Amended in Assembly August 6, 2013

Amended in Assembly August 5, 2013

Amended in Senate June 3, 2013

Senate Concurrent Resolution No. 43

Introduced by Senator DeSaulnier

(Coauthor: Senator Wolk)

(Coauthors: Assembly Members Bonilla and Buchanan)

May 20, 2013

Senate Concurrent Resolution No. 43—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 begin insert below Bridge No. 28-191 end insert 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.