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.