Section 5. Alex J. Szoke Highway.
(a) Findings.--The General Assembly finds and declares as follows:
(1) Alex J. "Shonny" Szoke was recognized for his record of community commitment and service by a resolution of the borough council of Fleetwood Borough, Berks County, on December 10, 2018.
(2) Mr. Szoke and his wife, Gloria, were married for 65 years before his death on November 18, 2018.
(3) He enlisted in the United States Marine Corps Reserve before graduating from Kutztown High School in 1948, and served in the United States Navy during the Korean War.
(4) Mr. Szoke was a member of Fleetwood Borough Council for 40 years, serving most of that time as council president.
(5) He also served as a church council member of Becker's St. Peter's Lutheran Church, Molltown; a founder of the Fleetwood Area Baseball Association (FABA); a Cub Scout master for Evansville and Fleetwood, an officer of the Fraternal Order Orioles Fleetwood Nest 23; a secretary of his union local at Allentown Portland Cement in Evansville, past chair of the Berks County Democratic Committee and winner of the full beard award during the 1973 Fleetwood Centennial year.
(b) Designation.--The first block of West Main Street, State Route 1010, in Fleetwood Borough, Berks County, is designated the Alex J. Szoke 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.