State Senator Jarrett Coleman | Pennsylvania
State Senator Jarrett Coleman | Pennsylvania
State Sen. Jarrett Coleman (R-16) will unveil a new sign renaming state Route 143 in Lehigh County as Heroes Highway in honor of local fallen firefighters Marvin Gruber and Zachary Paris on Thursday, July 18, at 5:30 p.m.
The unveiling will take place across the street from Lehigh Valley Physician Group (LVPG) Family Medicine-New Tripoli, located at 7096 Decatur St. (Route 143). Coleman successfully guided legislation through the General Assembly to rename part of state Route 143 in Lynn Township from the intersection of state route 309 to the Berks County border in memory of the deceased New Tripoli firefighters.
Gruber and Paris died in the line of duty on December 7, 2022, when they became trapped while fighting a house fire in West Penn Township, Schuylkill County. Paris was 36 years old and served as the assistant fire chief with the New Tripoli Fire Department in Lehigh County. Gruber was 59 years old and had been a volunteer firefighter with the New Tripoli Fire Department since 2020, having volunteered with the fire service since the late 1980s.
Other participants at the event will include:
CONTACT: Leo Knepper
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