By: Turner S.R. No. 825 1-1 SENATE RESOLUTION 1-2 WHEREAS, Protecting life and ensuring safety are important 1-3 responsibilities of local governments and are duties performed daily 1-4 by dedicated public servants; and 1-5 WHEREAS, The individuals who hold these jobs and contribute 1-6 to the health and safety of all Americans are the unsung heroes of 1-7 our day; and 1-8 WHEREAS, The Centerville Emergency Medical Service has 1-9 recently been honored by the Greater Centerville Area Chamber of 1-10 Commerce at the Annual Awards Banquet as winner of the Community 1-11 Service Award; and 1-12 WHEREAS, Essential to a community's well-being is the 1-13 ability of its citizens to summon help quickly when faced with 1-14 emergencies; this problem has been addressed by implementation of 1-15 an emergency medical service system; it provides rapid response 1-16 capabilities for persons seeking medical, rescue, fire, and other 1-17 emergency services; and 1-18 WHEREAS, Since its inception, this superb program has 1-19 faithfully served the community; and 1-20 WHEREAS, The technicians' professionalism and skill in 1-21 handling emergency situations have earned them a respected place 1-22 in the town's annals; now, therefore, be it 1-23 RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas, 2-1 73rd Legislature, hereby congratulate Centerville's Emergency 2-2 Medical Services personnel for winning the Community Service Award; 2-3 and, be it further 2-4 RESOLVED, That a copy of this Resolution be prepared for 2-5 the Emergency Medical Services personnel as an expression of 2-6 esteem from the Texas Senate. 2-7 _____________________________________ 2-8 President of the Senate 2-9 I hereby certify that the 2-10 above Resolution was adopted by 2-11 the Senate on May 3, 1993. 2-12 _____________________________________ 2-13 Secretary of the Senate 2-14 _____________________________________ 2-15 Member, Texas Senate