WWII Veteran Warren "Bizz" Watson Memorial Bridge

Act 140 of 2022, § 30, under MULTIPLE DESIGNATIONS IN MULTIPLE COUNTIES AND A REPEAL - DESIGNATION.

Act 140 of 2022, § 30

Section 30. WWII Veteran Warren "Bizz" Watson Memorial Bridge.

(a) Findings.--The General Assembly finds and declares as follows:

(1) Warren "Bizz" Watson was born March 20, 1925, in the town of Ardara.

(2) Mr. Watson was a retired fitter for Westinghouse Electric Corp., East Pittsburgh, with 37 years of service and was a bus driver for Laidlaw/First Student for 12 years.

(3) Mr. Watson was a World War II veteran, having served as a private and later as a T/5 (technician fifth grade) with the United States Army, 180th Infantry, in the European Theater of operations, receiving four Bronze Stars and one Bronze Arrowhead.

(4) Mr. Watson and his unit were also involved in the liberation of the Dachau concentration camp.

(5) Mr. Watson was a member and chaplain for Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 781 and a member of American Legion Post 359, both of Irwin, and a member of Ardara Evangelical Presbyterian Church, where he taught Sunday school for 27 years and was the assistant Boy Scoutmaster for two years.

(6) Mr. Watson also coached Colt baseball, taught senior driving, was a paramedic for Rescue 8 for 12 years and was an avid golfer and bowler.

(7) Mr. Watson passed away on March 3, 2015, followed in death by his wife Betty M. (Hand) Watson, and is survived by 4 children, 10 grandchildren and 11 great-grandchildren.

(b) Designation.--The bridge, identified as Bridge Key 67464, carrying State Route 4019 over the Norfolk Southern Railway in North Huntingdon Township, Westmoreland County, is designated the WWII Veteran Warren "Bizz" Watson Memorial Bridge.

(c) Signs.--The Department of Transportation shall erect and maintain appropriate signs displaying the name of the bridge to traffic in both directions on the bridge.