2015
       
       
       
       
       
       
       
       
       
       
       SENATE JOINT RESOLUTION 15-023
       
       
       BY SENATOR(S) Cooke and Guzman, Aguilar, Balmer, Baumgardner,
       Carroll, Crowder, Donovan, Garcia, Grantham, Heath, Hill, Hodge,
       Holbert, Jahn, Johnston, Jones, Kefalas, Kerr, Lambert, Lundberg,
       Marble, Martinez Humenik, Merrifield, Neville T., Newell, Roberts,
       Scheffel, Scott, Sonnenberg, Steadman, Todd, Ulibarri, Woods, Cadman;
       also REPRESENTATIVE(S) Sias, Arndt, Becker J., Becker K., Brown,
       Buck, Carver, Conti, Coram, Court, Danielson, DelGrosso, Dore, Duran,
       Esgar, Everett, Fields, Foote, Garnett, Ginal, Hamner, Humphrey, Joshi,
       Kagan, Keyser, Klingenschmitt, Kraft-Tharp, Landgraf, Lawrence,
       Lebsock, Lee, Lontine, Lundeen, McCann, Melton, Mitsch Bush,
       Moreno, Navarro, Neville P., Nordberg, Pabon, Pettersen, Primavera,
       Priola, Rankin, Ransom, Rosenthal, Roupe, Ryden, Saine, Salazar,
       Singer, Tate, Thurlow, Tyler, Van Winkle, Vigil, Willett, Williams,
       Wilson, Windholz, Winter, Young, Hullinghorst.
       
       
          CONCERNING DECLARING THE WEEK OF MAY 10-16, 2015,
       AS POLICE WEEK, AND, IN CONNECTION THEREWITH,
       DECLARING MAY 15, 2015, AS PEACE OFFICERS' MEMORIAL
       DAY. 
       
       
          WHEREAS, The Congress and President of the United States have
       designated May 15 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 peace
       officers; and
       
          WHEREAS, It is important that peace 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 professional agencies which
       unceasingly provide a vital public service; and
       
          WHEREAS, The following 289 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 1873: Ora M. Nason of the Bent County S.O.;
       
       In 1875: Zack Allen of the Rio Grande County S.O.;
       
       In 1876: Charles Kast and Charles Faber of the City of Las Animas;
       
       In 1878: George E. O'Connor of the Leadville P.D.;
       
       In 1879: Alvin Phippenney of the Pueblo P.D. and Thomas F. Tolbert of
       the Leadville P.D.;
       
       In 1880: Thomas L. Perkins of the Buena Vista P.D., John Carville and
       Lauriston Stewart of the Leadville P.D., and Michael O'Neal of the
       Kokomo P.D.;
       
       In 1881: D. Clayton Ogsbury of the Silverton P.D.;
       
       In 1882: Samuel C. Townsend of the Leadville P.D., Edward N.
       Campbell of the Hinsdale County S.O., and George L. Smith, Marshal of
       Rico;
       
       In 1883: James Bathurst and Baxter Stingley of the Salida P.D.;
       
       In 1884: Andrew J. Rock of the Garfield County S.O. and Casper
       Zweifel, Marshal of Central Pueblo;
       
       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 1893: Gustave Gisin of the Denver P.D.;
       
       In 1894: A. E. Cook, Marshal of Como, and John Myers of the 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: Wendell P. Smith of the Denver P.D., Richard B. Williams of
       the 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: Michael Hayes of the Town of Victor, Thomas J. Fahey of the
       Lake County S.O., and Joseph Simons of the Alamosa P.D.;
       
       In 1898: Ernest Conrad and Sumner Whitney of the Summit County S.O.;
       
       In 1899: Edward Farr of the Huerfano County S.O. and Thomas C.
       Clifford and William E. Griffiths of the Denver P.D.;
       
       In 1900: Stuart K. Harvey of the Denver P.D.;
       
       In 1901: Elim T. Clark of the Cripple Creek P.D.;
       
       In 1902: Augustine P. Cate of the Town of Goldfield;
       
       In 1903: Silas Martz and Elwin Slater of the Pueblo P.D.;
       
       In 1904: Wilson E. Hammon of the Gunnison County S.O. and Hiram
       Bates of the Town of Coal Creek;
       
