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SJM8009 • 2026
Designating the State Route Number 3 overpass at the junction of Chico Way NW in Bremerton as the Joe Mentor memorial overpass.
This bill passed both chambers and reached final enrollment, even if later executive action is not shown here.
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Joe Mentor memorial overpass
By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status.
Joe Mentor memorial overpass
TO THE WASHINGTON STATE TRANSPORTATION COMMISSION, AND TO THE 1 HONORABLE SECRETARY OF THE WASHINGTON STATE DEPARTMENT OF 2 TRANSPORTATION, AND TO THE WASHINGTON STATE DEPARTMENT OF 3 TRANSPORTATION: 4 We, your Memorialists, the Senate and House of Representatives of 5 the State of Washington, in legislative session assembled, 6 respectfully represent and petition as follows: 7 WHEREAS, Joe Mentor was born in 1933 in Covington, Louisiana and 8 lived in Kitsap County from 1936 until his death in 2003; and9 WHEREAS, Joe Mentor was a real estate developer and builder in 10 Kitsap County for 50 years and owned numerous properties in 11 Bremerton, Port Orchard, Silverdale, and Poulsbo at the time of his 12 death; and 13 WHEREAS, Joe Mentor developed and built the original Eldorado 14 Hills housing development on the west side of Highway 16, earning 15 national recognition in Sunset Magazine; and 16 WHEREAS, Joe Mentor was a Washington State Representative, 17 serving two terms from 1968 to 1972; and 18 WHEREAS, Joe Mentor was involved in many business groups in 19 Kitsap County, including the Kitsap County Bank Board of Directors, 20 Olympic College Board of Trustees, and member of the Chambers of 21 Commerce in Bremerton, Poulsbo, and Port Orchard; and22 S-0572.1 SENATE JOINT MEMORIAL 8009 State of Washington 69th Legislature 2025 Regular Session By Senator MacEwen Read first time 01/15/25. Referred to Committee on Transportation. p. 1 SJM 8009 WHEREAS, Joe Mentor graduated from the University of Washington 1 with a degree in business and was a life member of the University of 2 Washington Alumni Association; and 3 WHEREAS, Joe Mentor was the former publisher of the Kitsap 4 Journal; and 5 WHEREAS, Joe Mentor owned and operated Kitsap Bremerton 6 Charleston Transit, now known as Kitsap Transit; and7 WHEREAS, Joe Mentor was involved in the building community as a 8 longtime member and President of the Kitsap County Home Builder's 9 Association, now known as Kitsap Building Association, and a local 10 Director for the National Association of Home Builders; and11 WHEREAS, Joe Mentor regularly donated his time in many groups 12 throughout the Kitsap County community, including as an active member 13 and deacon of the Silverdale Lutheran Church, Vice President of 14 Olympic Peninsula Enterprises, member of NAACP, Boy Scout Master and 15 member of Kitsap County Boy Scouts Board of Directors, life member of 16 Holly Ridge School, member of Bremerton Navy League, and Chairman of 17 the Kitsap County Cancer Drive; 18 NOW, THEREFORE, Your Memorialists respectfully pray that the 19 Washington State Transportation Commission commence proceedings to 20 designate the State Route Number 3 overpass at the junction of Chico 21 Way NW in Bremerton as the Joe Mentor memorial overpass to honor his 22 years of public service. 23 BE IT RESOLVED, That copies of this Memorial be immediately 24 transmitted to the Washington State Transportation Commission, the 25 Honorable Secretary of the Washington State Department of 26 Transportation, and the Washington State Department of 27 Transportation. 28 --- END --- p. 2 SJM 8009