Section 11. Jack Hontz Memorial Bridge.
(a) Findings.--The General Assembly finds and declares as follows:
(1) Jack Hontz was a 1978 graduate of Newton High School in Newton, New Jersey.
(2) He earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in music education and a Master of Arts degree in music performance from West Chester University.
(3) In 1983, he began working at Wallingford-Swarthmore School District where he formed Strath Haven High School's new instrumental music department and served as Department Chair for the Fine Arts.
(4) For 34 years, he enthusiastically grew the Strath Haven High School bands and orchestra, touching the lives of generations of students.
(5) The accomplishments of his individual students and the musical ensembles he was privileged to direct, including the over 400-member Strath Haven High School Marching Band, were a constant source of pride.
(6) Mr. Hontz also served as the musical advisor to the Princeton University Band for 30 years and as the conductor of the Chester County Concert Band for 22 years.
(7) In 2016, Mr. Hontz was awarded the Distinguished Music Alumnus Award by West Chester University.
(8) Jack Hontz passed away on June 23, 2017, at 57 years of age.
(b) Designation.--The pedestrian bridge over State Route 252, also known as Providence Road, between Stackhouse Lane and Copples Lane, in Nether Providence Township, Delaware County, is designated as the Jack Hontz 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 of the bridge.