of the bridge to traffic in

both directions on the bridge.

Section 7.  Andrew A. Pompey and Durando J. Pompey Memorial

Bridge.

(a)  Declaration of policy.--The General Assembly finds and

declares as follows:

(1)  Andrew A. Pompey was the oldest son of Louis and

Regina Parlanti Pompey, born on May 1, 1917, in Minooka.

(2)  He volunteered for service in the United States Army

days after Pearl Harbor and was inducted on February 7, 1942.

(3)  After basic training, he volunteered for a new

branch of the service, the parachute infantry.

(4)  He became part of the first parachute division in

United States Army history, the 82nd Airborne, and was

assigned to its first regiment, 504th PIR, nicknamed the

"devils in baggy pants" from a German officer's diary.

(5)  After parachute training, he and the rest of the

82nd Airborne were shipped to North Africa.

(6)  He participated in two combat jumps in active

combat, first in Sicily, Italy, where his plane was hit by

friendly fire, and next at Salerno, Italy, where he assisted

in saving the Allied beachhead, and he was promoted to the

rank of staff sergeant.

(7)  On January 26, 1944, Staff Sergeant Andrew A. Pompey

led his squad on an assault of a bridge spanning the

Mussolini Canal near Sassano, Italy, and was killed by

artillery.

(8)  Initially, he was buried at the American Cemetery at

Nettuno, Italy.

(9)  Later, he was exhumed and reinterred at the Italian-

American Cemetery adjacent to Davis Street, Scranton, near

the Davis Street Bridge.

(10)  Durando J. Pompey was born on September 1, 1921, to

Louis and Regina Parlanti Pompey in Minooka.

(11)  He also volunteered for the United States Army and

was inducted on September 7, 1942.

(12)  After basic training, he married Helen Rovinski on

May 3, 1943.

(13)  In February 1944, he was shipped to England in

anticipation of the invasion of Europe.

(14)  He landed with his division on June 8, 1944, on

Omaha Beach.

(15)  Shortly after landing on Omaha Beach, the division

went on attack through the French hedgerows toward Pont

Hebert and St. Lo.

(16)  On July 13, 1944, the Germans preceded a

counterattack with a concentrated artillery barrage, and

Private First Class Durando J. Pompey was killed in that

barrage.

(17)  He was initially buried in Le Combe Cemetery in

France and later exhumed at the request of his wife and

reinterred in the American Cemetery in Long Island, New York.

(b)  Redesignation.--The Davis Street Bridge, over Interstate

81 at Exit 182, Moosic Borough, Lackawanna County, is

redesignated as the Andrew A. Pompey and Durando J. Pompey

Memorial Bridge.

(c)  Signs.--The Department of Transportation shall erect and

maintain appropriate road signs displaying the name of the

bridge to traffic in both directions on the bridge.

Section 8.  Senior Airman Bryan R. Bell Memorial Bridge.

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

follows:

(1)  United States Air Force Senior Airman Bryan R. Bell,

age 23, was killed in action on January 5, 2012, while

serving in Afghanistan with the Air Force's Explosive

Ordnance Disposal Division.

(2)  Senior Airman Bryan R. Bell was killed when his

vehicle was struck by an improvised explosive device in Shir

ghazi, Helmand Province, Afghanistan.

(3)  Senior Airman Bryan R. Bell was a 2006 graduate of

Harborcreek High School in Harborcreek, Pennsylvania.

(4)  Senior Airman Bryan R. Bell enlisted in the Air

Force in 2006 and was assigned to the 2nd Civil Engineer

Squadron, Barksdale Air Force Base, Louisiana. He had been

serving in Afghanistan since November of 2011.

(5)  Senior Airman Bryan R. Bell is survived by his wife,

Alaina, and his parents.

(b)  Designation.--The eastbound bridge carrying Interstate

90 over Six-Mile Creek in Harborcreek Township, Erie County, is

hereby designated the Senior Airman Bryan R. Bell 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.  Lance Corporal Abram Howard Memorial Bridge.

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

follows:

(1)  United States Marine Corps Lance Corporal Abram L.

Howard, from Williamsport, Pennsylvania, was killed in action

at 21 years of age on July 27, 2010, Helmand Province,

Afghanistan, in support of Operation Enduring Freedom.

