2012
       
       
       
       
       
       
       
       
       
       
       SENATE JOINT RESOLUTION 12-030
       
       
       BY SENATOR(S) Morse, King S., Aguilar, Bacon, Boyd, Brophy,
       Cadman, Carroll, Foster, Giron, Grantham, Harvey, Heath, Hodge,
       Hudak, Jahn, Johnston, King K., Lambert, Lundberg, Mitchell, Neville,
       Newell, Nicholson, Renfroe, Roberts, Scheffel, Schwartz, Spence,
       Steadman, Tochtrop, White, Williams S., Shaffer B.;
       also REPRESENTATIVE(S) Barker, Acree, Balmer, Baumgardner,
       Becker, Beezley, Bradford, Brown, Casso, Conti, Coram, Court,
       DelGrosso, Duran, Ferrandino, Fields, Fischer, Gardner B., Gerou,
       Hamner, Holbert, Hullinghorst, Jones, Joshi, Kagan, Kefalas, Kerr A.,
       Kerr J., Labuda, Lee, Levy, Liston, Looper, Massey, McCann, McKinley,
       Miklosi, Murray, Nikkel, Pabon, Pace, Peniston, Priola, Ramirez, Ryden,
       Schafer S., Scott, Singer, Solano, Sonnenberg, Soper, Stephens,
       Summers, Swalm, Swerdfeger, Szabo, Todd, Tyler, Vaad, Vigil, Waller,
       Williams A., Wilson, Young, McNulty.
       
       
          CONCERNING DECLARING THE WEEK OF MAY 13 - 19, 2012,
       AS POLICE WEEK, AND, IN CONNECTION THEREWITH,
       DECLARING MAY 15, 2012, AS PEACE OFFICERS' MEMORIAL
       DAY. 
       
       
          WHEREAS, The Congress and President of the United States have
       designated May 15th as Peace Officers' Memorial Day and the week in
       which it falls as Police Week; and
       
          WHEREAS, The members of the law enforcement agencies within the
       state of Colorado play an essential role in safeguarding the rights and
       freedoms of the citizens of the state of Colorado; and
       
          WHEREAS, It is important that all citizens of Colorado know and
       understand the problems, duties, and responsibilities of their police
       officers; and
       
          WHEREAS, It is important that police officers throughout Colorado
       recognize their duty to serve the people of this state by safeguarding life
       and property, protecting citizens against violence, disorder, and
       deception, and protecting the weak against oppression or intimidation;
       and
       
          WHEREAS, The law enforcement agencies within the state of
       Colorado have grown to be modern and progressive agencies which
       unceasingly provide a vital public service; and
       
       WHEREAS, The following 250 peace officers made the ultimate sacrifice
       while serving the state of Colorado:
       
       In 1869: Robert A. Clark, Marshal of Blackhawk;
       
       In 1872: Juan C. Tafoya of the Las Animas County S.O.;
       
       In 1876: Charles Faber of Bent County S.O.;
       
       In 1880: John Carville and Lauriston Stewart of the Leadville P.D.; and
       Michael O'Neal of the Kokomo P.D.;
       
       In 1881: D.G. "Clate" Ogsbury of the Silverton P.D.;
       
       In 1882: Edward N. Campbell of Hinsdale County S.O.;
       
       In 1883: James Bathurst of the Salida P.D.; and Baxter Stingley of the
       Salida P.D.;
       
       In 1888: Bill Thompson of the Las Animas County S.O.;
       
       In 1889: John C. Phillips of the Denver P.D.;
       
       In 1890: Charles F. Wanless of the Denver P.D.;
       
       In 1891: Charles A. Hawley of the Denver P.D.;
       
       In 1894: A.E. Cook, Marshal of Como; and John Myers of Gunnison
       County S.O.;
       
       In 1895: Charles Emerson of the Alamosa P.D.; Alpheus J. Moore of the
       Denver P.D.; William Shea, Marshal of Victor; and John Solomon of the
       Trinidad P.D.;
       
       In 1896: Richard B. Williams of Gilpin County S.O.; William Green and
       William Kelly of the Las Animas County S.O.; and Benjamin Bish of the
       Colorado Springs P.D.;
       
