Bill Text: CA SCR25 | 2011-2012 | Regular Session | Introduced

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Bill Title: California Highway Patrol Officer Thomas P. Coleman

Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill

Status: (Passed) 2011-09-15 - Chaptered by Secretary of State. Res. Chapter 89, Statutes of 2011. [SCR25 Detail]

Download: California-2011-SCR25-Introduced.html

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BILL NUMBER: SCR 25	INTRODUCED
	BILL TEXT


INTRODUCED BY   Senator Negrete McLeod

                        MARCH 16, 2011

   Relative to the California Highway Patrol Officer Thomas P.
Coleman Memorial Highway.


	LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST


   SCR 25, as introduced, Negrete McLeod. California Highway Patrol
Officer Thomas P. Coleman Memorial Highway.
   This measure would designate a specified portion of State Highway
Route 210 in the County of San Bernardino as the CHP Officer Thomas
P. Coleman Memorial Highway. The measure would request that the
Department of Transportation determine the cost of appropriate signs
showing this special designation and, upon receiving donations from
nonstate sources covering that cost, to erect those signs.
   Fiscal committee: yes.



   WHEREAS, Thomas Philip Coleman was born October 6, 1976, in West
Covina, California, to Robert and Janice Coleman. He was one of five
children that included two boys, Thomas and Joseph, and three girls,
Jennifer, Kathleen and Mary; and
   WHEREAS, Thomas P. Coleman graduated from Damien High School in
1994 and joined the United States Marine Corps in September of 1996;
and
   WHEREAS, Prior to joining the California Highway Patrol (CHP),
Thomas P. Coleman served as a Marine Security Guard for the United
States Marine Corps; and
   WHEREAS, In 2003, CHP Officer Thomas P. Coleman, badge number
17338, graduated from the CHP Academy and was assigned to the
Altadena Area Office; and
   WHEREAS, After 60 months of service in the Altadena Area, Officer
Thomas P. Coleman was transferred to the San Bernardino area and was
assigned to motorcycle duty on June 12, 2008; and
   WHEREAS, Officer Thomas P. Coleman was married to his best friend,
Jamie Jean, on June 28, 2006, and had two wonderful children: Ryan
Joseph, born October 6, 2007, and Shaylen Marie, born October 9,
2009; and
   WHEREAS, On June 11, 2010, Officer Thomas P. Coleman was in
pursuit of a traffic violator when his motorcycle collided with a
semitrailer truck; and
   WHEREAS, Shortly after the accident, Officer Thomas P. Coleman
succumbed to his injuries and was pronounced dead at the scene; and
   WHEREAS, Officer Thomas P. Coleman was a hard-working, dedicated
officer who loved his job and enjoyed the people he worked with. He
was known for being a loyal family man and a wonderful father and
husband. His greatest joys were playing with his children, riding his
motorcycle, hiking, and watching football and movies. Officer Thomas
P. Coleman was admired for his passion for his career, his "smirk,"
his sense of humor, and his hugs; now, therefore, be it
   Resolved by the Senate of the State of California, the Assembly
thereof concurring, That the Legislature hereby designates the
portion of State Highway Route 210 from Riverside Avenue, milepost
marker 18.69, to Sierra Avenue, milepost marker 14.92, in the County
of San Bernardino, as the CHP Officer Thomas P. Coleman Memorial
Highway; 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.