(2)  Lance Corporal Howard enlisted in the United States

Marine Corps on April 9, 2007, and graduated in June 2007

from Williamsport High School where he played football and

wrestled.

(3)  Lance Corporal Howard entered boot camp at Parris

Island, South Carolina, on January 8, 2008.

(4)  Lance Corporal Howard was a third generation Marine

and the 12th member of his family to enlist and serve.

(5)  Following his graduation from Marine Combat Training

at Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, Lance Corporal Howard

graduated from Military Police School at Fort Leonard Wood,

Missouri, in September 2008.

(6)  Lance Corporal Howard volunteered for deployment to

Afghanistan in December of 2009 and made the ultimate

sacrifice on July 27, 2010.

(7)  While on a partnered patrol with Afghan National

Police and the United States Marines, his team was ambushed

and Lance Corporal Howard was fatally wounded.

(8)  Without his judgment and decisive actions prior to

the attack, the rest of his team would have proceeded

directly into the enemy ambush, which would have ultimately

wounded or killed other members of his patrol.

(9)  For his bravery, Lance Corporal Howard received the

Purple Heart, Navy and Marine Corps Commendation Medal with

distinguished "V" device, Combat Action Ribbon, National

Defense Medal, Afghanistan Campaign Medal, Global War on

Terrorism Medal, Sea Service Deployment Ribbon, Armed Forces

Service Medal and NATO Medal.

(b)  Redesignation.--The Duboistown Bridge located on Arch

Street connecting Williamsport and Duboistown over the West

Branch of the Susquehanna River, Lycoming County, is hereby

redesignated the Lance Corporal Abram Howard 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 10.  Captain Edward Anthony Davis Memorial Bridge.

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

follows:

(1)  United States Navy Captain Edward Anthony Davis of

Lancaster County, ex-prisoner of war, was awarded three

Silver Stars, the Legion of Merit with Combat Citation, four

Bronze Stars with Valor Device, five Air Medals, two Purple

Hearts and three Navy Commendation Medals with Valor Device

for military service during the Vietnam Conflict.

(2)  Born in Norristown and raised in Roxborough,

Montgomery County, Captain Davis was a champion rower at St.

Joseph's Preparatory School, attended Villanova University

and was a 1962 graduate of the United States Naval Academy.

(3)  Captain Davis was shot down over North Vietnam on

August 26, 1965, during his 57th combat mission off the

aircraft carrier USS Oriskany.

(4)  Captain Davis endured captivity at the prisoner-of-

war camp known as the Hanoi Hilton through February 12, 1973.

(5)  Released with other long-serving prisoners of war as

part of Operation Homecoming, Captain Davis returned with a

puppy he had liberated from his captors.

(6)  After repatriation,Captain Davis completed graduate

studies in international relations at the University of

Virginia.

(7)  Captain Davis was the Navy's Director of Advertising

and then Commanding Officer of Navy Recruiting District,

Harrisburg, before retiring in 1987.

(8)  An outstanding public speaker, Captain Davis was POW

consultant to the National Vietnam War Museum and a member of

the Lancaster Airport Authority, the Sertoma Club of

Lancaster and the Penn Manor School District Board of

Directors.

(9)  Captain Davis died November 7, 2006, at 67 years of

age.

(10)  Captain Davis was buried with full military honors

in Arlington National Cemetery.

(b)  Designation.--The bridge on Dillerville Road in the City

of Lancaster, Lancaster County, State Bridge No.

36-4009-0030-000, is designated and shall be known as the

Captain Edward Anthony Davis Memorial Bridge.

(c)  Signs.--The Department of Transportation shall erect and

maintain appropriate signs which shall display the name of the

bridge designated in subsection (b) at each end of the bridge.

Section 11.  PFC Ronald C. "Smokey" Bakewell Memorial Bridge.

(a)  Declaration.--The General Assembly declares that Private

First Class Ronald C. "Smokey" Bakewell made the ultimate

sacrifice for this Commonwealth on August 2, 1968, when he died

from hostile, small arms fire while serving in the Army of the

United States in South Vietnam. On June 16, 1968, PFC Bakewell,

age 20, was assigned to C Company, 1st Battalion, 5th Cavalry,

1st Air Cavalry Division, when less than two months later his

life ended in the service of his country.

