State Rep. Jason Ortitay | Pennsylvania 46th Legislative District
State Rep. Jason Ortitay | Pennsylvania 46th Legislative District
A new law has named a bridge in Cecil Township in honor of Terry D. Tackett Jr., following advocacy by Representative Jason Ortitay (R-Washington/Allegheny).
Ortitay's initiative was amended into Act 63 of 2024 to recognize Tackett, who rendered aid to a woman critically injured when a vehicle collided with the Allegheny County Building several years ago.
“Terry would always lend a hand to anyone in need,” Ortitay said. “In one instance, he witnessed an accident while at work and put his own well-being in jeopardy by breaking a window and jumping headfirst into a vehicle to help a bloody, unconscious woman. While he had training as a firefighter, he had none of his equipment with him that day. Terry’s numerous acts of bravery will now be permanently remembered.”
Tackett died in October 2022 in a vehicular accident. The bridge honoring Tackett, known as “Bubby,” carries the Southern Beltway over State Route 980 near where he grew up. Tackett was a lieutenant with the Presto Volunteer Fire Department and worked as a laborer as a member of Union Local 1058. He is survived by his wife, Rachael, and his parents, Terry Tackett Sr. and Sherry Rehak.
The 46th Legislative District includes South Fayette Township and McDonald and Oakdale boroughs in Allegheny County. It also encompasses Cecil, Chartiers, Mt. Pleasant, and North Strabane (Districts 6,7,8 and 9) townships and Canonsburg, Houston and McDonald boroughs in Washington County.
Representative Jason Ortitay
46th Legislative District
Pennsylvania House of Representatives
Media Contact: Tracy Polovick
717-260-6358
tpolovick@pahousegop.com
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