Section 7. A. Donald Buffington Memorial Bridge.
(a) Findings.--The General Assembly finds and declares as follows:
(1) A. Donald Buffington was born December 16, 1929.
(2) Mr. Buffington graduated in 1947 from the former Hegins Township High School and in 1949 from the former Eckles College of Mortuary Science, Philadelphia.
(3) Mr. Buffington faithfully served his community as a board member of the Valley View Park Association and a board member of the Tri-Valley School Board for several decades.
(4) Mr. Buffington spent several decades of time maintaining the Valley View Park, which included painting and cutting grass.
(5) Mr. Buffington was a coach for the Hegins Valley Teener League and was the first Teener League coach from Schuylkill County to win the State Championship in 1970.
(6) Mr. Buffington played and coached semi-pro baseball in the area for many years.
(7) Mr. Buffington was the Funeral Director for the former Buffington Funeral Home and the Buffington-Reed Funeral Home, both of Valley View.
(8) Mr. Buffington was a member of Friedens United Church of Christ in Hegins, Valley View Gun Club and Valley View Fire Company.
(b) Designation.--The bridge located on State Route 4011 over Pine Creek, Hegins Township, Schuylkill County, is designated the A. Donald Buffington 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.