       In 1897: Joseph Simons of the Alamosa P.D.;
       
       In 1898: Ernest Conrad and Sumner Whitney of Summit County S.O.;
       
       In 1899: Edward Farr of Huerfano County S.O.; Thomas C. Clifford and
       William E. Griffiths of the Denver P.D.;
       
       In 1900: Stuart K. Harvey of the Denver P.D.;
       
       In 1901: E.T. Clark of the Cripple Creek P.D.;
       
       In 1903: Silas Martz and Elwin Slater of the Pueblo P.D.;
       
       In 1904: W.E. Hammon of Gunnison County S.O.;
       
       In 1905: Dr. Frank Dulin and William Bohanna of the Denver P.D.; and
       Francisco Garcia of the Las Animas County S.O.;
       
       In 1906: William J. Thompson of La Plata County S.O.; John Spellman
       of the Denver P.D.; William Shellman of the Pueblo P.D.; Edward Innes
       of Mesa County S.O.; and J. Horace Frisbie, Marshal of Lamar;
       
       In 1907: Joseph Allen of the Fort Collins P.D.; and Joseph A. Walker of
       the United States Secret Service;
       
       In 1908: James Delmar Ellis of the Brighton P.D.; Antonio T. Shelby of
       the Las Animas County S.O.; William H. Beck of the Denver P.D.; Albert
       Smith of the Cripple Creek P.D.; and William P. Stephens of the Denver
       P.D.;
       
       In 1909: Alex Brighton of the Trinidad P.D.; Frederick Barner of the
       Pueblo P.D.; and John Dunleavy of the Pueblo P.D.;
       
       In 1910: Samuel C. Carpenter of the Denver P.D.; and John M. Rennix,
       Marshal of New Castle;
       
       In 1911: Jesse B. Craig, Sr. and Jacob A. Kipper of the Rocky Ford P.D.;
       and Charles E. Brockman of the Fort Collins P.D.;
       
       In 1912: William McPherson of the Denver P.D.;
       
       In 1915: Frank Peak of the Loveland P.D.; and Victor Helburg of the
       Louisville P.D.;
       
       In 1916: William H. Cabler of the Denver P.D.; and Charles P. Eyser,
       Marshal of Fort Morgan;
       
       In 1918: John Rowan of the Colorado Springs P.D.; Luther McMahill of
       the Denver P.D.; and William Wesley Green of the Pueblo County S.O.;
       
       In 1919: Emerson L. McKinnon of the Denver P.D.; George C. Klein of
       the Denver P.D.; and Jeff Evans of the Pueblo P.D.; 
       
       In 1920: James E. Boggio of the Denver P.D.; L.P. Bass of the Boulder
       P.D.; William Stretcher of the Boulder County S.O.; Harvey Calvin Neese
       of the Cripple Creek P.D.; and Addison O. Hinsdale, Jr. of the Pueblo
       P.D.;
       
       In 1921: William O. Steam of the Denver P.D.; Clarence E. Zietz and
       Forrest Ross of the Denver P.D.; John Henry Lindamood of the Fountain
       P.D.; Arthur J. Pinkerton of the Denver P.D.; and Clyde McDonald of the
       Monte Vista P.D.;
       
       In 1922: Blaine J. Wilson of Logan County S.O.; Eddie Bell of the
       Colorado Rangers; and Richie Rose of the Denver P.D.;
       
       In 1923: Leonard Higgins of Adams County S.O.; and Elmer E. Cobb of
       the Boulder P.D.;
       
       In 1924: Willis A. Davis of Delta County S.O.;
       
       In 1925: James Shannon of the Denver P.D.; and Clyde L. Taylor of the
       United States Treasury;
       
       In 1927: Elmer I. Rich of the Denver P.D.; and Clem Eller of the Oak
       Creek P.D.;
       
       In 1928: Charles Pebley of the Delta P.D.; Harry R. Ohle of the Denver
       P.D.; and Robert K. Evans of the Denver P.D.;
       
       In 1929: Charles Edward Gibbs of the Routt County S.O.; and Clarence
       W. Alston of the Denver P.D.;
       
