Section 1. Lance Corporal Brandon J. Van Parys Memorial Road.
(a) Findings.--The General Assembly finds and declares as follows:
(1) Brandon J. Van Parys was born in Norristown, Pennsylvania, on November 2, 1986, and, in 2005, graduated from Northwestern Lehigh High School, New Tripoli.
(2) After high school, he attended Lehigh Career Technical Institute where he took courses in law enforcement.
(3) In November 2005, motivated by the terrorist attacks on September 11, 2001, to serve his country, he enlisted in the United States Marine Corps.
(4) Lance Corporal Van Parys was a member of the 3rd Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Lejeune, North Carolina.
(5) On February 5, 2007, in Anbar Province, Iraq, Lance Corporal Van Parys was tragically killed by a rocket-propelled grenade while his unit was attempting to secure an area along the Euphrates River.
(6) Lance Corporal Van Parys heroically paid the supreme sacrifice for the country he loved.
(7) Lance Corporal Van Parys was posthumously awarded the Purple Heart for his courageous service to his country. He is survived by his father, Alan, and his wife, Tammy; his mother, Catherine Hearn, and her husband, Gregory; his brothers, Christopher Van Parys, Daniel Van Parys, Samuel Hearn and Jesse Hearn; and his sister, Ashley Hearn.
(b) Designation.--The portion of State Route 309 North in Lynn Township, Lehigh County, between the intersections of Northwest Road and Long Court and Mosserville Road and Mountain Road is hereby designated as the Lance Corporal Brandon J. Van Parys Memorial Road.
(c) Signs.--The Department of Transportation shall erect and maintain appropriate signs to indicate the designation under subsection (b).