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Proclamation recognizing the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation’s designation of a portion of the Route 3145/Interstate 376 overpass in Robinson Township as the Roy F. Johns, Jr., Overpass.
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WHEREAS, Roy F. Johns, Jr., United States Army veteran and chief executive officer of the Moon Township-based engineering consulting firm, Roy F. Johns, Jr., Associates, died in Moon Township October 28, 2014, at 80 years of age; and
WHEREAS, Mr. Johns graduated with honors from Carnegie Mellon University, having earned a bachelor’s degree in civil engineering and a master’s degree in business administration; and
WHEREAS, Mr. Johns attained distinction as a master planner and developer of notable sites in southwestern Pennsylvania, including office and land acquisitions along the Parkway West in the 1970s. A leader of the region’s commercial, industrial and residential development, Mr. Johns was affiliated with Airport Office Center Associates, Alleges Institute, Tech One Associates and other corporations in and around the Airport Corridor as well as retail sites in West Mifflin. Mr. Johns was instrumental in forming the Moon Transportation Authority and Thorn Run Interchange Group; and
WHEREAS, Mr. Johns was a member of the American Society of Civil Engineers, National Society of Professional Engineers, International Council of Shopping Centers, Engineering Society of Western Pennsylvania, Society of American Military Engineers and United States Senatorial Business Advisory Board. With his wife, Barbara Johns, Mr. Johns further enriched Greater Pittsburgh through the Roy F. Johns, Jr., Family Foundation;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that the Allegheny County Council does hereby recognize the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation for its designation of the bridge on State Route 3145 over Interstate 376, in the Market District at Settlers Ridge, Robinson Township as the Roy F. Johns, Jr., Overpass.