       In 1930: Coral A. Hickman of Kiowa County S.O.; William B. Justice of
       Washington County S.O.; and Dale F. Kearney of the United States
       Department of Justice;
       
       In 1931: William Keating of the Denver P.D.;
       
       In 1933: John F. Dea and George P. Schneider of the Denver P.D.;
       
       In 1934: Adolpho Rodrigues of Costilla County S.O.; Thomas J.
       O'Conner of the Denver P.D.; John J. O'Donnell and Clarence E. Fraker
       of the Denver P.D.; and Chris J. Fahey of the Leadville P.D.;
       
       In 1935: Alson E. McCasland of the Denver P.D.; W.W. Dunlap of
       Montezuma County S.O.; and Lee S. Whitman of the Greeley P.D.;
       
       In 1936: Pasquale Marinaro of the Denver P.D.;
       
       In 1937: Forrest E. Sawyer of the Denver P.D.; and Oscar W. Meyer of
       Eagle County S.O.;
       
       In 1938: Jacob G. Benner of the Denver P.D.; Fidel Aguirre of Huerfano
       County S.O.; and Fred Renovato of the Denver P.D.;
       
       In 1939: Franklynn Dean of the Mancos P.D.;
       
       In 1940: Morris Dolan of the Cripple Creek P.D.; Clarence B. Fugate of
       Jefferson County S.O.; and Earl J. Bucher of Weld County S.O.;
       
       In 1941: Arnold B. Gulzow of the Colorado State Patrol;
       
       In 1945: Louis Box of the Rocky Ford P.D.; Benjamin L. Goorman of
       Arapahoe County S.O.; and Virgil M. Hall of the Denver P.D.;
       
       In 1946: Wallace M. McCarty of the Colorado State Patrol; and Raymond
       B. Lewis of the Castle Rock P.D.;
       
       In 1947: E. Clarence Martin of the Las Animas P.D.;
       
       In 1949: Alvin Nelson of the Leadville P.D.; and H. M. Bechtelheimer of
       the Colorado State Patrol;
       
       In 1951: Wesley Rosette of the Colorado State Patrol;
       
       In 1952: John Armour Stitt, Marshal of Paonia; Wesley A. McDonald and
       James L. Jackson of Washington County S.O.;
       
       In 1953: William A. Claassen of the Denver P.D.; Richard Ware of the
       Evans P.D.; Guy Everett O'Neal of the Monte Vista P.D.; and Richard
       Burchfield of the Colorado Springs P.D.;
       
       In 1956: Floyd E. Gresham and Melvin E. Phillips of the Colorado State
       Patrol;
       
       In 1957: Richard J. Cahalan of the Colorado State Patrol;
       
       In 1958: Donald J. Seick of the Denver P.D.; and Raymond J. McMaster
       of the Boulder P.D.;
       
       In 1959: Richard C. Edstrom of the Colorado State Patrol;
       
       In 1960: Robert F. Jackson of Adams County S.O.;
       
       In 1961: Merlin H. Koerner of Lincoln County S.O.; Hiram V. Short of
       the Colorado State Patrol; John Clark of Eagle County S.O.; and Robert
       G. Beghtol of the Arvada P.D.;
       
       In 1962: Darrell J. Suer of the Denver P.D.; and Carl B. Knobbe of the
       Denver P.D.;
       
       In 1965: Paul L. Major of the Denver P.D.;
       
       In 1966: Albert M. Alcorn and Nicholas A. Carhart of the Colorado State
       Patrol;
       
       In 1967: Gerald R. Williams of the Colorado State Patrol; and Vincent
       Swiskoski of the Walsenburg P.D.;
       
       In 1968: Larry B. Enloe of the Colorado State Patrol; James W. Mitchell
       of Larimer County S.O.; and Paul D. Wilson of the Denver P.D.;
       
       In 1971: Merle E. Nading of the Denver P.D.;
       
       In 1972: James A. Chew of the Steamboat Springs P.D.;
       
