Bill Text: CA ACR172 | 2021-2022 | Regular Session | Chaptered
Bill Title: California Peace Officers’ Memorial Day.
Spectrum: Moderate Partisan Bill (Democrat 52-16-1)
Status: (Passed) 2022-06-02 - Chaptered by Secretary of State - Res. Chapter 70, Statutes of 2022. [ACR172 Detail]
Download: California-2021-ACR172-Chaptered.html
Assembly Concurrent Resolution
No. 172
CHAPTER 70
Relative to peace officers.
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Filed with
Secretary of State
June 01, 2022.
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LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST
ACR 172, Cooper.
California Peace Officers’ Memorial Day.
This measure would designate Monday, May 2, 2022, as California Peace Officers’ Memorial Day, urge all Californians to use that day to honor California peace officers, and recognize California peace officers who were killed in defense of their communities, as specified.
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Fiscal Committee: NOBill Text
WHEREAS, Monday, May 2, 2022, is California Peace Officers’ Memorial Day, a day Californians observe in commemoration of those noble officers who have tragically sacrificed their lives in the line of duty; and
WHEREAS, Although California citizens are indebted to our California peace officers each day of the week, we make particular note of their bravery and dedication and we share in their losses on California Peace Officers’ Memorial Day; and
WHEREAS, Peace officers have a job second in importance to none, and it is a job that is as difficult and dangerous as it is important; and
WHEREAS, California peace officers have worked dutifully and selflessly on behalf of the people of this great state, regardless of the peril or hazard to themselves; and
WHEREAS, By the enforcement of our laws, these same peace officers have safeguarded the lives and property of the citizens of California and have given their full measure to ensure these citizens the right to be free from crime and violence; and
WHEREAS, Special ceremonies and observations on behalf of California peace officers provide all Californians with the opportunity to appreciate the heroic individuals who have dedicated their lives to preserving public safety; now, therefore, be it
Resolved by the Assembly of the State of California, the Senate thereof concurring, That the Legislature recognizes California’s peace officers who were killed in defense of their communities and who will be formally enrolled on the California Peace Officers’ Memorial Monument on May 2, 2022:
(1) Detective Armando Cantu, San Bernardino County Sheriff’s Department, End of Watch: November 18, 2021.
(2) Police Officer Harminder Singh Grewal, Galt Police Department, End of Watch: August 26, 2021.
(3) Deputy Sheriff Phillip J. Campas, Kern County Sheriff’s Office, End of Watch: July 25, 2021.
(4) Sergeant Dominic Vaca, San Bernardino
County Sheriff’s Department, End of Watch: May 31, 2021.
(5) Police Officer Jimmy A. Inn, Stockton Police Department, End of Watch: May 11, 2021.
(6) Detective Luca Pietro Benedetti, San Luis Obispo Police Department, End of Watch: May 10, 2021.
(7) Police Officer Jose Anzora, Los Angeles Police Department, End of Watch: March 3, 2021.
(8) Deputy Sheriff Thomas Joseph Albanese, Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department, End of Watch: February 25, 2021.
(9) Sergeant R. Paul Brown, II, Fresno Police Department, End of Watch: February 17, 2021.
(10) Deputy Sheriff Adam Samuel Gibson, Sacramento County Sheriff’s Office, End of
Watch: January 18, 2021.
(11) Police Officer Angel De La Fuente, Fresno Police Department, End of Watch: December 28, 2020.
(12) Officer Andy Ornelas, California Highway Patrol - Antelope Valley Area, End of Watch: December 2, 2020.
(13) Officer Julio Beltran, Riverside County Probation Department, End of Watch: November 14, 2020.
(14) Sergeant Harry M. Cohen, Riverside County Sheriff’s Department, End of Watch: October 18, 2020.
(15) Detective Jose C. Mora, Jr., Fresno County Sheriff’s Office, End of Watch: September 7, 2020.
(16) Police Officer Valentin Martinez, Los Angeles Police Department, End of Watch: July 24,
2020.
(17) Sergeant Damon Christopher Gutzwiller, Santa Cruz County Sheriff’s Office, End of Watch: June 6, 2020.
(18) Police Officer Daniel G. Walters, San Diego Police Department, End of Watch: April 23, 2020.
(19) Deputy Terrell D. Young, Riverside County Sheriff’s Department, End of Watch: April 2, 2020.
(20) Detective Marylou P. Hernandez-Armer, Santa Rosa Police Department, End of Watch: March 31, 2020.
(21) Police Officer Elmer Jonathan Diaz, Lemoore Police Department, End of Watch: November 2, 2019.
(22) Deputy Sheriff Brian David Ishmael, El Dorado County Sheriff’s Office, End of Watch: October 23, 2019.
(23) Officer Andre Maurice Moye, Jr., California Highway Patrol - Riverside Area, End of Watch: August 12, 2019.
(24) Police Officer Tara Christina O’Sullivan, Sacramento Police Department, End of Watch: June 19, 2019.
(25) Sergeant Steven L. Licon, California Highway Patrol - Riverside Area, End of Watch: April 6, 2019.
(26) Police Officer Natalie Becky Corona, Davis Police Department, End of Watch: January 10, 2019.
(27) Police Officer Toshio Hirai, Gardena Police Department, End of Watch: November 15, 2018.
(28) Officer Armando Gallegos, Jr., California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation, End of Watch: September 14,
2018; and be it further
Resolved, That the Legislature also recognizes California’s peace officers who were killed in defense of their communities in the distant past, but not yet enrolled:
(1) Deputy Sheriff William R. Johnson, Contra Costa County Sheriff’s Office, End of Watch: July 31, 1852.
(2) Town Marshal Rudolph Bohn, Anaheim Police Department, End of Watch: 1886.
(3) Special Deputy Sheriff Daniel A. Todd, Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department, End of Watch: February 22, 1910.
(4) Constable Warren B. Willard, Ventura County Sheriff’s Department, End of Watch: March 22, 1912.
(5) Deputy Sheriff Guillermo Bouett, Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department, End of Watch: February 18, 1913.
(6) Deputy Constable Leroy H. Tripp, Riverside County Sheriff’s Department, End of Watch: April 10, 1916.
(7) Town Marshal James Monroe West, Jr., Needles Police Department, End of Watch: July 6, 1925.
(8) Police Officer Harry Samuel Thompson, Needles Police Department, End of Watch, June 10, 1935; and be it further
Resolved, That the Legislature designates May 2, 2022, as California Peace Officers’ Memorial Day and urges all Californians to remember those individuals who have given their lives for our safety and express appreciation to those who continue to dedicate themselves to making California a safer place in which to live and raise our families; and be it further
Resolved, That the Chief Clerk of the Assembly transmit copies of this resolution to the author for appropriate distribution.
