Pennsylvania Act 2013-21 — GEORGE E. LOGUE, SR., MEMORIAL BRIDGE - DESIGNATION

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AN ACT

Designating the bridge that carries State Route 973 over Loyalsock Creek in Upper Fairfield Township and Eldred Township, Lycoming County, as the George E. Logue, Sr., Memorial Bridge.

The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania hereby enacts as follows:

Section 1. George E. Logue, Sr., Memorial Bridge.

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

(1) George E. Logue, Sr., was born on January 30, 1927, in Williamsport, Pennsylvania, and passed away at 85 years of age on October 30, 2012, in Trout Run, Pennsylvania.

(2) Mr. Logue is survived by his wife, Elizabeth (Stark) Logue, along with his 10 children and 36 grandchildren.

(3) Mr. Logue received a bachelor's degree in agricultural engineering from The Pennsylvania State University in 1951.

(4) Mr. Logue served in the United States Army Air Corps from 1944-1945.

(5) Mr. Logue began his career at International Harvester in Huntsville, Missouri, as head of Research and Development but found that he preferred the challenge of inventing and construction. Thus, he launched his own construction contracting business, George E. Logue, Inc., in 1957. The company specialized in fabricated specialized parts and the development of new designs.

(6) As a result of Mr. Logue's ingenuity, he holds five United States patents for heavy construction equipment and dump truck bodies.

(7) In 1984, Mr. Logue sold the remaining construction portion of his business and renamed the manufacturing division as Logue Industries.

(8) Mr. Logue was a known engineering innovator and was contracted by the United States Navy to develop a remotely controlled surface and subsurface clearance vehicle.

(9) Mr. Logue was also known for his efforts to memorialize the crew of the World War II submarine, the USS Wahoo, which was lost in 1943 in the Sea of Japan. Mr. Logue's brother, Robert, was a crew member of the submarine. Mr. Logue donated land for a monument in Williamsport, Pennsylvania, and traveled to Japan to dedicate a peace memorial for the lost submarine.

(10) Mr. Logue was a member of St. Ann's Catholic Church as well as many community and professional organizations, including the Susquehanna Contractors Association, the American Society of Highway Engineers, the Montoursville Rotary Club and the Antique Caterpillar Machinery Owners Club.

(11) In 2010, Mr. Logue had the distinguished honor of receiving The Pennsylvania State University's Outstanding Alumni Award for his many years of achievement.

(b) Designation.--The bridge that carries State Route 973 over Loyalsock Creek in Upper Fairfield Township and Eldred Township, Lycoming County, is designated as the George E. Logue, Sr., 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 of the highway.

Section 2. Effective date.

This act shall take effect immediately.