Bill Text: CA SCR125 | 2013-2014 | Regular Session | Chaptered
Bill Title: CHP Officers Frederick Wayne Enright and Adolfo Martinez
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2014-08-28 - Chaptered by Secretary of State. Res. Chapter 133, Statutes of 2014. [SCR125 Detail]
Download: California-2013-SCR125-Chaptered.html
BILL NUMBER: SCR 125 CHAPTERED
BILL TEXT
RESOLUTION CHAPTER 133
FILED WITH SECRETARY OF STATE AUGUST 28, 2014
ADOPTED IN SENATE JUNE 26, 2014
ADOPTED IN ASSEMBLY AUGUST 21, 2014
INTRODUCED BY Senator Corbett
MAY 29, 2014
Relative to the CHP Officers Frederick Wayne Enright and Adolfo
Martinez Hernandez Memorial Bridge.
LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST
SCR 125, Corbett. CHP Officers Frederick Wayne Enright and Adolfo
Martinez Hernandez Memorial Bridge.
This measure would designate a portion of Interstate 680 in the
County of Alameda as the CHP Officers Frederick Wayne Enright and
Adolfo Martinez Hernandez Memorial Bridge. The measure would request
the Department of Transportation to determine the cost for
appropriate signs showing this special designation and, upon
receiving donations from nonstate sources covering that cost, to
erect those signs.
WHEREAS, California Highway Patrol Officers Frederick Wayne
Enright and Adolfo Martinez Hernandez made the ultimate sacrifice
while performing their sworn duty and, in recognition thereof, we pay
special tribute to their bravery and dedication; and
WHEREAS, On June 27, 1975, the state suffered a tragic loss when
Officers Enright and Hernandez were killed in a helicopter crash
caused by mechanical failure; and
WHEREAS, Officer Frederick Wayne Enright was born August 27, 1944,
to Francis Xavier and Mary Alice, in Louisiana, Missouri; and
WHEREAS, Officer Enright graduated from Canoga Park High School in
Canoga Park, California, in 1962 and within one year after
graduation earned his Private Pilot License in Rotary Wing; and
WHEREAS, Before joining the Department of the California Highway
Patrol, Officer Enright worked at Von's Grocery Store, and attended
the Los Angeles Police Academy; and
WHEREAS, Officer Enright served in the United States Army from
July 26, 1965, to January 31, 1970, during which time he achieved the
ranks of Chief Warrant Officer 2 and Army Aviator; and
WHEREAS, Officer Enright married his best friend, Sheila Frances
Liddell, in July of 1968 and had a wonderful daughter, Robyn Alise,
born October 19, 1973; and
WHEREAS, Officer Enright, badge number 7857, graduated from the
Department of the California Highway Patrol Academy in March of 1972
with the Cadet Training Class V-71, and upon graduation he was
assigned to the West Valley Area; and
WHEREAS, After only six months with the Department of the
California Highway Patrol, Officer Enright achieved the rank of Pilot
and was transferred to the Golden Gate Division in the San Francisco
Bay Area; and
WHEREAS, As a helicopter pilot, Officer Enright responded to
numerous land and water rescue operations and routinely flew commute
traffic observation for bay area highways and freeways; and
WHEREAS, During one of Officer Enright's patrols, he encountered a
drunk pilot, ordered him to land, and escorted him to the ground,
where the pilot was arrested. Not only was this a dangerous
encounter, but Officer Enright's helicopter suffered power failure
and he successfully landed it without damage or injury. The
Department of the California Highway Patrol subsequently commended
Officer Enright for his exceptional skill and decisionmaking during
this incident; and
WHEREAS, Officer Enright was a hard-working, dedicated officer who
loved his job and enjoyed the people who worked with him. He was
known for being a loyal family man and a wonderful father and
husband; and
WHEREAS, Officer Enright's greatest joys were his wife and
daughter. He had an incredible optimism, a great sense of adventure,
and enthusiasm for life. In his spare time, he enjoyed listening to
music, fishing, skiing, sports cars, motorcycles, and boating; and
WHEREAS, Officer Enright is admired by all who knew him for his
dedication to serving others and for a life well lived; and
WHEREAS, Officer Enright was survived by his wife, Sheila,
daughter, Robyn, brothers, Terrence and Frank III, and sister,
Rosemary; and
WHEREAS, Officer Adolfo Martinez Hernandez was born September 27,
