California Legislature—2013–14 Regular Session

Assembly Concurrent Resolution No. 68

Introduced by Assembly Member Donnelly

(Coauthors: Assembly Members Hagman, Morrell, and Nestande)

(Coauthors: Senators Emmerson and Knight)

June 25, 2013

Assembly Concurrent Resolution No. 68—Relative to the Detective Jeremiah MacKay Memorial Highway.

LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL’S DIGEST

ACR 68, as introduced, Donnelly. Detective Jeremiah MacKay Memorial Highway.

This measure would designate a portion of State Highway Route 38 in San Bernardino County as the Detective Jeremiah MacKay 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 the cost, to erect those signs.

Fiscal committee: yes.

WHEREAS, Jeremiah MacKay was born on June 4, 1977, in
San Bernardino, to Alan and Marie MacKay; and

WHEREAS, Mr. MacKay grew up with his younger sister,
Angela, in Lake Arrowhead, where he developed a passion for
mountain recreation. At the age of four he climbed the highest
peak in southern California, 11,503-foot Mount San Gorgonio;
and

WHEREAS, Mr. MacKay attended Calvary Chapel Christian
School in Twin Peaks, and Mary P. Jenck Intermediate School and
Rim of the World High School, both in Lake Arrowhead; and

WHEREAS, Throughout his adolescence, Mr. MacKay enjoyed
being part of a youth group at Church of the Woods in Lake
Arrowhead, and loved participating in sports, including football,
tennis, and skiing; and

WHEREAS, Mr. MacKay continued to spend time in the
mountains as a young man, working as a ski and snowboard
instructor at the Snow Valley Ski Resort in Running Springs, and
as lake patrol for the Arrowhead Lake Association in Lake
Arrowhead; and

WHEREAS, Mr. MacKay began his career in public service
when he joined the San Bernardino County Sheriff’s Department
as a member of Academy Class 131. He graduated from the
program and became a Deputy Sheriff on June 4, 1998, his 21st
birthday; and

WHEREAS, As a deputy, Mr. MacKay was assigned to the
Central Detention Center, Central Station, and Sheriff Training
Facility, all in San Bernardino, and Twin Peaks station, in Twin
Peaks. He was promoted to the rank of detective and served in that
capacity at stations in Twin Peaks, Big Bear, and Yucaipa, with
the radio call sign of 14.D.2; and

WHEREAS, As part of the San Bernardino County Sheriff’s
Department, Detective MacKay earned five California Highway
Patrol 10851 Awards and three Commander’s Awards; and

WHEREAS, Detective MacKay was chosen to be a member of
the San Bernardino County Sheriff’s Department Honor Guard,
and lived by the three cardinal principles of the Sheriff’s
Department: honor, pride, and tradition; and

WHEREAS, Although deeply committed to his public service
career, family and friends always came first to Detective MacKay;
and

WHEREAS, Detective MacKay fell in love and proposed to his
wife, Lynette, on Thanksgiving in 2010, and married her on
November 19, 2011; and

WHEREAS, Whenever he had the opportunity, Detective
MacKay spent time with his family camping, attending country
music concerts, and visiting the beach; and

WHEREAS, Detective MacKay took pride in his Scottish
heritage and enjoyed playing the bagpipes. He was a member of
the Inland Empire Emerald Society for six years, and ultimately
became the organization’s sergeant at arms; and

WHEREAS, On February 12, 2013, at the age of 35, Detective
MacKay was shot and killed by Christopher Dorner during the
manhunt for the rogue ex-Los Angeles Police Department officer;
and

WHEREAS, Detective MacKay gave his life protecting the
community that he treasured. He will be remembered as a family
man with an infectious laugh who engaged life with joy and
enthusiasm; and

WHEREAS, Detective MacKay is survived by his beloved wife,
Lynette, step-daughter, Kaitlyn, and son, Cayden; and

WHEREAS, To honor Detective MacKay’s memory, the 14.D.2
Prayer Project has been established to encourage prayer for the
safety of first responders; now, therefore, be it

Resolved by the Assembly of the State of California, the Senate
thereof concurring, That the Legislature hereby designates a
portion of State Highway Route 38 adjacent to mile marker 26.50
in San Bernardino County as the Detective Jeremiah MacKay
Memorial Highway to honor his noble sacrifice; 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 Chief Clerk of the Assembly transmit copies
of this resolution to the Department of Transportation and to the
author for appropriate distribution.