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SR8672 • 2026
Honoring Trooper Tara-Marysa Guting.
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Tara-Marysa Guting
Adopted.
Tara-Marysa Guting
WHEREAS, Tara-Marysa Guting was born July 19, 1996, in Honolulu, 1 Hawaii and graduated from Mililani High School in Mililani, Hawaii; 2 and 3 WHEREAS, Tara-Marysa Guting served our country honorably in the 4 Army National Guard from October 22, 2014, to October 21, 2022, as a 5 Signal Intelligence Analyst; and 6 WHEREAS, Tara-Marysa Guting was commissioned on October 30, 2024, 7 with the 119th Trooper Basic Training Class as a Washington State 8 Patrol Trooper and assigned to Tacoma; and 9 WHEREAS, Trooper Tara-Marysa Guting became a strong and vital 10 link between the work of the Washington State Patrol and the 11 community she served; and 12 WHEREAS, Trooper Tara-Marysa Guting fully embodied the Washington 13 State Patrol's motto of "Service with Humility" by performing her 14 duties professionally with a positive attitude, a ubiquitous smile, 15 and a sense of respect for the community she served; and16 WHEREAS, Trooper Tara-Marysa Guting honored Washington State 17 Patrol Badge #720 on her chest and on her patrol car license plate 18 through her time of selfless and courageous service; and19 WHEREAS, Trooper Tara-Marysa Guting was tragically killed in the 20 line of duty on December 19, 2025, after serving nearly 2 years with 21 the Washington State Patrol; and 22 SENATE RESOLUTION 8672 By Senators Liias, King, Alvarado, Bateman, Boehnke, Braun, Chapman, Christian, Cleveland, Conway, Cortes, Dhingra, Dozier, Fortunato, Frame, Gildon, Goehner, Hansen, Harris, Hasegawa, Holy, Hunt, Kauffman, Krishnadasan, Lovelett, Lovick, MacEwen, McCune, Muzzall, Nobles, Orwall, Pedersen, Riccelli, Robinson, Saldaña, Salomon, Schoesler, Shewmake, Short, Slatter, Stanford, Torres, Trudeau, Valdez, Wagoner, Warnick, Wellman, C. Wilson, and J. Wilson p. 1 8672 WHEREAS, Trooper Tara-Marysa Guting will be missed dearly by 1 her brothers and sisters in the State Patrol family and law 2 enforcement, and her spirit of service will continue through the 3 lives she impacted as well as those she touched throughout the 4 community; and 5 WHEREAS, Trooper Tara-Marysa Guting was not only a loving 6 daughter and sister but also a devoted wife to her husband Tim 7 for more than 6 years; 8 NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, That the Washington State 9 Senate express its deepest condolences to the family, friends, 10 colleagues, and community that have lost Trooper Tara-Marysa 11 Guting; and 12 BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, That the Senate join the people of 13 the State of Washington in commending, saluting, and honoring 14 Trooper Tara-Marysa Guting for her exemplary and exceptional 15 service; and 16 BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, That the Senate express profound 17 appreciation and enduring gratitude to the brave men and women 18 that protect our state every day as members of the Washington 19 State Patrol; and 20 BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, That copies of this resolution be 21 immediately transmitted by the Secretary of the Senate to the 22 surviving family members of Trooper Tara-Marysa Guting, 23 Washington State Patrol Chief John R. Batiste, and Washington 24 State Patrol Tacoma District 1 Commander John J. Gundermann.25 I, Sarah Bannister, Secretary of the Senate, 26 do hereby certify that this is a true and 27 correct copy of Senate Resolution 8672, 28 adopted by the Senate 29 February 12, 2026 30 SARAH BANNISTER 31 Secretary of the Senate 32 p. 2 8672