1940, to Tiburcio and Juana in Etiwanda, California, and was one of
12 children; and
WHEREAS, Although Officer Hernandez grew up poor, and oftentimes
had to do his homework on an ironing board, he was determined to get
an education. He graduated from Fontana High School in 1959 and
attended Chaffey Community College; and
WHEREAS, Officer Hernandez held several jobs before joining the
Department of the California Highway Patrol, including working in the
laboratory at Etiwanda Steel Plant; and
WHEREAS, Officer Hernandez served in the United States Army from
July 30, 1962, to June 30, 1968, and achieved the rank of Private
First Class; and
WHEREAS, Officer Adolfo Martinez Hernandez married the love of his
life, Genevieve Catherine Gonzales, on June 24, 1967, and had two
wonderful children, Lisa Mercedes, born October 21, 1972, and
Sebastian Heriberto, born May 10, 1974; and
WHEREAS, Officer Hernandez, badge number 4876, graduated from the
Department of the California Highway Patrol Academy in 1966, and
proudly served the residents of California for nine years; and
WHEREAS, Officer Hernandez was a devoted officer, husband, and
father and was known for his big heart and immense love for his
family and friends, even when some of them were "unlovable"; and
WHEREAS, In addition to spending time with his children, Officer
Hernandez enjoyed motorcycles, refurbishing a VW van, making wood
carvings, and creating leather items, such as wallets, handbags,
sandals, belts, and a special holder for his California Highway
Patrol badge. He also loved "do-it-yourself" projects and built a
bicycle seat for his then two-year-old daughter, a bike rack for his
car, and a bookcase and small end table that his son still has in his
home today; and
WHEREAS, Officer Hernandez was admired for his devotion to his
family, his silly jokes, his commitment to duty and the residents of
California, his faithfulness, his honesty and integrity, his pride in
his Mexican heritage, and for the overall love and admiration he had
for his children; and
WHEREAS, Officer Hernandez beamed when he introduced his children
to others as if he were the sole source in creating such miracles;
and
WHEREAS, Officer Hernandez is survived by his wife, Genevieve, his
two children, Lisa and Sebastian, his grandchildren, Isaiah Ishmael
and Solomon Xavier, and his siblings, Manual, George, Raymond, Anna,
Armando, Marcelena, Victor, Louie, and Magdalena; and
WHEREAS, In recognition of the contributions and sacrifice of
officers Frederick Wayne Enright and Adolfo Martinez Hernandez in
serving the Department of the California Highway Patrol and the
residents of California, it would be fitting to designate a portion
of Interstate 680 in Alameda County as the CHP Officers Frederick
Wayne Enright and Adolfo Martinez Hernandez Memorial Bridge in their
honor; and
WHEREAS, Through adoption of Assembly Concurrent Resolution 100
(Resolution Chapter Number 109, Statutes of 2012), the Legislature
designated the Grimmer Boulevard Bridge in the City of Fremont,
County of Alameda, on Interstate 680 in memory of Officers Enright
and Hernandez; and
WHEREAS, The Legislature now desires, instead, to designate a
portion of Interstate 680 at Auto Mall Parkway in the County of
Alameda in memory of Officers Enright and Hernandez; now, therefore,
be it
Resolved by the Senate of the State of California, the Assembly
thereof concurring, That the Legislature hereby designates the
Interstate 680 bridge that crosses Auto Mall Parkway in the County of
Alameda as the CHP Officers Frederick Wayne Enright and Adolfo
Martinez Hernandez Memorial Bridge; and be it further
Resolved, That the designation in memory of Officers Enright and
Hernandez made by Assembly Concurrent Resolution 100 (Resolution
Chapter Number 109, Statutes of 2012) is hereby rescinded; and be it
further
Resolved, That the Department of Transportation is requested to
determine the costs of erecting the appropriate signs, consistent
with the signing requirements for the state highway system, showing
this special designation and, upon receiving donations from nonstate
sources covering the cost, to erect those signs; and be it further
Resolved, That the Secretary of the Senate transmit copies of this
resolution to the Director of Transportation and to the author for
appropriate distribution.
