Bill Text: CA ACR69 | 2013-2014 | Regular Session | Chaptered

California Assembly Concurrent Resolution 69 (Prior Session Legislation)

Bill Title: CHP Officer Dean Esquibel Memorial Bridge.

Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1)

Status: (Passed) 2013-09-27 - Chaptered by Secretary of State - Res. Chapter 143, Statutes of 2013. [ACR69 Detail]

Download: California-2013-ACR69-Chaptered.html

BILL NUMBER: ACR 69	CHAPTERED
	BILL TEXT

	RESOLUTION CHAPTER  143
	FILED WITH SECRETARY OF STATE  SEPTEMBER 27, 2013
	ADOPTED IN SENATE  SEPTEMBER 11, 2013
	ADOPTED IN ASSEMBLY  AUGUST 26, 2013
	AMENDED IN ASSEMBLY  AUGUST 5, 2013

INTRODUCED BY   Assembly Member Salas

                        JUNE 26, 2013

   Relative to the CHP Officer Dean Esquibel Memorial Bridge.


	LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST


   ACR 69, Salas. CHP Officer Dean Esquibel Memorial Bridge.
   This measure would designate the Cross Creek Bridge in the County
of Kings as the CHP Officer Dean Esquibel Memorial Bridge. The
measure would request the Department of Transportation to determine
the cost of appropriate signs showing this special designation, and,
upon receiving donations from nonstate sources covering that cost, to
erect those signs.



   WHEREAS, CHP Officer Dean Jose Esquibel was born July 31, 1962, to
Joan and Alex Esquibel, in Greensboro, North Carolina; and
   WHEREAS, Officer Esquibel graduated from Orosi High School in
1980, joined the Police Academy through the College of the Sequoias
shortly thereafter, and was assigned to the Orange Cove Police
Department upon graduation; and
   WHEREAS, Officer Esquibel worked as an Orange Cove Police Officer
and did undercover work for the Dinuba Police Department prior to
becoming a California Highway Patrol Officer; and
   WHEREAS, Officer Dean Esquibel married his best friend, Christine
Lewis, on June 21, 1981, and had a wonderful son, Justin, born August
22, 1983; and
   WHEREAS, In his spare time, Officer Esquibel enjoyed fishing, bike
riding, and spending time with his family; and
   WHEREAS, Officer Esquibel entered the Department of the California
Highway Patrol Academy on April 2, 1984, and upon graduation was
assigned to the Hanford Area Office, where he proudly served the
department for approximately one year; and
   WHEREAS, Officer Esquibel, badge number 11289, while providing
backup in a high-speed pursuit of a fleeing motorcyclist on State
Route 198, was forced to veer off the road, causing his patrol car to
burst into flames; and
   WHEREAS, The impact of the collision pinned Officer Esquibel
inside his patrol car, and, although he was rescued by fellow CHP
Officer De La Cruz shortly thereafter, Officer Esquibel succumbed to
his injuries two weeks later on August 21, 1985; and
   WHEREAS, Officer Esquibel was a hardworking, dedicated officer who
loved his job, enjoyed the people he worked with, and was known for
being a loyal family man and a wonderful father and husband; and
   WHEREAS, He is survived by his wife and son who were his greatest
joys; and
   WHEREAS, In recognition of Officer Esquibel's great contributions
and sacrifice in serving the California Highway Patrol and the
citizens of California, it would be fitting to designate the Cross
Creek Bridge 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 designates the Cross
Creek Bridge, Bridge No. 45-06, on State Route 198, in the County of
Kings, as the CHP Officer Dean Esquibel Memorial Bridge; and be it
further
   Resolved, That the Department of Transportation is requested to
determine the cost 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 that 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.