Senate Concurrent Resolution No. 28

Introduced by Senator Huff

(Coauthor: Assembly Member Kim)

March 9, 2015

Senate Concurrent Resolution No. 28—Relative to the Fullerton Police Detective Tommy De La Rosa Memorial Interchange.

LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL’S DIGEST

SCR 28, as introduced, Huff. Fullerton Police Detective Tommy De La Rosa: Memorial Interchange.

This measure would designate the northbound and southbound lanes of State Highway Route 5 at the State Highway Route 91 interchange in the City of Fullerton as the “Fullerton Police Detective Tommy De La Rosa Memorial Interchange.” The measure would also request the Department of Transportation to determine the cost for appropriate signs showing this special designation and, upon receiving donations from nonstate sources covering that cost, to erect those signs.

Fiscal committee: yes.

WHEREAS, Fullerton Police Detective Tommy De La Rosa,
at the age of 43, paid the ultimate sacrifice in the line of duty; and

WHEREAS, Detective De La Rosa was born on May 12, 1947,
and served his country during the Vietnam War while in the Marine
Corps. Detective De La Rosa joined the Fullerton Police
Department on September 26, 1980; and

WHEREAS, While off-duty, Detective De La Rosa liked to
speak with children from neighborhoods heavy with drugs, gangs,
and prostitution and urge them to be good and stay in school; and

WHEREAS, On June 21, 1990, Detective De La Rosa was
ambushed and shot five times during an undercover reverse sting
narcotics operation, but, although gravely injured, was still able
to return fire and fatally wound one of the suspects before
succumbing to his injuries. Three other suspects were convicted
of Detective De La Rosa’s murder and were sentenced to life
without parole; and

WHEREAS, Detective De La Rosa is survived by his wife and
four children. The most important thing in Detective De La Rosa’s
life was his family; and

WHEREAS, Detective De La Rosa provided the public with
exemplary service and dedication to his job throughout his
nine-year career with the Fullerton Police Department; and

WHEREAS, It is appropriate to memorialize the service and
sacrifice of Detective De La Rosa, by designating a portion of
State Highway Route 5 in the City of Fullerton in his honor; now,
therefore, be it

Resolved by the Senate of the State of California, the Assembly
thereof concurring, That the Legislature hereby designates the
northbound and southbound lanes of State Highway Route 5 at the
State Highway Route 91 interchange in the City of Fullerton as
the “Fullerton Police Detective Tommy De La Rosa Memorial
Interchange”; 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 Director of Transportation and to the author
for appropriate distribution.