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The 193rd General Court of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts

AN ACT DESIGNATING A CERTAIN SQUARE IN THE TOWN OF DRACUT AS THE CAPTAIN JOHN OGONOWSKI MEMORIAL SQUARE AND A CERTAIN TRAIL IN THE TOWN OF CHESHIRE AS THE SERGEANT DANIEL H. PETITHORY MEMORIAL TRAIL.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows:


SECTION 1. The square located at the intersection of Jones avenue, Wheeler road and state route 113 in the town of Dracut shall be designated and known as the Captain John Ogonowski Memorial Square, in honor of American Airline Pilot John Ogonowski who died in the national disaster of September 11, 2001. The department of highways shall erect and maintain a suitable marker bearing the designation in compliance with the standards of the department.

SECTION 2. The section of the Ashuwillticock Rail Trail from state route 8 in the town of Cheshire north to the Adams town line shall be designated and known as the Army Sergeant First Class Daniel H. Petithory Memorial Trail, in recognition of his honorable and valiant service to his country during Operation Enduring Freedom in Afghanistan. Sergeant Petithory, a Green Beret, was killed in action on December 5, 2001. The department of highways shall erect and maintain a suitable marker bearing the designation in compliance with the standards of the department.

Approved May 22, 2002.