(b)  Designation.--The bridge that carries Pennsylvania

Turnpike Route 43 over the Monongahela River between Denbo in

the Borough of Centerville, County of Washington, and Alicia in

the Township of Luzerne, County of Fayette, is designated the

PFC Ronald C. "Smokey" Bakewell Memorial Bridge.

(c)  Signs.--The Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission shall place

and maintain appropriate signs at both ends of the bridge as

designated in subsection (b).

Section 12.  Sergeant Derek Lee Shanfield Memorial Bridge.

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

follows:

(1)  Derek Lee Shanfield was born in Indiana,

Pennsylvania, on April 27, 1988, and graduated from Cambria

Heights High School in 2006.

(2)  Derek L. Shanfield and his twin brother, Marine Cpl.

Devin L. Shanfield, joined the Marines in 2005. Both were

stationed at Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, but in different

units.

(3)  Derek L. Shanfield's older brother, Sydney, had

enlisted in the Marines in 2001.

(4)  Derek L. Shanfield was promoted to Sergeant in April

2010 and deployed in support of Operation Enduring Freedom in

May 2010.

(5)  Sergeant Derek L. Shanfield passed away on June 8,

2010, at the age of 22 while supporting combat operations in

Helmand Province, Afghanistan.

(6)  Sergeant Derek L. Shanfield was part of the 2nd

Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division and the

II Marine Expeditionary Force, based in Camp Lejeune, North

Carolina.

(7)  Sergeant Derek L. Shanfield was awarded the Marine

Corps Good Conduct Medal, the National Defense Service Medal,

the Global War on Terrorism Expeditionary Medal, the Global

War on Terror Medal, the Purple Heart, the NATO Non-Article 5

Medal, the Navy Achievement Medal, the Sea Service Deployment

Ribbon and the Afghanistan Campaign Medal.

(8)  Sergeant Derek L. Shanfield served his country with

honor and distinction as a member of the United States

Marines and is the first service member from Cambria County

to die in Operation Enduring Freedom.

(b)  Designation.--The bridge carrying Bridge Street (State

Route 4021) over Brubaker Run in the Borough of Hasting, Cambria

County, is hereby designated as the Sergeant Derek Lee Shanfield

Memorial Bridge.

(c)  Signs.--The Department of Transportation shall erect and

maintain appropriate signs to indicate the designation under

subsection (b) to traffic in both directions.

Section 13.  Paul W. Kauffman Memorial Bridge.

(a)  Declaration of policy.--The General Assembly finds and

declares as follows:

(1)  Paul W. Kauffman was a resident of Upper Holmesburg

for 52 years along with his wife Lorraine.

(2)  Mr. Kaufmann was the driving force behind an effort

to turn a vacant lot into the Trumbette Playground that now

has three ball fields, a basketball court and climbing

equipment for children. Mr. Kauffmann maintained the park

every day by cleaning up waste and locking and unlocking the

gate.

(3)  Mr. Kauffman was a community activist who became the

face of the Upper Holmesburg Civic Association after it was

reformed in 2004. His involvement in the Upper Holmesburg

Civic Association led to involvement in other Northeastern

Philadelphia civic associations as well as the 8th Police

District Advisory Committee.

(4)  Mr. Kauffmann also led Upper Holmesburg

beautification projects that included the planting of trees

and the installation of benches, banners and additional

lighting along Frankford Avenue.

(5)  Mr. Kauffman served as a Democratic committeeman in

the 65th Ward and was a frequent sight at the offices of his

city and State representatives.

(6)  Mr. Kauffmann passed away August 22, 2011.

(b)  Designation.--The bridge carrying Torresdale Avenue,

State Route 1004, over the Pennypack Creek in Philadelphia

County, is designated as the Paul W. Kauffman 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.

Section 14.  Officers O'Hanlon and Lorenzo Memorial Highway.