       In 1973: Rodolpho F. Sanchez of Costilla County S.O.; Danny R. Barnes
       of Adams County S.O.; George G. Rosenbaugh of the Colorado State
       Patrol; Stephen D. Hensley of the Delta P.D.; Gary D. Mills of the
       Boulder P.D.; Thomas R. Carpenter of the Colorado State Patrol; Larry
       Eugene Smith of Otero County S.O.; and Thomas M. Hanson of the
       Pueblo P.D.;
       
       In 1974: Richard P. Ross of the Colorado State Patrol; John Derek
       Osborne of the Denver S.O.; and Gale E. Emerson of the Durango P.D.;
       
       In 1975: William E. Smith of the Denver P.D.; Bernard Carter of the
       Colorado Springs P.D.; Jack R. Coler of the Federal Bureau of
       Investigation; Dennis Ives of the Colorado Springs P.D.; Donald L.
       DeBruno of the Denver P.D.; Michael H. James of the Colorado State
       Patrol; Donald R. Laabs of the Manitou Springs P.D.; and Harry Allen of
       the Colorado Springs P.D.;
       
       In 1976: Michael O. Conley of the Estes Park P.D.; W. Hugh Purdy of the
       Colorado State Patrol; and Jameson M. Longsworth of the Greeley P.D.;
       
       In 1977: Dean L. McLaughlin of the Union Pacific Railroad Police; and
       Larry E. Boles of the Union Pacific Railroad Police;
       
       In 1978: Wayne G. Bryant of Douglas County S.O.; and Virgil Mason of
       San Juan County S.O.;
       
       In 1979: Robert C. Watson of Larimer County S.O.; Frances I. Galvin of
       the Colorado State Patrol; and Walter M. Northey of the Arvada P.D.;
       
       In 1980: Perry S. Watkins of the United States Secret Service; Augustus
       J. Perreira of the Colorado Springs P.D.; Perry Messina of the Federal
       Heights P.D.; and James K. Farris of the Colorado State Patrol;
       
       In 1981: Eugene E. Kiefer of Clear Creek County S.O.; Kathleen Garcia
       of the Denver P.D.; Debra Sue Corr of the Aurora P.D.; Frank McAteer
       of La Plata County S.O.; and Leroy Talbert of the Denver P.D.;
       
       In 1982: Richard E. Hart of the Firestone P.D.; Mark L. Dabling of the
       Colorado Springs P.D.; and Fredrick C. Rehmer of the Fort Morgan P.D.;
       
       In 1983: Larry F. McMaster of the Montrose P.D.;
       
       In 1984: Edgar B. Rains, Jr. of the Northglenn P.D.; and Clifton
       Browning, Jr. of the Federal Bureau of Investigation;
       
       In 1985: Thomas J. Dietzman, Jr. of the Aurora P.D.;
       
       In 1986: William J. Truesdale of Jefferson County S.O.; and Patrick J.
       Pollock of the Denver P.D.;
       
       In 1987: James E. Wier of the Denver P.D.; Stephen P. Miller of
       Jefferson County S.O.; Daniel R. Stillwell of the Denver S.O.; Edward J.
       Hockom of the Aurora P.D.; and Charles A. Fry of the Colorado State
       Patrol;
       
       In 1988: Robert W. Wallis of the Denver P.D.; and Dale R. McLaughlin
       of Adams County S.O.;
       
       In 1989: Joseph A. Ynostroza of the Colorado State Patrol;
       
       In 1992: Hugh A. Martin of El Paso County S.O.; and Lyle F. Wohlers of
       the Colorado State Patrol;
       
       In 1993: Norman Anthony Silva II of the Denver S.O.; and Roland O.
       Lackey of Arapahoe County S.O.;
       
       In 1994: Beth Haynes of the Boulder P.D.; and Roger D. Coursey of
       Hinsdale County S.O.;
       
       In 1995: Shawn J. Leinen of the Denver P.D.; Timothy M. Mossbrucker
       of Jefferson County S.O.; Ronald R. Beatty of Larimer County S.O.; and
       Brent A. Holloway of Teller County S.O.;
       
       In 1996: Trevor R. Staszak of the Buena Vista P.D.;
       
       In 1997: Ronald L. DeHerrera of the Denver P.D.; and Bruce L.
       VanderJagt of the Denver P.D.;
       
