BILL NUMBER: SCR 57 AMENDED
BILL TEXT
AMENDED IN SENATE AUGUST 12, 2013
INTRODUCED BY Senator Hernandez
JULY 1, 2013
Relative to the CHP Officers Harold E. Horine and Bill
Liephardt Leiphardt Memorial Highway.
LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST
SCR 57, as amended, Hernandez. The California Highway Patrol
Officers Harold E. Horine and Bill Liephardt
Leiphardt Memorial Highway.
This measure would designate a portion of Interstate 10 in the
County of Los Angeles as the CHP Officers Harold E. Horine and Bill
Liephardt Leiphardt Memorial Highway.
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 that
cost, to erect those signs.
Fiscal committee: yes.
WHEREAS, California Highway Patrol Officers Harold Horine and Bill
Liephardt Leiphardt made the ultimate
sacrifice while performing their sworn duty, and in recognition
thereof, we pay special tribute to their bravery and dedication; and
WHEREAS, On May 13, 1978, the state suffered a tragic loss when
California Highway Patrol Officers Harold Horine and Bill
Liephardt Leiphardt were struck by a drunk
driver while investigating a roadside crash involving an abandoned
vehicle; and
WHEREAS, Officer Harold Eugene Horine was born March 13, 1939, to
Martin and Ruth, in El Monte, California, and had four siblings:
Leroy, Dilbert, Ruthie, and Maria; and
WHEREAS, Officer Horine graduated from El Monte Christian High
School in 1957 and worked a few jobs, including as a construction
worker, prior to joining the California Highway Patrol; and
WHEREAS, Officer Horine married the love of his life, Rita, on
September 20, 1957, and had four wonderful daughters: Cathy, born
April 18, 1959, Loretta, born July 13, 1960, Connie, born September
17, 1961, and Tammy, born May 9, 1970; and
WHEREAS, Officer Horine, badge number 6686, graduated from the
California Highway Patrol Academy in 1968 and, upon graduation, was
assigned to the Baldwin Park Area, where he proudly served for
approximately 10 years; and
WHEREAS, Officer Horine was a hard working, dedicated officer who
loved his job and enjoyed the people he worked with. He was known for
being a loyal family man and a wonderful father and husband. His
greatest joys were his wife and children. Officer Horine had an
incredible optimism, a great sense of adventure, and enthusiasm for
life. In his spare time, he enjoyed skiing, boating, and camping; and
WHEREAS, Officer Horine is survived by three of his siblings, his
wife and daughters, and 11 grandchildren: AJ, Blake, Brandi, Brent,
Brian, Corey, Jamie, Lisa, Richie, Rochelle, and Sheri; and
WHEREAS, Officer William Ferris Liephardt
Leiphardt , Jr. was born January 4, 1939, to William and Lois,
in La Junta, Colorado; and
WHEREAS, Officer Liephardt Leiphardt
graduated from Saint Mary's High School in Long Beach, California,
and attended Mt. San Antonio College in Walnut Creek, California,
immediately thereafter; and
WHEREAS, Officer Liephardt Leiphardt
served in the United States Air Force from 1958 to 1964 before
deciding to join the California Highway Patrol; and
WHEREAS, Officer Liephardt Leiphardt
married his best friend, Marie, on November 5, 1960, and had four
wonderful children: Christine, Lisa, Tony, and Eric; and
WHEREAS, Officer Liephardt Leiphardt
, badge number 4911, was assigned to the Baldwin Park Area, where he
proudly served for approximately 12 years; and
WHEREAS, Officer Liephardt Leiphardt
was a devoted officer, husband, and father and was known for his
sense of humor and commitment to his family, the Department of the
California Highway Patrol, and the citizens of California. In his
spare time, he enjoyed playing golf, coaching football and baseball,
and spending time with his family and friends; and
WHEREAS, Officer Liephardt Leiphardt
is survived by his brother Richard, wife and children, and his six
grandchildren: Ashley, Brandon, Brittani, Cole, O'Ryan, and Steven;
and
WHEREAS, In recognition of Officers Harold Horine and Bill
Liephardt's Leiphardt's contributions
and sacrifices in serving the California Highway Patrol and the
citizens of California, it would be fitting to designate the portion
of Interstate 10 from the Baldwin Park Overcrossing to the Sunset
Avenue Undercrossing in the County of Los Angeles as the CHP Officers
Harold E. Horine and Bill Liephardt
Leiphardt Memorial Highway in their honor; 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 Interstate 10 from the Baldwin Park Overcrossing to the
Sunset Avenue Undercrossing in the County of Los Angeles as the CHP
Officers Harold E. Horine and Bill Liephardt
Leiphardt Memorial Highway; 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 Senate transmit copies of
this resolution to the Department Director
of Transportation and to the author for appropriate
distribution.