BILL NUMBER: ACR 129	CHAPTERED
	BILL TEXT

	RESOLUTION CHAPTER  65
	FILED WITH SECRETARY OF STATE  JULY 5, 2012
	ADOPTED IN SENATE  JUNE 28, 2012
	ADOPTED IN ASSEMBLY  MAY 3, 2012

INTRODUCED BY   Assembly Member Conway

                        MARCH 14, 2012

   Relative to the Corporal Jared Verbeek Memorial Overcrossing.


	LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST


   ACR 129, Conway. Corporal Jared Verbeek Memorial Overcrossing.
   This measure would designate a specified overcrossing on State
Highway Route 198 in the City of Visalia as the Corporal Jared
Verbeek Memorial Overcrossing. 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.



   WHEREAS, Corporal Jared Verbeek was born May 23, 1989, in Visalia,
California, to Travis and Rosalia Verbeek. Corporal Verbeek's father
served in the United States Marine Corps until his retirement and
his example of dedication impressed upon his son the need to also
serve his country; and
   WHEREAS, From an early age, Corporal Verbeek sought the
opportunity to wear a uniform in service of his country, including
joining the Boy Scouts of America and earning 13 merit badges within
his first month; and
   WHEREAS, Always striving to do more, and be more, than an average
person, Corporal Verbeek participated in many team sports in high
school, including baseball, basketball, football, track and field,
and cross country; and
   WHEREAS, Corporal Verbeek maintained a high GPA in high school
while working with the Tulare County Sheriff, where he assisted in
background and training documentation, and attended Congressman Devin
Nunes' military academy at night to learn more about obtaining a
commission as a military officer. Corporal Verbeek was selected for a
congressional appointment to Annapolis Naval Academy in Annapolis,
Maryland, but instead chose to enlist with the United States Marine
Corps and went to Marine Corps recruit training in San Diego,
California, immediately after his graduation from high school; and
   WHEREAS, Corporal Verbeek graduated recruit training on February
1, 2008, and was assigned as a recruiter assistant at the Visalia
recruiting substation, which pleased Corporal Verbeek because he
could stay near his beloved family longer; and
   WHEREAS, Corporal Verbeek was assigned to Marine combat training
at Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton in Santa Margarita, California,
followed by an order to Fort Lenard Wood, Missouri, where he went
through his military occupational speciality training for military
police, his chosen field. He then received his first duty assignment
with the Military Police (MP) Company at Camp Pendleton; and
   WHEREAS, Corporal Verbeek married his best friend, Vanessa
Salazar, and the couple had a little boy whom they named Jacob, in
December of 2008; and
   WHEREAS, Corporal Verbeek volunteered to be an MP liaison for the
First Battalion of the Fifth Marine Regiment, which was deployed on
March 17, 2011, to Afghanistan; and
   WHEREAS, Corporal Verbeek gave the ultimate sacrifice for our
security and died on June 21, 2011, from wounds sustained while
conducting combat operations in Helmand province, Afghanistan; and
   WHEREAS, Corporal Verbeek's family and friends recall his
thoughtfulness, selfless acts, laughter, brutal honesty, love for his
family, and determination to serve his country; and
   WHEREAS, Corporal Verbeek's service awards include the Purple
Heart, the Combat Action Ribbon, the National Defense Service Medal,
the Global War on Terrorism Service Medal, the Marine Corps Good
Conduct Medal, and the Afghanistan Campaign Medal, and a nomination
for a posthumous Purple Heart; and
   WHEREAS, In recognition of Corporal Verbeek's great contributions
and sacrifice in service of the United States Marine Corps and his
country, it would be a fitting tribute to designate an overcrossing
of State Highway Route 198 in his hometown, the City of Visalia, as
the Corporal Jared Verbeek Memorial Overcrossing; now, therefore, be
it
   Resolved by the Assembly of the State of California, the Senate
thereof concurring, That the Legislature hereby designates the South
Giddings Avenue overcrossing on State Highway Route 198 in the City
of Visalia as the Corporal Jared Verbeek Memorial Overcrossing; 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 Chief Clerk of the Assembly transmit copies of
this resolution to the Department of Transportation and to the author
for appropriate distribution.