2016
       
       
       
       
       
       
       
       
       
       
       SENATE JOINT RESOLUTION 16-014
       
       
       BY SENATOR(S) Neville T., Cooke, Jahn, Kerr, Lambert, Woods, Aguilar,
       Baumgardner, Carroll, Crowder, Donovan, Grantham, Guzman, Heath, Hill,
       Hodge, Holbert, Johnston, Jones, Kefalas, Lundberg, Marble, Martinez
       Humenik, Merrifield, Newell, Roberts, Scheffel, Scott, Sonnenberg, Steadman,
       Tate, Todd, Ulibarri, Cadman;
       also REPRESENTATIVE(S) Everett and Leonard, Danielson, Kraft-Tharp,
       Lontine, Pettersen, Tyler, Arndt, Becker J., Becker K., Brown, Buck, Buckner,
       Carver, Conti, Coram, Court, DelGrosso, Dore, Duran, Esgar, Fields, Foote,
       Garnett, Ginal, Hamner, Humphrey, Joshi, Kagan, Klingenschmitt, Landgraf,
       Lawrence, Lebsock, Lee, Lundeen, McCann, Melton, Mitsch Bush, Moreno,
       Navarro, Neville P., Nordberg, Pabon, Primavera, Priola, Rankin, Ransom,
       Rosenthal, Ryden, Saine, Salazar, Sias, Singer, Thurlow, Van Winkle, Vigil,
       Willett, Williams, Wilson, Windholz, Winter, Wist, Young, Hullinghorst.
       
       
          CONCERNING THE DESIGNATION OF UNITED STATES
       HIGHWAY 285 FROM MILE MARKER 238 TO MILE MARKER 245
       AS THE "SERGEANT SEAN P. RENFRO MEMORIAL HIGHWAY".
        
       
       
          WHEREAS, Sergeant Sean Patrick Renfro, a Colorado native, was a
       star student athlete at Englewood High School, so much so that his
       football jersey number was retired following his death; and
       
          WHEREAS, Sergeant Renfro graduated from Metropolitan State
       University of Denver with a Bachelor's Degree in Criminal Justice and
       Criminology in 1999, making the commitment to serve his fellow
       citizens; and
       
          WHEREAS, Sergeant Renfro started his fifteen-year law enforcement
       career with the Jefferson County Sheriff's Office in August 2000 and was
       later promoted to the rank of Sergeant in January 2009; and
       
          WHEREAS, In the Detentions Division as a Field Training instructor,
       Sergeant Renfro excelled at training and mentoring new deputies, and in
       one appraisal he was called a "Go-To" for deputies needing direction and
       help with decision making; and
       
          WHEREAS, Sergeant Renfro received two life saving commendations
       for his efforts in preventing inmates from taking their own lives; and
       
          WHEREAS, Sergeant Renfro received commendations for his efforts
       in assisting citizens during the 2013 Blue Bell Fire and the 2013 flood;
       and
       
          WHEREAS, Sergeant Renfro's leadership abilities earned him a place
       on a promotional list for the position of Lieutenant in 2013; and
       
          WHEREAS, Sergeant Renfro's commitment to his community was
       consistently displayed through his involvement in his church, his
       volunteering, helping youth through his little league coaching efforts, his
       endless concern for his neighbors and strangers alike, and his devotion to
       his wife and four children; and
       
          WHEREAS, On January 3, 2015, Sergeant Renfro was killed while
       off duty when he stopped during a snow storm to help with a traffic
       accident on United States Highway 285 at Mile Marker 241, and another
       vehicle lost control and struck Sergeant Renfro, killing him instantly; and
       
          WHEREAS, It was determined that although off duty, Sergeant
       Renfro was acting under the color of his authority, and his name will be
       added to both the Colorado and National Law Enforcement Memorials in
       2016; and
       
          WHEREAS, Sergeant Renfro's service and dedication to his county
       and to the Jefferson County Sheriff's Office was extraordinary and he will
       be sorely missed; 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 United States Highway 285 from Mile Marker 238 to Mile
       Marker 245 be renamed the "Sergeant Sean P. Renfro 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 two signs to mark United States Highway 285 from Mile
       Marker 238 to Mile Marker 245 as the "Sergeant Sean P. Renfro
       Memorial Highway".
       
          Be It Further Resolved, That copies of this Joint Resolution be sent to
       Sergeant Renfro's wife Crystal Renfro; the Jefferson County Sheriff's
       Office; Don Rosier, Jefferson County Commissioner; Casey Tighe,
       Jefferson County Commissioner; Libby Szabo, Jefferson County
       Commissioner; Stan Hilkey, Executive Director of the Department of
       Public Safety; 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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       Bill L. Cadman               Dickey Lee Hullinghorst
       PRESIDENT OF                    SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE
       THE SENATE                        OF REPRESENTATIVES
       
       
       
       
       
       
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       Effie Ameen                           Marilyn Eddins
       SECRETARY OF                CHIEF CLERK OF THE HOUSE
       THE SENATE                        OF REPRESENTATIVES
       
       
       
       
                   APPROVED________________________________________
       
       
       
       
       
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                                     John W. Hickenlooper
                                     GOVERNOR OF THE STATE OF COLORADO