       In 1998: Dale Claxton of the Cortez P.D.;
       
       In 1999: Ronald M. King of Douglas County S.O.;
       
       In 2000: Dennis M. Licata of the Denver P.D.;
       
       In 2001: Jason L. Manspeaker of the Colorado State Patrol; Ryan
       Cunningham of the Vail P.D.; Daniel C. Dalley of the Fruita P.D.; Phillip
       Keith Mason of the Colorado Division of Wildlife; and Jason Scott
       Schwartz of Fremont County S.O.;
       
       In 2002: James Olterman of the Colorado Division of Wildlife;
       
       In 2004: Travis W. Sass of Larimer County S.O.;
       
       In 2005: Donald Young II of the Denver P.D.; Jeffrey A. Christensen of
       the National Park Service; and Greg R. Boss of the United States Postal
       Service;
       
       In 2006: Jared Jensen of the Colorado Springs P.D.; Michael D. Thomas
       of the Aurora P.D.; and Kenneth C. Jordan of the Colorado Springs P.D.;
       
       In 2007: Douglass D. Byrne of the Aurora P.D.; and Zachariah E.
       Templeton of the Colorado State Patrol;
       
       In 2008: Nicholas Heine of the Pueblo P.D.;
       
       In 2009: David J. Kinterknecht of the Montrose P.D.;
       
       In 2010: Samuel K. Brownlee of the Weld County S.O.;
       
       In 2011: Jay Sheridan of the Limon P.D.; and David Roberts of the
       Denver P.D.; and
       
          WHEREAS, It is fitting and appropriate for the citizens of Colorado
       to join together in commemorating peace officers, past and present, who
       by their faithful and loyal devotion to their responsibilities have rendered
       a dedicated service to their community and, in doing so, have established
       for themselves an enviable and enduring reputation for preserving the
       rights and security of all citizens; now, therefore,
       
          Be It Resolved by the Senate of the Sixty-eighth General Assembly of
       the State of Colorado, the House of Representatives concurring herein:
       
          (1)  That we, the members of the General Assembly, hereby proclaim
       the week commencing May 13, 2012, as Police Week in Colorado in
       recognition of peace officers' efforts in safeguarding the citizens of
       Colorado and call upon all citizens of the state and upon all patriotic,
       civic, and educational organizations to observe Police Week.
       
          (2)  That we, the members of the General Assembly, hereby proclaim
       the day of May 15, 2012, as Peace Officers' Memorial Day in recognition
       of those officers who, through their courageous deeds, have made the
       supreme sacrifice or who have been disabled in the line of duty, and call
       upon the citizens of Colorado to recognize and participate in the
       observance of this worthy occasion.
       
          Be It Further Resolved, That copies of this Joint Resolution be sent to
       John Hickenlooper, Governor of Colorado; Kelly Young, President of the
       Colorado chapter of Concerns of Police Survivors, Inc.; Mariah Hughes,
       Chief Executive Officer of Concerns of Police Survivors, Inc.; Fred
       Wegener, Chairman of the Colorado Law Enforcement Memorial; Chief
       Robert C. White of the Denver Police Department; Chief Lynn Yowell of
       the Limon Police Department; Frank Gale, President of the Fraternal
       Order of Police, Colorado State Lodge; Officer Mike Morehouse of the
       Thornton Police Department; James H. Davis, Executive Director of the
       Colorado Department of Public Safety; Colonel James M. Wolfinbarger,
       Chief of the Colorado State Patrol; Karen M. Renshaw, Executive
       Director of the Colorado Association of Chiefs of Police; Christopher H.
       Olson, Executive Director of County Sheriffs of Colorado, Inc.; and
       Ronald C. Sloan, Director of the Colorado Bureau of Investigation.
       
       
       
       
       
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       Brandon C. Shaffer                     Frank McNulty
       PRESIDENT OF                    SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE
       THE SENATE                        OF REPRESENTATIVES
       
       
       
       
       
       
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       Cindi Markwell                        Marilyn Eddins
       SECRETARY OF                CHIEF CLERK OF THE HOUSE
       THE SENATE                        OF REPRESENTATIVES