PRINTER'S NO. 2899
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
HOUSE BILL
No.
2018
Session of
2018
INTRODUCED BY GOODMAN, KNOWLES, TOBASH, BARBIN, CALTAGIRONE,
D. COSTA, COX, DiGIROLAMO, DONATUCCI, DUSH, GILLEN,
HENNESSEY, JOZWIAK, MARSHALL, MILLARD, NEILSON, PASHINSKI,
SCHWEYER, SONNEY AND WARD, JANUARY 22, 2018
REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON TRANSPORTATION, JANUARY 22, 2018
AN ACT
Designating a portion of Pennsylvania Route 54 in West Mahanoy
Township, Schuylkill County, as the Francis V. "Angie"
McAndrew Memorial Highway.
The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
hereby enacts as follows:
Section 1. Francis V. "Angie" McAndrew Memorial Highway.
(a) Findings.--The General Assembly finds and declares as
follows:
(1) Francis V. "Angie" McAndrew lived a life of service
to the residents of Schuylkill County and to the Commonwealth
of Pennsylvania.
(2) Born December 29, 1944, in Shenandoah, he was a 1962
graduate of the former J.W. Cooper High School, Shenandoah,
and a 1977 graduate of The Pennsylvania State University,
Schuylkill Campus.
(3) He was a decorated Army veteran, having served
during the Vietnam era.
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(4) After his honorable discharge from the Army, he
graduated from the Pennsylvania State Police Academy,
Hershey, and became a Pennsylvania State Trooper and State
Police investigator.
(5) During his 25-year career with the Pennsylvania
State Police, he served in numerous roles as a patrol
officer, a Statewide vice and narcotics investigator, a
corruption probe investigator and a criminal investigator.
(6) He received many accolades and commendations for his
work and skills in helping to solve and prosecute numerous
criminal cases and received a special citation in True
Detective Magazine.
(7) Upon his retirement from the Pennsylvania State
Police, he worked as a detective for the Schuylkill County
District Attorney's Office and was elected Schuylkill County
Sheriff in 1993.
(8) He served as county sheriff for 14 years and was
instrumental in establishing a central booking office to
quickly and efficiently provide fingerprinting and
recordkeeping for suspects.
(9) He also implemented security at the courthouse,
established a prison inmate work detail and revamped
procedures for attaining a hunting license in the county.
(10) In 2007, he was elected Schuylkill County
Commissioner, helping the Democratic Party take majority
control of the county board of commissioners for the first
time in 37 years. He served as commissioner from 2008 to
2011.
(11) During his career, he also served as a commissioner
for the Pennsylvania Commission on Crime and Delinquency, a
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delegate to the Pennsylvania State Troopers Association, a
board member of the Pennsylvania State Police Camp Cadet
program and served on numerous other boards and associations.
(12) He was also a member of Divine Mercy Parish,
Anthony P. Damato American Legion Post 792, AMVETS Post 7,
Shenandoah East End Field and Stream Club, Saint Clair Fish
and Game, Veterans of the Vietnam War Post 29, BPOE Lodge
1533, Ancient Order of Hibernians in America, John F. Kennedy
Division 1 and a lifelong member of the former West End Fire
Company in Lost Creek.
(13) He died on November 27, 2016.
(b) Designation.--The portion of Pennsylvania Route 54 in
West Mahanoy Township, Schuylkill County, is designated as the
Francis V. "Angie" McAndrew 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. Effective date.
This act shall take effect in 60 days.
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