(a)  Declaration of policy.--The General Assembly finds and

declares as follows:

(1)  Police Officer Charles P. O'Hanlon, assigned to the

Highway Patrol Unit, was fatally injured on November 13,

1985, when a tractor-trailer carrying hazardous materials

crashed into the rear of his unmarked patrol vehicle. He was

stopped northbound on Interstate 95, north of Bridge Street,

at 9:10 a.m., after having stopped a vehicle for a traffic

violation. He was 40 years of age, had served with the

department for 19 years and is survived by a wife and four

children.

(2)  Officer Brian Lorenzo served for 23 years on the

Philadelphia Police Department and was assigned to the

Highway Patrol. On July 8, 2012, Officer Lorenzo died as a

result of a tragic accident. While he was patrolling on his

department motorcycle, Officer Lorenzo was struck head-on by

a drunk driver traveling the wrong way on Interstate 95 near

mile marker 29.4.

(b)  Designation.--The section of Interstate 95 from mile

marker 23 to mile marker 35 in Philadelphia County is hereby

designated as the Officers O'Hanlon and Lorenzo Memorial

Highway.

(c)  Signs.--The Department of Transportation shall erect and

maintain appropriate signs to indicate the designation under

subsection (b) to traffic in both directions.

Section 15.  Jack W. Wise Interchange.

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

follows:

(1)  Jack W. Wise has been involved in numerous community

and regional economic development organizations for decades.

(2)  Jack W. Wise served as chairman of the Moon Township

Board of Supervisors and the Redevelopment Authority of

Allegheny County, as treasurer of the Allegheny County

Finance and Development Commission and as a leader of several

other community organizations.

(3)  As a cofounder of the Moon Transportation Authority

and the Thorn Run Interchange Group, Jack W. Wise fostered

private sector support that led to the improvement of a

dangerous intersection in his community.

(4)  Because of the role played by Jack W. Wise, a

tremendous amount of economic development has occurred in

Moon Township, and the area will reap a significant benefit

for years to come.

(b)  Designation.--The portion of Pennsylvania Route 376 in

Moon Township, Allegheny County, at Ewing Road, commonly known

as the Ewing Road interchange, is hereby designated the Jack W.

Wise Interchange.

(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 16.  Venango County Veterans Highway.

(a)  Designation.--U.S. Route 62 in Venango County is hereby

designated as the Venango County Veterans Highway.

(b)  Signs.--The Department of Transportation shall erect and

maintain appropriate signs displaying the name of the highway

designated in subsection (a) to traffic in both directions.

Section 17.  Forest County Veterans Highway.

(a)  Designation.--U.S. Route 62 in Forest County is hereby

designated as the Forest County Veterans Highway.

(b)  Signs.--The Department of Transportation shall erect and

maintain appropriate signs displaying the name of the highway

designated in subsection (a) to traffic in both directions.

Section 18.  Warren County Veterans Highway.

(a)  Designation.--U.S. Route 62 in Warren County is hereby

designated as the Warren County Veterans Highway.

(b)  Signs.--The Department of Transportation shall erect and

maintain appropriate signs displaying the name of the highway

designated in subsection (a) to traffic in both directions.

Section 19.  Master Sergeant Scott Ball Memorial Avenue.

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

follows:

(1)  Master Sergeant Scott Ball was killed on August 27,

2007, when, while serving with the Pennsylvania Army National

Guard in Afghanistan, the embedded training team in which he

served was ambushed while assisting the Afghan National Army.

(2)  Master Sgt. Ball was a Pennsylvania State Police

trooper assigned to Troop H, Carlisle.

(3)  Prior to enlisting in the Pennsylvania State Police,

Master Sgt. Ball served the citizens of Lower Merion

Township, Montgomery County, as a Lower Merion Township

police officer from 1995-2000.

(b)  Designation.--The portion of State Route 30, from Church

Road to Rittenhouse Place, in Lower Merion Township, Montgomery

County, is hereby designated as the Master Sergeant Scott Ball

Memorial Avenue.

(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.  Williamsburg Memorial Bridge.

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

follows:

(1)  The newly constructed two-lane bridge that crosses

over the Frankstown Branch of the Juniata River on State

Route 2015, also known as Yellow Springs Drive, in Catharine

Township and Williamsburg Borough, Blair County, replaces a

single-lane bridge originally built in 1936.

