BILL NUMBER: ACR 124	INTRODUCED
	BILL TEXT


INTRODUCED BY   Assembly Member Bass

                        FEBRUARY 16, 2010

   Relative to the Sergeant Curtis Massey Memorial Freeway.


	LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST


   ACR 124, as introduced, Bass. Sergeant Curtis Massey Memorial
Freeway.
   This measure would designate a specified portion of the Interstate
10 Freeway in the City of Los Angeles as the Sergeant Curtis Massey
Memorial Freeway. The measure would 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, January 28, 2010, marks the first anniversary of the
tragic death of Sergeant Curtis Massey of the Culver City Police
Department; and
   WHEREAS, On that date in 2009, Sergeant Massey was killed when his
unmarked vehicle was struck head-on by a vehicle driven the wrong
way on the Interstate 10 Freeway near National Boulevard in the City
of Los Angeles; and
   WHEREAS, Sergeant Massey faithfully served the people of
California, and we take this opportunity to look back on his
accomplishments and to pay special tribute to his bravery and
dedication; and
   WHEREAS, Sergeant Massey was born on June 1, 1967, the son of
Stephen Massey and Padric Davis of Pacific Palisades. Sergeant Massey
was born at Santa Monica Hospital, as were his grandmother, mother,
and brother; and
   WHEREAS, Sergeant Massey attended Saint Matthews School and
Palisades High School, graduating as part of the class of 1985. In
those early years, Sergeant Massey was a role model to many and was
instrumental in the lives of young children through his job as a
summer camp counselor at St. Matthews Day Camp; and
   WHEREAS, Sergeant Massey furthered his education at Northern
Arizona University where he received his bachelor's degree. In
addition to his collegiate work, Sergeant Massey devoted himself,
again, to helping others as part of the Flagstaff EMT unit; and
   WHEREAS, That devotion to helping others led Sergeant Massey to a
career in law enforcement. Accordingly, Sergeant Massey graduated
from the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Academy in 1992; and
   WHEREAS, Not long thereafter, Sergeant Massey met his wife Melody,
and they married in 1994 and soon after started a family; and
   WHEREAS, Sergeant Massey devoted his life to his family and the
public, particularly at-risk youths; and
   WHEREAS, Serving first as a youth DARE officer and then at the
juvenile detective bureau, Sergeant Massey served with the Culver
City Police Department for 17 years; and
   WHEREAS, During that time, Sergeant Massey's admirable drive to
protect and serve the public, and his dedication to duty, led
Sergeant Massey to be honored as "Officer of the Year" three times
within the Culver City Police Department. Sergeant Massey was also a
recipient of the "Medal of Valor," the department's highest honor.
Sergeant Massey had recently been assigned as the supervisor of the
juvenile detective section, and spent a lot of his own free time
working with at-risk children; and
   WHEREAS, Besides his service to the public, Sergeant Massey was
instrumental in his own family's lives, and enjoyed his role as a
devoted father and husband; and
   WHEREAS, Sergeant Massey would frequent the local ice cream store
with his children in arm, volunteered to carpool children to and from
school when his shift would allow, and enjoyed coaching his son's
sports teams; and
   WHEREAS, Sergeant Massey is lovingly remembered by his family and
is survived by his wife, Melody, and his three young children; and
   WHEREAS, For all these reasons, and many more, it is appropriate
to recognize Sergeant Massey and his devoted work and commitment as a
law enforcement officer; now, therefore, be it
   Resolved by the Assembly of the State of California, the Senate
thereof concurring, That the portion of the Interstate 10 Freeway in
the City of Los Angeles between the exits of National Boulevard and
La Cienega Boulevard is hereby designated as the Sergeant Curtis
Massey Memorial Freeway; 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 that cost, to erect those signs; and be it
further
   Resolved, That the Chief Clerk of the Assembly transmit copies of
this resolution to the Department of Transportation and to the author
for appropriate distribution.