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PRINTER'S NO. 1752
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
SENATE BILL
No.
1192
Session of
2020
INTRODUCED BY SCAVELLO AND BOSCOLA, JUNE 5, 2020
REFERRED TO TRANSPORTATION, JUNE 5, 2020
AN ACT
Designating a portion of State Route 2012 in Monroe County as
the Reverend Dr. Bishop William Earl Lee Highway.
The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
hereby enacts as follows:
Section 1. Reverend Dr. Bishop William Earl Lee Highway.
(a) Findings.--The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of
Pennsylvania finds and declares as follows:
(1) William Earl Lee was born on June 13, 1947, in
Suffolk, Virginia, the son of the late William and Geneva
Lee.
(2) William Lee enlisted in the United States Army,
serving from 1966 to 1968, and was awarded a Purple Heart
after being wounded in Vietnam.
(3) William became a part of the ministry of the Bethel
A.M.E. Church in Brooklyn, New York, and, in May 1991, was
ordained as Reverend at the 171st Session of the New York
Annual Conference hosted at Baber African Methodist Episcopal
Church in Rochester, New York.
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(4) In early 1992, Reverend Lee facilitated bible study
and worship services at locations in New York City, including
the Cathedral of St. John the Divine, the Wall Street Atrium,
the Chase Manhattan Plaza, mass transit subways and the
Seaman's Church.
(5) Reverend William Earl Lee was ordained a Bishop by
the World Christianship Ministries.
(6) In early 1996, Bishop Lee founded and pastored the
Christ Church of Greater Stroudsburg.
(7) Under the leadership of Bishop Lee, the Christ
Church of Greater Stroudsburg developed the Christ Church
Local Development Corporation, the Christ Church Christian
Book Store and the Ever Lasting Doors Community Center.
(8) Bishop Lee served as Chaplain at Monroe County
Correctional Facility for several years instituting new
programs from a General Education Diploma (GED) program to
baptisms, a women's choir, and holiday worship services.
(9) Bishop Lee authored two books, "Divine
Instructions" and "The Power of God."
(10) Bishop Lee founded the Christ Church of Biblical
Studies, a satellite of North Carolina College of Theology.
(11) In addition to the four masters decrees, Bishop Lee
received four doctorates: a Doctorate in Theology, a
Doctorate in Philosophy in Biblical Counseling, a Doctorate
in Philosophy in Theology and the highest honor in biblical
studies, the Sacred Heart of Theology.
(12) Bishop William Earl Lee died on February 22, 2018,
survived by his wife, Verna Marie McGill-Lee and his three
children.
(b) Designation.--The section of State Route 2012 in Monroe
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County from Shafers School House Road, Segment 160, Offset 1013
heading east to Tanite Road, Segment 180, Offset 1457 is
designated as the Reverend Dr. Bishop William Earl Lee 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. Effective date.
This act shall take effect in 60 days.
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