(2)  The citizens of Williamsburg Borough were asked by

the Williamsburg Borough Council to vote on a name for the

new bridge and chose the name "Williamsburg Memorial Bridge".

(b)  Designation.--The bridge that crosses over the

Frankstown Branch of the Juniata River on State Route 2015, also

known as Yellow Springs Drive, in Catharine Township and

Williamsburg Borough, Blair County, is hereby designated the

Williamsburg 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.  Mayor George Bugaile Memorial Highway.

(a)  Declaration of policy.--The General Assembly finds and

declares as follows:

(1)  George Bugaile was born in 1911 and raised in the

Village of Courtney, Union Township, Washington County, with

his parents, who were immigrants from Lithuania, and three

brothers, Charles, Joseph and Frank "Browney", and later

moved to adjoining New Eagle Borough.

(2)  He served in the United States Marine Corps at the

end of World War II.

(3)  He served as a New Eagle Borough councilman for

eight years, elected for the first time in 1952 and again in

1956, and also served as council president for a time.

(4)  He was active in numerous civic organizations where

he selflessly worked to improve the community for future

generations.

(5)  He was instrumental in bringing infrastructure

improvements, including street lighting, sidewalk and

curbing, to the community and worked successfully to convince

the postal service to bring home-delivered mail service to

New Eagle residents.

(6)  He was elected mayor in 1960, took office in 1961

and served  with distinction for 20 years, until the end of

1981.

(7)  Mayor Bugaile and his wife of 35 years, Nellie, had

two daughters, the late Joanne Frances Muia and Diane Lynn

Garry.

(8)  Mayor Bugaile passed away on November 1, 1996.

(b)  Designation.--State Route 837, beginning at the

intersection with State Route 1065, Courtney Hill Road in the

Village of Courtney, Union Township, to the intersection with

State Route 1069, Memorial Avenue in New Eagle Borough,

Washington County, is hereby designated as the Mayor George

Bugaile Memorial Highway.

(c)  Signs.--The Department of Transportation shall erect and

maintain appropriate signs to indicate the designation under

subsection (b).

Section 22.  PFC Brandon M. Styer Memorial Bridge.

(a)  Declaration of policy.--The General Assembly finds and

declares as follows:

(1)  Private First Class Brandon M. Styer enlisted in the

United States Army during his senior year of high school.

(2)  PFC Styer served as a combat engineer with the 569th

Mobility Augmentation Company, 4th Engineer Battalion, Fort

Carson, Colorado.

(3)  PFC Styer had previously served a tour of duty in

Iraq.

(4)  PFC Styer and his comrades were patrolling in a

vehicle in Kandahar Province, Afghanistan, on October 15,

2009, when their vehicle was attacked with an improvised

explosive device, wounding four soldiers.

(5)  PFC Styer died from the grievous wounds he sustained

in the attack.

(6)  For his bravery and heroism, PFC Styer was

posthumously awarded the Purple Heart and The Bronze Star. 

(7)  A 2008 graduate of Conestoga Valley High School, PFC

Styer enjoyed cars, animals, especially German Shepherd dogs,

and playing sports with his family and friends.

(8)  PFC Styer was a role model to his family and

friends, as well as to the students at Lancaster Christian

School, where his stepmother was a teacher's assistant.

(9)  PFC Styer was a loving son, brother, grandson,

nephew and friend who served his country with devotion and

pride.

(10)  PFC Styer paid the supreme sacrifice on behalf of

this nation and this Commonwealth.

(b)  Designation.--The bridge carrying State Route 896 over

Mill Creek in East Lampeter Township, Lancaster County is hereby

designated as the PFC Brandon M. Styer Memorial Bridge.

(c)  Signs.--The Department of Transportation shall erect and

maintain appropriate signs to indicate the designation under

subsection (b).

Section 23.  POW/MIA/KIA Memorial Highway.

(a)  Designation.--The Uniontown to Brownsville link of

Pennsylvania Turnpike Route 43, beginning with the intersection

of State Route 119 in Uniontown, Fayette County, and ending at

the intersection with State Route 40 in Brownsville, Fayette

County, is hereby designated as the POW/MIA/KIA Memorial

Highway.

(b)  Signs.--The Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission shall erect

and maintain appropriate signs displaying the name of the

highway designated under subsection (a).

