A JOINT MEMORIAL
REQUESTING THAT THE SECTION OF INTERSTATE 70 BETWEEN ROSWELL
AND MILE MARKER 325 BE DESIGNATED THE "ROBERT SOLIZ AND DAMON TALBOT
HIGHWAY".
WHEREAS, New Mexico state
police officers Robert Soliz and Damon Talbot died in the line of duty in a
helicopter accident on October 19, 2001; and
WHEREAS, officers Soliz and
Talbot were residents of Roswell, New Mexico; and
WHEREAS, these two New Mexico
state police officers had committed themselves throughout their careers to
ensuring the public safety of New Mexicans; and
WHEREAS, Mr. Soliz and Mr.
Talbot should be memorialized for dying while in the pursuit of making New
Mexico a safer place for its citizens;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED
BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE
STATE OF NEW MEXICO that the
state transportation commission
designate the section of
interstate 70 between Roswell and
mile marker 325 as the
"Robert Soliz and Damon Talbot
highway".