The Peru Gazette

Scott’s Brother Dennis and mother Beverly

Sunday ceremony renamed Chesterfield bridge on Rt. 22 for fallen hero

From the office of NYS Senator Dan Stec

Senator Dan Stec (R,C-Queensbury), Assemblyman Matt Simpson and Chesterfield Town Supervisor Clayton Barber took part in an official ceremony on Sunday renaming the bridge in Chesterfield over state route 22 in memory of late Lance Corporal Scott Lee Schultz. Last year, Stec and Simpson sponsored and helped pass the Senate and Assembly legislation commemorating Lance Corporal Schultz, a lifelong Chesterfield resident who died at the age of 19 in the terrorist attack on the U.S. military barracks in Lebanon on October 23, 1983.

“It was an honor to join local officials and the family of Lance Corporal Schultz at a ceremony dedicating and renaming a bridge in his memory,” said Stec. “Scott Lee Schultz lost his life tragically while defending our nation and our freedoms abroad, and it’s so important that we acknowledge his service and heroism. I deeply appreciated spending time with his mother Beverly and pay tribute to the sacrifices she and her family have made. Renaming the bridge over route 22 in his hometown is a small, yet profound, way to ensure his memory and Beverly’s son’s name are always remembered.”

            “There is no greater commitment one can make to their fellow Americans than to serve as a defender of our shared values of freedom. Lance Corporal Scott Lee Schultz voluntarily made this commitment and honorably paid the ultimate sacrifice abroad so that those values would endure,” Simpson remarked. “I will be forever honored to play a small part in working with fellow officials and family members to ensure his sacrifice and memory lasts for years and decades to come.”