PRINTER'S NO. 2405
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
HOUSE BILL
No.
1778
Session of
2017
INTRODUCED BY DAWKINS, CRUZ, TAYLOR, DONATUCCI, DRISCOLL,
HENNESSEY, KINSEY, BARRAR, BIZZARRO, THOMAS, RYAN, BURNS,
WARD, ROTHMAN, LONGIETTI, BAKER, HAHN, COX, TOEPEL, BARBIN,
O'NEILL, DiGIROLAMO, O'BRIEN, SOLOMON, MILLARD, READSHAW,
HEFFLEY, ROZZI, NEILSON, DAVIS, MARSICO, CALTAGIRONE, DEASY,
MURT, WATSON AND ROEBUCK, SEPTEMBER 12, 2017
REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON TRANSPORTATION, SEPTEMBER 12, 2017
AN ACT
Designating a bridge on that portion of State Route 1005, also
known as Castor Avenue, over the Frankford Creek in the City
of Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, as the Officer Gary
Frank Skerski Memorial Bridge.
The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
hereby enacts as follows:
Section 1. Officer Gary Frank Skerski Memorial Bridge.
(a) Findings.--The General Assembly finds and declares as
follows:
(1) Officer Gary Frank Skerski was born on September 25,
1959, to Chester and Mary Skerski.
(2) On May 8, 2006, at the age of 46, Officer Skerski
was shot and killed in the line of duty while responding to a
reported armed robbery at a cafe near the intersection of
Arrott and Adams Avenues in Frankford.
(3) Officer Skerski had served with the Philadelphia
Police Department for 16 years and was assigned to the 15th
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District.
(4) Officer Skerski was a member of the Fraternal Order
of Police and the League of Sacred Heart of Jesus and was a
parishioner of Saint Adalbert Roman Catholic Church in Port
Richmond.
(b) Designation.--The bridge located on that portion of
State Route 1005, also known as Castor Avenue, over the
Frankford Creek in the City of Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, is hereby designated as the Officer Gary Frank Skerski
Memorial Bridge.
(c) Signs.--The department shall erect and maintain
appropriate signs displaying the name of the bridge to traffic
in both directions on the bridge.
Section 2. Effective date.
This act shall take effect in 60 days.
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