Section 14. Officer Stephen C. Plum, Jr., Memorial Highway.
(a) Findings.--The General Assembly finds and declares as follows:
(1) Officer Stephen C. Plum, Jr., was born October 11, 1983, in Abington.
(2) Officer Plum graduated from Abington High School in 2002, earned an online associate's degree in criminal justice and was pursuing his bachelor's degree from The Pennsylvania State University.
(3) Officer Plum served in the United States Marine Corps from 2003 to 2007, was a rifleman and corporal and earned distinction while serving in Iraq.
(4) Officer Plum created Warrington Township's K-9 unit in 2018, became the supervisor of the unit and was a popular liaison between the unit and other law enforcement departments and the community.
(5) Officer Plum teamed with his Dutch Shepherd, Murphy, to form a loveable but formidable presence in Warrington Township and throughout eastern Pennsylvania.
(6) Before 2018, Officer Plum served with the department's major incident response team, the narcotics unit and as a motorcycle highway patrolman.
(7) Officer Plum was also a former firefighter for the Abington and Roslyn Fire Companies and a former emergency medical technician for the Second Alarmers Association and Rescue Squad of Montgomery County.
(8) Officer Plum declined a recent promotion to remain in the unit and, when COVID-19 shut down schools and day care in 2020, he read stories aloud on Facebook videos to occupy and reassure restless children.
(9) Off the job, Officer Plum enjoyed camping, hunting and tooling around on his ATV. He followed the Phillies, Flyers and Penn State football and was a member of St. Cyril of Jerusalem Parish in Jamison and a former member of St. David Roman Catholic Church in Willow Grove.
(10) On May 16, 2022, Officer Plum tragically passed away of cardiac arrest in his home.
(11) Officer Plum is survived by his wife, Nancy, and five children.
(b) Designation.--The portion of Pennsylvania Route 611 from the intersection of Upper Barness Road and K Street (Segment 0040/Offset 2133) to the intersection of Oakfield Road (Segment 0030/Offset 1879) in Warrington Township, Bucks County, is designated the Officer Stephen C. Plum, Jr., 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.