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This joint resolution designates a specific overcrossing (Overcrossing No. 20 0297) on State Route 101 at Airport Boulevard in Sonoma County as the Detective Sergeant Ed Wilkinson, Deputy Sheriff Brent Jameson, and Deputy Sheriff Bliss Magly Memorial Overcrossing to honor three law enforcement officers who died in the line of duty during separate helicopter accidents in 1977 and 1980. The resolution requests that the California Department of Transportation determine the cost of creating memorial signs for the overcrossing and, upon receiving sufficient non-state donations to cover the expenses, proceed with installing those signs. The memorial honors these officers' significant contributions to public safety, including Wilkinson's pioneering of the Sonoma County Sheriff's helicopter program, which now conducts approximately 1,000 missions annually, and recognizes Jameson and Magly, who were posthumously awarded Gold Medals of Valor after their fatal crash during a search mission. The resolution also ensures that copies of the memorial will be distributed to the appropriate transportation officials and the resolution's author.

Budget and Finance, Transportation and Infrastructure

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