Captain Michael Malinowski, Sr., Memorial Bridge

Act 47 of 2020, § 7, under MULTIPLE DESIGNATIONS IN MULTIPLE COUNTIES - DESIGNATION.

Act 47 of 2020, § 7

Section 7. Captain Michael Malinowski, Sr., Memorial Bridge.

(a) Findings.--The General Assembly finds and declares as follows:

(1) Captain Michael Malinowski, Sr., first served as a volunteer firefighter from 1996 to 2015 for the Gloucester City Fire Department, Pine Grove Station (52) and (54), in Gloucester City, New Jersey, where he earned the rank of Captain.

(2) In 2019, Mr. Malinowski became Captain of the Morton-Rutledge Fire Company in Morton and Rutledge Boroughs, Delaware County, where he served as a volunteer firefighter and member of the Board of Directors.

(3) Captain Malinowski also participated in department training and fundraising while helping to repair the crew room and the firefighter memorial located at the Morton-Rutledge Fire Company.

(4) On December 2, 2019, Captain Michael Malinowski, Sr., reported feeling ill after responding to a call about downed trees and wires in Nether Providence Township, Delaware County.

(5) On December 3, 2019, Captain Michael Malinowski, Sr., passed away at the age of 40.

(b) Designation.--The bridge, identified as Bridge Key 15279, located on that portion of State Route 2025, also known as Morton Avenue, over Stony Creek in Morton Borough, Delaware County, is designated the Captain Michael Malinowski, Sr., Memorial Bridge.

(c) Signs.--The department shall erect and maintain appropriate signs displaying the name of the bridge to traffic in both directions on the bridge.