BILL NUMBER: SCR 116 CHAPTERED BILL TEXT RESOLUTION CHAPTER 128 FILED WITH SECRETARY OF STATE SEPTEMBER 7, 2010 ADOPTED IN SENATE AUGUST 20, 2010 ADOPTED IN ASSEMBLY AUGUST 30, 2010 INTRODUCED BY Senator Ducheny JUNE 28, 2010 Relative to the Douglas B. Dunaway Memorial Bridge. LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST SCR 116, Ducheny. Douglas B. Dunaway Memorial Bridge. This measure would designate a specified bridge on the State Highway Route 78 Bypass in Imperial County as the Douglas B. Dunaway Memorial Bridge. The measure would request the Department of Transportation to determine the cost for appropriate signs showing the designation and, upon receiving donations from nonstate sources covering that cost, to erect those signs. WHEREAS, Douglas Brian Dunaway was born in Walsingham, England at Sculthorpe Air Base in 1959 to a military family serving abroad, enlisted in the United States Army in 1977, and was honorably discharged after four years of service; and WHEREAS, Upon discharge from the Army, Mr. Dunaway attended Oregon State University and earned a bachelor of science degree in civil engineering; and WHEREAS, Mr. Dunaway began his career with the Office of Structures Construction of the Department of Transportation in 1991. Mr. Dunaway was an exemplary employee who received numerous awards, including three superior accomplishment awards recognizing his ongoing efforts to deliver the highest quality product to the customers of the department, and for delivering specialized training and mentoring for staff; and WHEREAS, Mr. Dunaway gained the respect of supervisors, management, and peers for his commitment to high professional standards, and excelled as a mentor to all employees; and WHEREAS, Mr. Dunaway was one of the most experienced structure representatives in District 11 of the Department of Transportation, serving Imperial and San Diego Counties, and was named the Structure Representative of the Year in 2008; and WHEREAS, Over his 19-year career, Mr. Dunaway worked on some of the most complex structures throughout the state, including structures on State Highway Routes 5, 14, 15, 78, 86, 94, and 905; and WHEREAS, Mr. Dunaway's passion was bridge building and he volunteered for several assignments in Imperial County over his career, where he enjoyed living and working; and WHEREAS, As a humanitarian, Mr. Dunaway was an avid supporter of Feed the Children, Toys for Tots, various battered women's shelters, and local shelters for the homeless; and WHEREAS, Mr. Dunaway passed away unexpectedly on March 5, 2010, while working on the Brawley Bypass as the structure representative, and is interred at the Dallas Cemetery in Dallas, Oregon; and WHEREAS, It is appropriate to designate the New River Bridge on the State Highway Route 78 Bypass in Imperial County as the Douglas B. Dunaway Memorial Bridge to commemorate Mr. Dunaway's public service; now, therefore, be it Resolved by the Senate of the State of California, the Assembly thereof concurring, That the New River Bridge on the State Highway Route 78 Bypass in Imperial County is hereby designated as the Douglas B. Dunaway Memorial Bridge; and be it further Resolved, That the Department of Transportation is requested to determine the cost of erecting appropriate signs, consistent with the signing requirements of 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 the resolution to the Department of Transportation and the author for appropriate distribution.