Bill Text: CA ACR14 | 2013-2014 | Regular Session | Chaptered
Bill Title: Deputy Tony Diaz, Yolo County Sheriff's Office, Memorial
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2013-08-05 - Chaptered by Secretary of State - Res. Chapter 63, Statutes of 2013. [ACR14 Detail]
Download: California-2013-ACR14-Chaptered.html
BILL NUMBER: ACR 14 CHAPTERED
BILL TEXT
RESOLUTION CHAPTER 63
FILED WITH SECRETARY OF STATE AUGUST 5, 2013
ADOPTED IN SENATE JULY 1, 2013
ADOPTED IN ASSEMBLY JULY 3, 2013
AMENDED IN SENATE MAY 14, 2013
INTRODUCED BY Assembly Member Yamada
FEBRUARY 11, 2013
Relative to the Deputy Tony Diaz, Yolo County Sheriff's Office,
Memorial Rest Area.
LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST
ACR 14, Yamada. Deputy Tony Diaz, Yolo County Sheriff's Office,
Memorial Rest Area.
This measure would designate the rest area in the Town of Dunnigan
on Interstate 5 as the Deputy Tony Diaz, Yolo County Sheriff's
Office, Memorial Rest Area. The measure would request the Department
of Transportation to determine the cost for appropriate signs showing
this special designation and, upon receiving donations from nonstate
sources covering that cost, to erect those signs.
WHEREAS, Jose Antonio "Tony" Diaz was born in Jacona, Mexico, on
September 20, 1970, to Rafael and Carolina Diaz, and grew up with his
nine sisters and brothers in Dixon, California; and
WHEREAS, During the summers of 1986 to 1989, he worked tirelessly
in the fields of farmers in Solano County; and
WHEREAS, After completing high school, Tony assisted farmworkers
as Assistant Program Services Manager with the Human Development
Corporation, and after transferring to the corporate office, he
developed a passion for computer technology; and
WHEREAS, In 1999, the Yolo County Information Technology (IT)
Department hired Tony and assigned him to the Yolo County Sheriff's
Office; and
WHEREAS, While assigned to IT he became interested in law
enforcement and attended the Yuba College Police Academy in 2004; and
WHEREAS, The Yolo County Sheriff's Office hired Tony on August 22,
2004, and his peers described him as a gentle, hardworking man who
was proud of his family and community; and
WHEREAS, Tony loved soccer so much he coached the Woodland Flames
and the Woodland Blaze teams for nine years with the Woodland Soccer
Club; and
WHEREAS, On June 15, 2008, Deputy Diaz attempted to stop a known
parolee suspected of driving under the influence with a child in the
vehicle; and
WHEREAS, After he failed to yield, Deputy Diaz pursued the driver
into the town of Dunnigan, where he stopped on County Road 5 near
County Road 99W. The suspect fled on foot. While Deputy Diaz checked
on the child in the vehicle, he was shot from behind; and
WHEREAS, Officer Diaz succumbed to his injuries a few hours later
at Woodland Memorial Hospital; and
WHEREAS, Deputy Diaz' name was engraved into the National Law
Enforcement Officers Memorial in Washington, D.C., and the California
Peace Officers Memorial at the State Capitol; and
WHEREAS, Deputy Diaz is survived by his wife Silvia and three
beautiful children: Angelica, Jessica, and Alejandra Diaz; now,
therefore, be it
Resolved by the Assembly of the State of California, the Senate
thereof concurring, That the Legislature hereby designates the rest
area in Dunnigan on Interstate 5 as the Deputy Tony Diaz, Yolo County
Sheriff's Office, Memorial Rest Area; and be it further
Resolved, That the Department of Transportation is requested to
determine the cost of erecting the appropriate signs, consistent with
the signage requirements for the state highway system, showing this
special designation, and upon receiving donations from nonstate
sources covering 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.
