PRINTER'S NO. 614
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
SENATE BILL
No.
550
Session of
2019
INTRODUCED BY SCHWANK, APRIL 16, 2019
REFERRED TO TRANSPORTATION, APRIL 16, 2019
AN ACT
Designating the first block of West Main Street, State Route
1010, in Fleetwood Borough, Berks County, as the Alex J.
Szoke Highway.
The General Assembly finds that:
(1) Alex J. "Shonny" Szoke was recognized for his record
of community commitment and service by a resolution of the
borough council of Fleetwood Borough, Berks County, on
December 10, 2018.
(2) Mr. Szoke and his wife, Gloria, were married for 65
years before his death on November 18, 2018.
(3) He enlisted in the United States Marine Corps
Reserve before graduating from Kutztown High School in 1948,
and served in the United States Navy during the Korean War.
(4) Mr. Szoke was a member of Fleetwood Borough Council
for 40 years, serving most of that time as council president.
(5) He also served as a church council member of
Becker's St. Peter's Lutheran Church, Molltown; a founder of
the Fleetwood Area Baseball Association (FABA); a Cub Scout
master for Evansville and Fleetwood, an officer of the
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