PRINTER'S NO. 1177
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
SENATE BILL
No.
964
Session of
2023
INTRODUCED BY BROWN, OCTOBER 19, 2023
REFERRED TO TRANSPORTATION, OCTOBER 19, 2023
AN ACT
Designating the roundabout on Pleasant Valley Route 209 near
Pleasant Valley High School in Monroe County as the Schyler
Herman Memorial Roundabout.
The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
hereby enacts as follows:
Section 1. Schyler Herman Memorial Roundabout.
(a) Findings.--The General Assembly finds and declares as
follows:
(1) Schyler Herman was born March 20, 2003, the daughter
of Michael and Sherrie Herman.
(2) In the fall of 2017, Ms. Herman was a freshman at
Pleasant Valley High School and played varsity soccer as a
goalkeeper for Pleasant Valley High School and for Players
Development Academy Crew.
(3) After contact with another player left more serious
bruises than expected, Ms. Herman went to the emergency room
where she was diagnosed with leukemia and transferred to The
Children's Hospital in Philadelphia for immediate treatment.
(4) On October 2, 2017, Ms. Herman was diagnosed with
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pre-B Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia, the most common type of
leukemia in children, according to the National Institutes of
Health.
(5) Following her diagnosis, Ms. Herman's teammates,
friends, classmates, coaches and community rallied around
her, organizing fundraisers and activities to show support.
(6) After her diagnosis, Ms. Herman valiantly fought the
cancer, enduring many treatments which included chemotherapy.
(7) During treatment, her leukemia mutated from Acute
Lymphoblastic Leukemia to a more aggressive form, Acute
Myeloid Leukemia.
(8) Two days after Ms. Herman suffered a brain bleed due
to the Acute Myeloid Leukemia, she passed away on October 31,
2018, while laying in her mother's arms.
(9) To honor and preserve her memory, Ms. Herman's
parents established a charity to fund pediatric cancer
research.
(10) Schyler Herman is a hero in the fight against
pediatric cancer and the Schyler Herman Memorial Roundabout
designation is in her honor.
(b) Designation.--The roundabout located on Pleasant Valley
Route 209 near Pleasant Valley High School in Monroe County is
designated the Schyler Herman Memorial Roundabout.
(c) Signs.--The Department of Transportation shall erect and
maintain appropriate signs displaying the name of the roundabout
to traffic in both directions on the roundabout.
Section 2. Effective date.
This act shall take effect in 60 days.
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