Section 24.  Jack Turner Bridge.

(a)  Declaration of policy.--The General Assembly finds and

declares as follows:

(1)  Mr. John J. "Jack" Turner was born in Philadelphia

on August 31, 1937.

(2)  Mr. Turner was a standout student-athlete in

multiple sports at Germantown Academy. 

(3)  Mr. Turner graduated from Germantown Academy in

1956.

(4)  Mr. Turner earned a full scholarship to attend the

University of Delaware, where he led the Fighting Blue Hens

as a two-way star for four years.

(5)  Upon graduating from the University of Delaware, Mr.

Turner was drafted by the Houston Oilers of the American

Football League and played half-back on their 1960 football

team.

(6)  Mr. Turner served as the athletic director, head

football coach and teacher at Germantown Academy following a

short but successful career in the insurance industry.

(7)  Mr. Turner's impressive career at Germantown Academy

spanned three decades, and during his 24 years, he produced a

104-89-2 football record and two Inter-Ac League

Championships while he taught, coached and mentored hundreds

of students and athletes, helping them achieve their goals.

(8)  Mr. Turner has been a resident of Fort Washington

since 1965 and was a transformational figure who helped shape

thousands of lives by positively impacting students, parents,

coaches, teachers and the community.

(b)  Designation.--The bridge carrying Morris Road over the

Wissahickon Creek in Whitemarsh Township, Montgomery County, is

hereby designated as the Jack Turner Bridge.

(c)  Signs.--The Department of Transportation shall erect and

maintain appropriate signs displaying the name of the bridge

designated under subsection (b).

Section 25.  Morris Gerber and A. Richard Gerber Memorial

Interchange.

(a)  Declaration of policy.--The General Assembly finds and

declares as follows:

(1)  The Honorable Morris Gerber was a renowned civic

leader, lawyer and public servant, well known for his kind,

fair and good-natured demeanor, as well as a fierce

commitment to public service.

(2)  Mr. Morris Gerber was born in Philadelphia in 1908

and graduated from Central High School in 1925, the

University of Pennsylvania's Wharton School of Business in

1929 and the University of Pennsylvania Law School in 1932.

(3)  Mr. Morris Gerber married Frances Cohen of Ambler,

Montgomery County, in 1933 and the couple had two sons, A.

Richard Gerber and David S. Gerber.

(4)  Mr. Morris Gerber's service to this Commonwealth

spanned four decades. 

(5)  Mr. Morris Gerber served on the Montgomery County

Court of Common Pleas. 

(6)  Mr. Morris Gerber served as Deputy Auditor General,

Chief Counsel to the Auditor General, Deputy State Treasurer

and Chief Counsel to the State Treasurer.

(7)  Mr. Morris Gerber served in many other civic,

professional and government roles, including Chair of the

State Board of Finance and Revenue, Chair of the Norristown

State Hospital Board of Trustees, member of the boards of the

Delaware River Port Authority and the Delaware River Joint

Toll Bridge Commission, President of the Norristown Jewish

Community Center and Tiferis Israel Synagogue, President of

the Montgomery Bar Association and as delegate in the House

of Delegates of the Pennsylvania and American Bar

Associations.

(8)  Mr. Morris Gerber passed away in 1995 after 62 years

of marriage and an extraordinary lifetime of public service.

(9)  Commissioner A. Richard Gerber, the eldest son of

the Honorable Morris Gerber, also was a renowned civic

leader, lawyer and public servant, known for his loyalty and

dynamic personality, as well as a fierce commitment to public

service.

(10)  Mr. A. Richard Gerber was born in 1934 in

Philadelphia, raised in Norristown and graduated from

Norristown High School in 1952, the University of

Pennsylvania's Wharton School of Business in 1956 and the

Dickinson School of Law in 1961.

(11)  Mr. A. Richard Gerber married Penelope Moses of

Winnetka, Illinois, in 1964 and the couple had three

children, Peter H. Gerber, Courtney Gerber Kunzelmann and the

Honorable Michael F. Gerber.

(12)  Mr. A. Richard Gerber served in the United States

Army as a first lieutenant.

