BILL NUMBER: SCR 53	INTRODUCED
	BILL TEXT


INTRODUCED BY   Senator Evans
   (Principal coauthor: Assembly Member Chesbro)

                        AUGUST 15, 2011

   Relative to the CHP Officer Paul C. Jarske Memorial Highway.


	LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST


   SCR 53, as introduced, Evans. CHP Officer Paul C. Jarske Memorial
Highway.
   This measure would designate a specified portion of State Highway
Route 101 in the County of Mendocino as the CHP Officer Paul C.
Jarske Memorial Highway. The measure would also 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.
   Fiscal committee: yes.



   WHEREAS, Officer Paul Clyde Jarske was born December 15, 1934, to
Andrew and Mona Jarske, in Hankinson, North Dakota; and
   WHEREAS, Officer Jarske graduated from Hankinson High School in
1952 and joined the United States Air Force shortly thereafter; and
   WHEREAS, Officer Jarske was married to his best friend, Nancy, on
September 27, 1957, and had two wonderful children, Michael, born on
June 27, 1958, and Andrea, born on May 9, 1960; and
   WHEREAS, After an honorable discharge from the United States Air
Force in 1963, Officer Jarske joined the California Department of
Corrections at the California Medical Facility in Vacaville until his
induction into the California Highway Patrol in 1964; and
   WHEREAS, Officer Jarske graduated from the California Highway
Patrol Academy in 1964 and, upon graduation, was assigned to the
Norwalk (Santa Fe Springs) area for approximately two years before
being transferred to the Concord area, where he served five years,
the Golden Gate Division, where he served seven years, and finally
the Laytonville Resident Post Garberville area, where he spent the
remainder of his career; and
   WHEREAS, Throughout that time, Officer Jarske held several titles,
including motor officer, front desk officer, and member of the auto
theft unit; and
   WHEREAS, Officer Jarske, badge number 3493, was killed in the line
of duty on February 24, 1981, when his patrol car veered off the
road due to severe weather conditions and plummeted 100 feet before
finally coming to rest underwater; and
   WHEREAS, An innocent bystander attempted to save Officer Jarske's
life and held his head above water until help arrived; however, he
succumbed to his injuries at Howard Memorial Hospital; and
   WHEREAS, Officer Jarske is survived by his wife, Nancy, son,
Michael, daughter, Andrea, two grandchildren, Paul, born on December
26, 2000, and Michelle, born on November 18, 2002, and his sister,
Joyce; and
   WHEREAS, Officer Jarske was a hardworking, dedicated officer who
had the physical strength and mental ability to do his job. He was
both feared and respected, but was one of the most tenderhearted
people around; and
   WHEREAS, He was known for being an honest, loyal man with high
morals and a great sense of humor and was deeply in love with his
wife; and
   WHEREAS, In his spare time, Officer Jarske enjoyed hunting,
fishing, anything to do with the outdoors, reading western novels,
and watching football; and
   WHEREAS, In recognition of Officer Jarske's great contributions
and sacrifice in service of the California Highway Patrol and the
citizens of California, it would be a fitting tribute to designate a
portion of State Highway Route 101 in the County of Mendocino as the
CHP Officer Paul C. Jarske Memorial Highway; 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 101 between Branscomb Road, milepost
marker 69.50, and milepost marker 74.50, in the County of Mendocino
as the CHP Officer Paul C. Jarske Memorial Highway; and be it further

   Resolved, That the Department of Transportation is requested to
determine the cost of appropriate signs consistent with the signing
requirements for the state highway system showing this special
designation and, upon receiving donations from nonstate sources
sufficient to cover the cost, to erect those signs; and be it further

   Resolved, That the Secretary of the Senate transmit copies of this
resolution to the Department of Transportation and to the author for
appropriate distribution.