       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 the La Plata County S.O., Edward Baird
       of the Denver S.O., John Spellman of the Denver P.D., William Shellman
       of the Pueblo P.D., Edward Innes of the 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 U.S. 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 and William P. Stephens
       of the Denver P.D., and Albert Smith of the Cripple Creek P.D.;
       
       In 1909: Alex Brighton of the Trinidad P.D. and Frederick Barner and
       John Dunleavy of the Pueblo P.D.;
       
       In 1910: Samuel C. Carpenter of the Denver P.D., Arthur J. Goeglein of
       the Telluride Marshal's Office, 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 and George C. Klein of the Denver P.D.
       and Jeff Evans of the Pueblo P.D.;
       
       In 1920: James E. Boggio and Roy O. Downing 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, Clarence E. Zietz, Arthur J. Pinkerton, and
       Forrest Ross of the Denver P.D.; John Henry Lindamood of the Fountain
       P.D.; and Clyde McDonald of the Monte Vista P.D.;
       
       In 1922: Blaine J. Wilson of the Logan County S.O., Eddie Bell of the
       Colorado Rangers, Richie Rose of the Denver P.D., and Charles T. Linton
       of the U.S. Federal Reserve.;
       
       In 1923: Leonard Higgins of the Adams County S.O., Elmer E. Cobb of
       the Boulder P.D., and Marion E. Sanders of the El Paso County S.O.;
       
       In 1924: Jack Rose of the Walsenburg P.D., Henry E. Robart of State
       Prohibition, and Willis A. Davis of the Delta County S.O.;
       
       In 1925: James Shannon of the Denver P.D. and Clyde L. Taylor of the
       U.S. Treasury;
       
       In 1927: Elmer I. Rich of the Denver P.D. and Clem Eller of the Oak
       Creek P.D.;
       
       In 1928: James W. Hair of the U.S. Secret Service, Charles Pebley of the
       Delta P.D., and Harry R. Ohle 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 the Kiowa County S.O., William B. Justice
       of the Washington County S.O., and Dale F. Kearney of the U.S.
       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 the Costilla County S.O.; Thomas J.
       O'Conner, John J. O'Donnell, and Clarence E. Fraker of the Denver P.D.;
       Kenneth Meenan of the National Park Service; and Chris J. Fahey of the
       Leadville P.D.;
       
       In 1935: Alson E. McCasland of the Denver P.D., W.W. Dunlap of the
       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 the
       Eagle County S.O.;
       
       In 1938: Jacob G. Benner and Fred Renovato of the Denver P.D. and
       Fidel Aguirre of the Huerfano County S.O.;
       
       In 1939: Franklynn Dean of the Mancos P.D.;
       
       In 1940: Morris Dolan of the Cripple Creek P.D., Clarence B. Fugate of
       the Jefferson County S.O., and Earl J. Bucher of the Weld County S.O.;
       
       In 1941: George Kaltenberger of the Colorado Springs P.D. and Arnold
       B. Gulzow of the Colorado State Patrol;
       
       In 1944: Andrew P. Sanderson of the U.S. Treasury;
       
       In 1945: Louis Box of the Rocky Ford P.D., Benjamin L. Goorman of the
       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 Harold M.
       Bechtelheimer of the Colorado State Patrol;
       
       In 1951: Wesley Rosette of the Colorado State Patrol;
       
       In 1952: John Armour Stitt, Marshal of Paonia, and Wesley A. McDonald
       and James L. Jackson of the 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: Kenneth R. Baker of the Town of Glendale and Robert F.
       Jackson of the Adams County S.O.;
       
       In 1961: Merlin H. Koerner of the Lincoln County S.O., Hiram V. Short
       of the Colorado State Patrol, John Clark of the Eagle County S.O.,
       Edward Smerdel of the Denver P.D., and Robert G. Beghtol of the
       Arvada P.D.;
       
       In 1962: Darrell J. Suer 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 and Nathaniel R. Lacy of the National Park Service;
       
       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 the 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: Rudolpho F. Sanchez of the Costilla County S.O., Danny R.
       Barnes of the Adams County S.O., 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 the 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 and Donald L. DeBruno of the Denver P.D.;
       Phillip N. Lopez of the Ute Mountain Tribal Police; Bernard Carter,
       Dennis Ives, and Harry Allen of the Colorado Springs P.D.; Jack R. Coler
       of the Federal Bureau of Investigation; Michael H. James of the Colorado
       State Patrol; and Donald R. Laabs of the Manitou 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. Longworth of the Greeley P.D.;
       
