BILL NUMBER: ACR 20 CHAPTERED BILL TEXT RESOLUTION CHAPTER 65 FILED WITH SECRETARY OF STATE JULY 7, 2005 ADOPTED IN SENATE JULY 1, 2005 ADOPTED IN ASSEMBLY APRIL 20, 2005 AMENDED IN ASSEMBLY APRIL 19, 2005 INTRODUCED BY Assembly Member Oropeza FEBRUARY 18, 2005 Relative to CHP Officer Merle L. Andrews Memorial Interchange. LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST ACR 20, Oropeza. CHP Officer Merle L. Andrews Memorial Interchange. This measure would designate the interchange of Interstate 405 and Interstate 110 in the City of Carson in the County of Los Angeles as the CHP Officer Merle L. Andrews Memorial Interchange. The measure would request the Department of Transportation to determine the cost for appropriate signs showing this designation and, upon receiving donations from nonstate sources covering those costs, to erect those signs. WHEREAS, The calling to be a peace officer is one of the highest vocations of public service and any individual who accepts this calling is worthy of the highest respect and honor the community, state, and nation can provide; and WHEREAS, California Highway Patrol Officer Merle L. Andrews was killed in the line of duty on December 20, 1967. Officer Andrews was attempting to arrest a man wanted in connection with a stolen vehicle, robbery, and kidnapping when the man opened fire on Officer Andrews; and WHEREAS, Merle L. Andrews succumbed to his injuries as a result of the shooting; and WHEREAS, At the time of his death, Merle L. Andrews was survived by his wife, Sandy Andrews, son, Carl J. Andrews, father, Carl J. Andrews, mother, Margaret C. Andrews, brother, Neil Andrews, niece, Margaret A. Cady, nephew Peter Beaver, and many beloved friends; and WHEREAS, Merle L. Andrews was born on February 4, 1928, in Redondo Beach, California, to Carl and Margaret Andrews. His family settled in Compton where he graduated from Compton High School and attended Compton Junior College; and WHEREAS, Merle L. Andrews took great pride in serving the United States of America by enlisting in the United States Navy serving from 1945 through 1949; and WHEREAS, Prior to beginning his career with the California Highway Patrol, Merle L. Andrews followed in the footsteps of his father and brother by joining the Compton Police Department; and WHEREAS, Merle L. Andrews joined the California Highway Patrol on July 8, 1958. After successfully completing his academy training, he reported to the South Los Angeles area on October 3, 1958; and WHEREAS, During his CHP career, Merle L. Andrews made significant contributions to traffic safety and assisting the motoring public and was known by his fellow officers for his dedication to the department and to the protection of the citizens of our state; now, therefore, be it Resolved by the Assembly of the State of California, the Senate thereof concurring, That the Legislature hereby designates the interchange of Interstate 405 and Interstate 110 in the City of Carson in the County of Los Angeles, as the CHP Officer Merle L. Andrews Memorial Interchange; 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 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 author for appropriate distribution.