By:  Turner                                      S.R. No. 345
    1-1                           SENATE RESOLUTION
    1-2        WHEREAS, The Senate of the State of Texas takes great pride
    1-3  in recognizing Chase and Tony Ward for their exemplary actions on
    1-4  January 25, 1993; and
    1-5        WHEREAS, Honored as heroes by their classmates and the
    1-6  Navasota Fire Department for saving the life of a six-year-old
    1-7  girl, the two nine-year-olds are in the fourth grade in the
    1-8  Navasota Independent School District; and
    1-9        WHEREAS, Chase and Tony have been credited with saving Tony's
   1-10  sister, Amber, whose clothing caught fire while the children were
   1-11  playing in front of their father's Plantersville home; and
   1-12        WHEREAS, The two boys, who are cousins, chased down the young
   1-13  girl and used the "drop and roll," a lifesaving technique they had
   1-14  learned in second-grade safety classes, to extinguish the flames; and
   1-15        WHEREAS, Without the boys' quick-thinking and responsible
   1-16  action, Amber's burns would have been far greater and possibly
   1-17  fatal; and
   1-18        WHEREAS, The boys were recognized with plaques and a public
   1-19  ceremony at the John C. Webb Middle School cafetorium for their
   1-20  fire safety knowledge; and
   1-21        WHEREAS, In responding to this emergency situation, Chase and
   1-22  Tony Ward exhibited poise and bravery in difficult circumstances,
   1-23  and they truly deserve praise for this courageous deed; now,
    2-1  therefore, be it
    2-2        RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas,
    2-3  73rd Legislature, hereby commend Chase Ward and Tony Ward for their
    2-4  valiant and successful efforts at saving a child from fire; and, be
    2-5  it further
    2-6        RESOLVED, That copies of this Resolution be prepared for them
    2-7  as an expression of esteem from the Texas Senate.
    2-8                                 _____________________________________
    2-9                                        President of the Senate
   2-10                                      I hereby certify that the
   2-11                                 above Resolution was adopted by
   2-12                                 the Senate on March 1, 1993.
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   2-14                                        Secretary of the Senate
   2-15                                 _____________________________________
   2-16                                         Member, Texas Senate