Signs are already up along the Beltway near Highway 249 in northwest Harris County renaming that stretch the HCSO Deputy Sandeep Singh Dhaliwal Memorial Tollway.
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A special ceremony on Tuesday at the Gurdwara Sikh National Center unveiled the signs.
Dhaliwal was conducting a routine traffic stop in September 2019 when he was killed. He was the very first Harris County deputy to be allowed to wear his turban while on duty.
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The death of the beloved deputy sparked massive change within the sheriff's department.
Last month, Congresswoman Lizzie Fletcher introduced a bill to rename a west Harris County post office to the "Deputy Sandeep Singh Dhaliwal Post Office."
The bill passed unanimously.
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"Deputy Dhaliwal represented the very best of our community: he worked for equality, connection, and community through his life of service to others," said Fletcher at the time.
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Sim Singh, the senior manager for policy and advocacy for the Sikh Coalition, said Dhaliwal was a hero to the community and many religious minorities who aspired to have a career in public service.
He said they are still continuing to fight for religious equality, a road Dhaliwal helped build.
"It's historic and it's a meaningful gesture to the Sikh community," he said.
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