       In 1977: Dean L. McLaughlin and Larry E. Boles of the Union Pacific
       Railroad Police, Oliver P. Cain of the Center P.D., and Janet Hinkle of
       the Boulder P.D.;
       
       In 1978: Wayne G. Bryant of the Douglas County S.O. and Virgil Mason
       of the San Juan County S.O.;
       
       In 1979: Robert C. Watson of the 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 U.S. 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 the Clear Creek County S.O., Kathleen
       Garcia and Leroy Talbert of the Denver P.D., Debra Sue Corr of the
       Aurora P.D., and Frank McAteer of the La Plata County S.O.;
       
       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 the 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 the
       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 the Adams County S.O.;
       
       In 1989: Joseph A. Ynostroza of the Colorado State Patrol;
       
       In 1990: Delford H. Kay of the Ute Mountain Tribal Police;
       
       In 1992: Hugh A. Martin of the 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 the Arapahoe County S.O.;
       
       In 1994: Beth Haynes of the Boulder P.D. and Roger Coursey of the
       Hinsdale County S.O.;
       
       In 1995: Shawn J. Leinen of the Denver P.D., Timothy M. Mossbrucker
       of the Jefferson County S.O., Ronald R. Beatty of the Larimer County
       S.O., and Brent A. Holloway of the Teller County S.O.;
       
       In 1996: Trevor R. Staszak of the Buena Vista P.D.;
       
       In 1997: Ronald L. DeHerrera and Bruce L. VanderJagt of the Denver
       P.D.;
       
       In 1998: Dale Claxton of the Cortez P.D.;
       
       In 1999: Ronald M. King of the 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 the Fremont County S.O.;
       
       In 2002: James Olterman of the Colorado Division of Wildlife;
       
       In 2004: Travis W. Sass of the 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 and Kenneth C. Jordan of the Colorado Springs
       P.D. and Michael D. Thomas of the Aurora P.D.;
       
       In 2007: Douglas 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.;
       
       In 2012: Jeremy Bitner of the Englewood P.D., Celena Hollis of the
       Denver P.D., Matthew Tyner of the Colorado Springs P.D., Leide
       William DeFusco of the Pueblo County S.O., and James Jeffery Davies
       of the Lakewood P.D.; and
       
       In 2014: David Michael Baldwin of the Jefferson County S.O.
       
          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 Seventieth General Assembly of the
       State of Colorado, the House of Representatives concurring herein:
       
          (1)  That we, the members of the General Assembly of the state of
       Colorado, hereby proclaim the week commencing May 10, 2015, 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; and
       
          (2)  That we, the members of the General Assembly of the state of
       Colorado, hereby proclaim the day of May 15, 2015, 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; Don Enloe, President of the
       Colorado Chapter of Concerns of Police Survivors, Inc.; Dianne
       Bernhard, Executive Director of Concerns of Police Survivors, Inc.; Barry
       Bratt, Chairman of the Colorado Law Enforcement Memorial; Frank
       Gale, President of the Fraternal Order of Police, Colorado State Lodge;
       Officer Mike Morehouse of the Thornton Police Department; Stan
       Hilkey, Executive Director of the Colorado Department of Public Safety; 
       
       
       
       
       
       
       
       
       
       Colonel Scott G. Hernandez, Chief of the Colorado State Patrol; John
       Jackson, Board President of the Colorado Association of Chiefs of Police;
       Sheriff Rick Dunlap of Montrose, President of the County Sheriffs of
       Colorado, Inc.; and Ronald C. Sloan, Director of the Colorado Bureau of
       Investigation.
       
       
       
       
       
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       Bill L. Cadman               Dickey Lee Hullinghorst
       PRESIDENT OF                    SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE
       THE SENATE                        OF REPRESENTATIVES
       
       
       
       
       
       
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       Cindi L. Markwell                     Marilyn Eddins
       SECRETARY OF                CHIEF CLERK OF THE HOUSE
       THE SENATE                        OF REPRESENTATIVES