A little over a month after two local PennDOT employees, Robert Greenly and Seth Baughman, died in an accident, their names return as pert of the PennDOT statewide Traveling Workers Memorial.
The display will be in front of the Venango County Maintenance Office through August 7.
The memorial features 93 white stands, each representing a PennDOT employee who died while on duty statewide since 1970 when PennDOT was formed.. Each stand is adorned with a hard hat and safety vest along with a date and the name of a employee The display also includes an educational panel with additional information on the memorial and the names of the all the employees included.
The display will be in front of the Venango County Maintenance Office through August 7.
The memorial features 93 white stands, each representing a PennDOT employee who died while on duty statewide since 1970 when PennDOT was formed.. Each stand is adorned with a hard hat and safety vest along with a date and the name of a employee The display also includes an educational panel with additional information on the memorial and the names of the all the employees included.
PennDOT invites the public to visit the memorial at 1460 Pittsburgh Road (Route 8), Franklin but asks visitors to avoid parking along the shoulder of the roadway. There is limited parking available in the front lot of the building during business hours. Please do not block the gates leading into the workspace behind the main building. The memorial may also be visited during daylight hours and on the weekend while the office is closed.
Along with Greenlee and Baughman, eight other employees from the northwest region, which includes Crawford, Erie, Forest, Mercer, Venango, and Warren, are represented in the memorial. Those employees include in the following:
For more information about PennDOT’s efforts to keep motorists and employees safe in work zones, visit PennDOT’s website.
Subscribe to PennDOT news and traffic alerts in Crawford, Erie, Forest, Mercer, Venango, and Warren counties at www.penndot.pa.gov/District1.
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Along with Greenlee and Baughman, eight other employees from the northwest region, which includes Crawford, Erie, Forest, Mercer, Venango, and Warren, are represented in the memorial. Those employees include in the following:
- George Peace, Crawford County, January 9, 1972.
- Norman Matthews, Warren County, January 13, 1972.
- Charles Passauer, Forest County, February 16, 1973.
- Paul Anderson, Venango County, October 22, 1981.
- Charlie Burin, Erie County, May 21, 1984.
- Nyal Orr, Crawford County, May 29, 1984.
- Dennis Miller, Mercer County, October 14, 1997.
- Earle Chandler, Erie County, August 1, 2006.
- Robert Greenlee, Venango County, June 18, 2025.
- Seth Baughman, Venango County, June 18, 2025.
For more information about PennDOT’s efforts to keep motorists and employees safe in work zones, visit PennDOT’s website.
Subscribe to PennDOT news and traffic alerts in Crawford, Erie, Forest, Mercer, Venango, and Warren counties at www.penndot.pa.gov/District1.
Find PennDOT news for the northwest region on X or Facebook.
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