BILL NUMBER: SCR 43	AMENDED
	BILL TEXT

	AMENDED IN ASSEMBLY  AUGUST 5, 2013
	AMENDED IN SENATE  JUNE 3, 2013

INTRODUCED BY   Senator DeSaulnier
   (Coauthor: Senator Wolk)
   (Coauthors: Assembly Members Bonilla and Buchanan)

                        MAY 20, 2013

   Relative to the  CHP  Officer Kenyon Youngstrom Memorial
Undercrossing.



	LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST


   SCR 43, as amended, DeSaulnier.  CHP  Officer Kenyon
Youngstrom Memorial Undercrossing.
   This measure would designate a specified undercrossing on State
Highway Route 680 in Contra Costa County as the  CHP 
Officer Kenyon Youngstrom Memorial Undercrossing. 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, California Highway Patrol (CHP) Officer Kenyon Marc
Youngstrom was born October 8, 1974, in Pasadena, California; and
   WHEREAS,  CHP  Officer Youngstrom graduated from
Arlington High School in Riverside in 1993, and attended California
Baptist University in Riverside, as well as Napa Valley College, in
Napa; and
   WHEREAS,  CHP  Officer Youngstrom, from a young age,
recognized the importance of public service, and was known as a hard
worker who always gave back to his community; and
   WHEREAS,  CHP  Officer Youngstrom served as a member of
the United States Army Reserve for six years, achieving the rank of
an E-4 Specialist; and
   WHEREAS,  CHP  Officer Youngstrom entered the CHP Academy
in August 2005 and graduated in February 2006 (badge number 18063),
and was initially assigned to the Contra Costa area; and
   WHEREAS,  CHP  Officer Youngstrom, after serving nearly
three years in the Contra Costa area, voluntarily transferred to the
Golden Gate Division as a member of the Field Support Unit, where he
served as a distinguished member of the Protective Services Detail,
responsible for providing protection to various dignitaries, heads of
state, legislators, and other VIPs visiting the San Francisco Bay
Area; and
   WHEREAS,  CHP  Officer Youngstrom transferred back to the
Contra Costa area in August 2012 where he spent the remainder of his
career; and
   WHEREAS,  CHP  Officer Youngstrom performed several
duties over the course of his career, and because of his exceptional
skills as an officer, he served as a mentor and recruiter for new
officers to the CHP, as well as a RADAR and LIDAR instructor; and
   WHEREAS,  CHP  Officer Youngstrom, while assisting a
fellow officer on September 4, 2012, with an enforcement stop on
State Highway Route 680 (Interstate 680), was critically shot by the
driver of the stopped vehicle, and passed away the following day at
the John Muir Medical Center in Walnut Creek; and
   WHEREAS,  CHP  Officer Youngstrom, upon his death, gave
the gift of life through organ and tissue donation, helping to save
the lives of four individuals; and
   WHEREAS,  CHP  Officer Youngstrom was a man of family and
faith, and was a member of the Community Bible Church of Vallejo in
Vallejo; and
   WHEREAS,  CHP  Officer Youngstrom is survived by his
wife, Karen, four children, Alexander, Madison, Andrew, and Kennedy,
his parents, Gaylord and Jill Youngstrom, four brothers, and a
sister; and
   WHEREAS,  CHP  Officer Youngstrom, as a father, leaves
behind a legacy, instilled in his children, of a sense of respect and
dignity; and
   WHEREAS,  CHP  Officer Youngstrom is admired for his
professionalism, dedication, honesty, loyalty, respect, and courage;
now, therefore, be it
   Resolved by the Senate of the State of California, the Assembly
thereof concurring, That the life, achievements, and distinguished
career of  CHP  Officer Kenyon Marc Youngstrom, and his
ultimate sacrifice while performing honorable and faithful service to
the people of California as a CHP officer, are hereby recognized and
honored; and be it further
   Resolved, That the State Highway Route 680 undercrossing at
Livorna Road in Contra Costa County is hereby designated as the 
CHP  Officer Kenyon Youngstrom Memorial Undercrossing; 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.