2015
       
       
       
       
       
       
       
       
       
       
       
       
       
       
       HOUSE JOINT RESOLUTION 15-1012
       
       BY REPRESENTATIVE(S) Keyser and Danielson, Arndt, Becker J.,
       Becker K., Brown, Buck, Buckner, Carver, Conti, Coram, Court,
       DelGrosso, Dore, Duran, Esgar, Everett, Fields, Foote, Garnett, Ginal,
       Hamner, Humphrey, Joshi, Kagan, 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, Sias, Tate, Thurlow, Tyler, Van Winkle, Vigil, Willett, Williams,
       Wilson, Windholz, Winter, Young;
       also SENATOR(S) Jahn, Aguilar, Balmer, Baumgardner, Carroll, Cooke,
       Crowder, Donovan, Garcia, Grantham, Guzman, Heath, Hill, Hodge,
       Holbert, Johnston, Jones, Kefalas, Kerr, Lambert, Lundberg, Marble,
       Martinez Humenik, Merrifield, Neville T., Newell, Roberts, Scheffel, Scott,
       Sonnenberg, Steadman, Todd, Ulibarri, Woods, Cadman.
       
          CONCERNING THE DESIGNATION OF COLORADO STATE
       HIGHWAY 93 FROM MILE MARKER 0 TO COLORADO STATE
       HIGHWAY 72 AS THE "JCSO SERGEANT DAVID M. BALDWIN
       MEMORIAL HIGHWAY".
       
          WHEREAS, Sergeant David Baldwin, a United States Air Force
       Veteran, began his 27-year law enforcement career with the Jefferson
       County Sheriff's Office in February 1987 and was later promoted to the
       rank of Sergeant in June 1996; and
       
          WHEREAS, In the Patrol Division as a Patrol Supervisor, Sergeant
       Baldwin coordinated the department's first road rage sting and assisted in
       the running of the Basic Law Enforcement Academy; and
       
       
       
       
          WHEREAS, In 2013, Sergeant Baldwin organized the first
       multi-agency escort and motorcade course for motor officers across the
       metro area and coordinated all DUI enforcement and DUI grants for the
       county; and
       
          WHEREAS, Sergeant Baldwin served for 22 years as a firearms
       instructor, 15 years as a driving instructor, 7 years as a subject matter
       expert in law enforcement driving for the Colorado Peace Officer
       Training and Standards Board, and 5 years as a member of the Jefferson
       County Sheriff's Office Bomb Squad; and
       
          WHEREAS, Sergeant Baldwin's final position with the department
       was supervising the Sheriff's Office Traffic Unit, consisting of 7
       motorcycle officers, where he rode a Harley-Davidson on duty and was
       involved in the Basic and Advanced Motor Operator Courses hosted by
       the Jefferson County Sheriff's Office; and
       
          WHEREAS, On January 26, 2014, Sergeant David Baldwin was killed
       in the line of duty while on patrol when his police motorcycle was hit
       head-on by another vehicle on Colorado State Highway 93; and
       
          WHEREAS, Sergeant Baldwin's service and dedication to his country
       and to the Jefferson County Sheriff's Office was extraordinary and he will
       be sorely missed; now, therefore,
       
          Be It Resolved by the House of Representatives of the Seventieth
       General Assembly of the State of Colorado, the Senate concurring herein:
       
          (1)  That Colorado State Highway 93 from Mile Marker 0 to Colorado
       State Highway 72 be renamed the "JCSO Sergeant David M. Baldwin
       Memorial Highway".
       
          (2)  That the Colorado Department of Transportation may accept and
       expend gifts, grants, and donations for the purpose of the initial
       placement of the 2 signs to mark Colorado State Highway 93 from Mile
       Marker 0 to Colorado State Highway 72 as the "JCSO Sergeant David M.
       Baldwin Memorial Highway".
       
       
       
       
          Be It Further Resolved, That copies of this Joint Resolution be sent to
       Sergeant Baldwin's wife Crystal Baldwin and son Josh Baldwin; the
       Jefferson County Sheriff's Office; Stan Hilkey, Executive Director of the
       Department of Public Safety; Marjorie Sloan, Mayor of the city of
       Golden; the city of Golden City Council; the city of Golden Police
       Department; Marc Williams, Mayor of the city of Arvada; the city of
       Arvada City Council; the city of Arvada Police Department; the Arvada
       Fire Protection District; the Colorado Transportation Commission;
       Herman Stockinger, the Secretary of the Colorado Transportation
       Commission; and Don Hunt, the Executive Director of the Department of
       Transportation.
       
       
       
       
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       Dickey Lee Hullinghorst               Bill L. Cadman
       SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE                    PRESIDENT OF
       OF REPRESENTATIVES                        THE SENATE
       
       
       
       
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       Marilyn Eddins                     Cindi L. Markwell
       CHIEF CLERK OF THE HOUSE                SECRETARY OF
       OF REPRESENTATIVES                        THE SENATE