(13)  Mr. A. Richard Gerber's service to this

Commonwealth spanned five decades.

(14)  Mr. A. Richard Gerber helped draft Pennsylvania's

Constitution as a Delegate to Pennsylvania's most recent

Constitutional Convention in 1967-1968. 

(15)  Mr. A. Richard Gerber was appointed to the

Pennsylvania Securities Commission by Governor Robert P.

Casey in 1992, receiving reappointments from Governors Thomas

J. Ridge and Edward G. Rendell, who in 2004, named Mr. A.

Richard Gerber Chair of the Commission, a position he held

until his retirement in 2006. 

(16)  Mr. A. Richard Gerber served in many other civic,

professional and government roles, including as a Public

Defender in Montgomery County, Counsel to the Senate of

Pennsylvania, Trustee of the Dickinson School of Law, Trustee

of the Investor Protection Trust, Governor and Secretary of

the Pennsylvania Bar Association and President of the

Montgomery Bar Association.

(17)  Mr. A. Richard Gerber passed away in 2008 after 44

years of marriage and a distinguished career in public

service.

(18)  It is fitting to honor and recognize the Honorable

Morris Gerber and Commissioner A. Richard Gerber for their

outstanding contributions and dutiful service to this

Commonwealth.

(b)  Designation.--The Mid-County Interchange, Exit 20, on

Interstate 476 on the Pennsylvania Turnpike Northeast Extension

located in Plymouth Township, Montgomery County, is hereby

designated as the Morris Gerber and A. Richard Gerber Memorial

Interchange.

(c)  Signs.--The Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission shall erect

and maintain appropriate signs displaying the designation in

subsection (b).

Section 26.  Joseph W. Battisto Bypass.

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

follows:

(1)  Joseph W. Battisto, born June 27, 1931, in Mount

Pocono, Pennsylvania, represented the citizens of the 189th

Legislative District in the Pennsylvania House of

Representatives from January 4, 1983, to November 30, 2000.

(2)  In the early part of the 1980s, Battisto played a

leading role in developing the idea of a bypass to alleviate

traffic congestion in the Marshalls Creek area of Monroe

County. The result is the U.S. Route 209 Bypass, which opened

to traffic in June 2012.

(3)  Battisto graduated from Stroudsburg High School in

1949. He earned a bachelor's degree from East Stroudsburg

State Teachers College in 1956 and a master's degree from the

University of Scranton in 1966.

(4)  Battisto resides in Paradise Township, Monroe

County.

(b)  Designation.--The Marshalls Creek Bypass, U.S. Route 209

from Twin Falls Road in Smithfield Township, Monroe County, to

Oak Grove Drive in Middle Smithfield Township, Monroe County, is

hereby designated the Joseph W. Battisto Bypass.

(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 27.  Pike County Veterans' Way.

(a)  Designation.--State Route 739 in Delaware Township,

Dingman Township and Blooming Grove Township, Pike County, from

the intersection of State Route 6 to the State line is hereby

designated as Pike County Veterans' Way.

(b)  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 28.  Clarence Bridge of Freedom for All Veterans.

(a)  Declaration of policy.--The General Assembly finds and

declares as follows:

(1)  Snow Shoe Township, Centre County, has had many

veterans who have served and died for our country.

(2)  Many of them have passed through the bridge on that

portion of State Route 4002, Clarence Road, in the township.

(3)  All of these veterans have given some service and

some of them have given all in service to their country.

(4)  The bridge should be named for all of these veterans

who have served their country well.

(b)  Designation.--The bridge located on State Route 4002,

Clarence Road, in Snow Shoe Township, Centre County, is hereby

designated the Clarence Bridge of Freedom for All Veterans.

(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 29.  Repeals.

Repeals are as follows:

(1)  The General Assembly declares that the repeal under

paragraph (2) is necessary to effectuate the addition of

section 10.

(2)  The act of May 16, 2008 (P.L.152, No.18), entitled

"An act designating State Bridge No. 36-4009-0030-0000, the

newly replaced bridge on Dillerville Road in the City of

Lancaster, Lancaster County, as the Edward Anthony Davis

Memorial Bridge," is repealed.

Section 2 5 30.  Effective date.

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This act shall take effect in 60 days.