Section 7. Officer Mark Gaspich Memorial Highway.
(a) Findings.--The General Assembly finds and declares as follows:
(1) Officer Mark Gaspich lived a life of service to others.
(2) Over the course of his career, Officer Gaspich served his community as a correctional officer, a corporal with the Dauphin County Sheriff's Office, an emergency medical technician and a community service officer with the Lower Paxton Township Police Department.
(3) Officer Gaspich was also a proud volunteer firefighter with Linglestown Fire Company #1, Station 35, beginning his volunteer fire service at 16 years of age.
(4) Officer Gaspich graduated from the Penn State Justice and Safety Institute, the Pennsylvania Sheriff and Deputy Sheriff Training Program, the Pennsylvania Department of Corrections Academy and the Harrisburg Area Community College Fire Academy.
(5) Officer Gaspich attended Bloomsburg University and Harrisburg Area Community College.
(6) On October 10, 2018, Officer Gaspich died in the line of duty at the Pennsylvania Department of Corrections State Correctional Institution at Camp Hill at 44 years of age.
(b) Designation.--The section of Pennsylvania Route 39 in Dauphin County from Dover Road to Forest Hills Drive is designated the Officer Mark Gaspich Memorial 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.