Bill Text: CA ACR159 | 2015-2016 | Regular Session | Chaptered
Bill Title: CHP Officer Keith M. Giles Memorial Interchange.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2016-08-16 - Chaptered by Secretary of State - Res. Chapter 123, Statutes of 2016. [ACR159 Detail]
Download: California-2015-ACR159-Chaptered.html
BILL NUMBER: ACR 159 CHAPTERED
BILL TEXT
RESOLUTION CHAPTER 123
FILED WITH SECRETARY OF STATE AUGUST 16, 2016
ADOPTED IN SENATE AUGUST 11, 2016
ADOPTED IN ASSEMBLY MAY 16, 2016
INTRODUCED BY Assembly Member Salas
MARCH 29, 2016
Relative to the CHP Officer Keith M. Giles Memorial Interchange.
LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST
ACR 159, Salas. CHP Officer Keith M. Giles Memorial Interchange.
This measure would designate the interchange at State Routes 43
and 198 in the County of Kings as the CHP Officer Keith M. Giles
Memorial Interchange. The measure would request the Department of
Transportation to determine the cost for appropriate signs, including
the star of the Department of the California Highway Patrol, showing
this special designation and, upon receiving donations from nonstate
sources covering that cost, to erect those signs.
WHEREAS, Keith Melvin Giles was born on July 21, 1940, to Melvin
and Thelma Giles, in Tulare, California; and
WHEREAS, Keith Giles had three siblings: Gary, who was Keith's
twin brother, Linda, and Greg; and
WHEREAS, Keith Giles graduated from Corcoran High School in 1957,
graduated from the College of the Sequoias shortly thereafter, and
also attended Fresno State College; and
WHEREAS, Keith Giles proudly served in the United States Army from
1963 to 1965 and achieved the rank of corporal; and
WHEREAS, Keith Giles married his best friend, Wilma, on March 7,
1964, and had three wonderful children: Karen, born March 5, 1967,
Kelly, born October 20, 1969, and Darren, born November 5, 1973; and
WHEREAS, Prior to becoming a California Highway Patrol officer,
Keith Giles worked as a farmer and was actively involved in the
community; and
WHEREAS, Officer Giles graduated from the California Highway
Patrol Academy on May 28, 1970, with CTC I-70 and, upon graduation,
he was assigned to the Santa Fe Springs Area where he proudly served
for approximately four years; and
WHEREAS, Officer Giles, badge number 7403, was killed in the line
of duty on August 25, 1974, while making a traffic stop shortly after
2:00 a.m. He was standing on the left side of the stopped vehicle
when a passing car drifted over the edge of the roadway and struck
him, killing him almost instantly. The errant driver apparently dozed
off and may have been under the influence of alcohol; and
WHEREAS, Officer Giles was a hardworking, dedicated officer who
loved his job and enjoyed the people he worked with. He was known for
his devotion to his family and his love of law enforcement; and
WHEREAS, Officer Giles was admired for his hard work in the
Corcoran farming community; and
WHEREAS, In recognition of Officer Giles' great contributions and
sacrifice in serving the California Highway Patrol and the citizens
of California, it would be fitting to designate the interchange at
State Routes 43 and 198 in the County of Kings in his honor; now,
therefore, be it
Resolved by the Assembly of the State of California, the Senate
thereof concurring, That the Legislature hereby designate the
interchange at State Routes 43 and 198 in the County of Kings as the
CHP Officer Keith M. Giles Memorial Interchange; and be it further
Resolved, That the Department of Transportation is requested to
determine the costs of erecting the appropriate signs, including the
star of the Department of the California Highway Patrol, consistent
with the signing requirements for the state highway system, showing
these special designations, and upon receiving donations from
nonstate sources covering the cost, to erect those signs; and be it
further
Resolved, That the Chief Clerk of the Assembly transmit copies of
this resolution to the Director of Transportation and to the author
for appropriate distribution.
