March 10, 2025
SENATE CONCURRENT
RESOLUTION No. 12
DIGEST OF RESOLUTION
A CONCURRENT RESOLUTION urging the Indiana Department
of Transportation to rename a section of SR 114 the "Captain Matthew
Tomkiewicz Memorial Mile".
Busch, Zay
(HOUSE SPONSORS — HEINE, CARBAUGH)
January 30, 2025, read first time and referred to Committee on Homeland Security and
Transportation.
February 4, 2025, reported favorably — Do Pass.
February 6, 2025, read second time, adopted by voice vote.
HOUSE ACTION
February 17, 2025, read first time and referred to Committee on Roads and Transportation.
March 10, 2025, reported — Do Pass.
SC 12—RC 1507/DI JR March 10, 2025
First Regular Session 124th General Assembly (2025)
SENATE CONCURRENT
RESOLUTION No. 12
1 A CONCURRENT RESOLUTION urging the Indiana
2 Department of Transportation to rename a section of SR 114 the
3 "Captain Matthew Tomkiewicz Memorial Mile".
4 Whereas, Captain Matthew Tomkiewicz was born June 20,
5 1994, to Tracy and Lisa Tomkiewicz;
6 Whereas, Captain Tomkiewicz was a 2012 graduate of
7 Homestead High School in Fort Wayne, Indiana;
8 Whereas, Following graduation, he continued studies at
9 Purdue University, where he was involved with the Alpha Tau
10 Omega fraternity, and graduated in 2016 with a degree in
11 Aviation from Purdue Polytechnic Institute;
12 Whereas, In 2015, Captain Tomkiewicz joined the Marine
13 Corps and began flight school in Pensacola, Florida, where he
14 flew the T-6B, then moved to Milton, Florida, and flew the TH-
15 57B/C, then moved to Corpus Christi, Texas, to fly the T-44C,
16 where he was officially designated as a Naval Aviator in May
17 of 2019 and was selected to begin the MV-22B pipeline;
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19 Whereas, Following his winging, he checked into VMMT-
20 204 for initial Osprey training in Jacksonville, North Carolina,
21 where he simultaneously attended and graduated from Survival,
22 Evasion, Resistance, and Escape school;
23 Whereas, Then Lieutenant Tomkiewicz was promoted to
24 Captain in November of 2020;
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1 Whereas, In March of 2021, Captain Tomkiewicz deployed
2 to Moron, Spain, in support of the North Africa Response Force
3 21.2, then returned to Yuma, Arizona, to be a tactical support
4 co-pilot for the WTI 22.1 class;
5 Whereas, Captain Tomkiewicz became an Aircraft
6 Commander for the MV-22B Osprey pilot with the Marine
7 Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 261, Marine Aircraft Group 26,
8 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing stationed on Marine Corps Air
9 Station New River, North Carolina, and then deployed to
10 Norway in support of NATO Cold Response training;
11 Whereas, During his military career, Captain Tomkiewicz
12 received a number of awards and decorations, including the
13 Navy and Marine Corps Achievement Medal, National Defense
14 Service Medal, Global War on Terrorism Service Medal, Sea
15 Service Deployment Ribbon, and Navy Arctic Service Ribbon;
16 Whereas, On March 18, 2022, Captain Tomkiewicz and
17 three other Marines assigned to the Marine Medium Tiltrotor
18 Squadron 261 perished when their Osprey crashed in
19 mountainous and tough weather conditions in Norway near the
20 Arctic Circle during the biennial NATO Cold Response war
21 games exercise;
22 Whereas, Captain Tomkiewicz and his fellow Marine
23 crewmates gave the ultimate sacrifice in service to our Nation
24 and its allies to defend, maintain, and promote democratic
25 freedom throughout the world; and
26 Whereas, Captain Matthew Tomkiewicz is survived by his
27 wife Lauren, his parents Tracy and Lisa, his brother Michael,
28 his sister Emily, and his beloved golden doodle Kevin Bacon:
29 Therefore,
30 Be it resolved by the Senate of the General Assembly
31 of the State of Indiana, the House of Representatives
32 concurring:
33 SECTION 1. That the Indiana General Assembly urges the
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1 Indiana Department of Transportation to rename a section of
2 State Road 114 along the Whitley-Huntington County line,
3 beginning at the intersection of State Road 114 and County
4 Road N 400 E, and ending one mile east where State Road 114
5 intersects with County Road N 500 E, the "Captain Matthew
6 Tomkiewicz Memorial Mile".
7 SECTION 2. The Secretary of the Senate is hereby directed
8 to transmit copies of this Resolution to the family of Captain
9 Matthew Tomkiewicz and the Commissioner of the Indiana
10 Department of Transportation.
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COMMITTEE REPORT
Mr. President: The Senate Committee on Homeland Security and
Transportation, to which was referred Senate Concurrent Resolution
No. 12, has had the same under consideration and begs leave to report
the same back to the Senate with the recommendation that said
resolution DO PASS.
(Reference is to SC 12 as introduced.)
CRIDER, Chairperson
Committee Vote: Yeas 8, Nays 0
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COMMITTEE REPORT
Mr. Speaker: Your Committee on Roads and Transportation, to
which was referred Senate Concurrent Resolution 12, has had the same
under consideration and begs leave to report the same back to the
House with the recommendation that said resolution do pass.
(Reference is to SC 12 as printed February 17, 2025.)
PRESSEL
Committee Vote: Yeas 12, Nays 0
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