By: Barrientos S.R. No. 890 1-1 SENATE RESOLUTION 1-2 WHEREAS, Members of the Texas Senate join with the 1-3 citizens of Austin and the entire state in expressing their 1-4 great admiration of Melissa Arana for her extraordinary act of 1-5 courage that has brought genuine pride to her community; 1-6 and 1-7 WHEREAS, Melissa saved the life of her seven-year-old brother, 1-8 Abraham, minutes after a train he was trying to board severed his 1-9 legs; and 1-10 WHEREAS, In the company of two of her brothers and a cousin, 1-11 Melissa watched in horror as the brothers attempted to hop the 1-12 train for a quick ride to visit their grandmother; and 1-13 WHEREAS, After the older of the two successfully boarded 1-14 the train by grabbing onto a ladder and pulling himself up, young 1-15 Abraham tried to follow but his hand slipped, and he fell on his 1-16 back with his legs on the tracks; and 1-17 WHEREAS, Melissa pulled her brother from under the train and 1-18 carried him nearly 200 yards to the South Austin Medical Center 1-19 where doctors managed to save the boy's life; and 1-20 WHEREAS, Thanks to Melissa's coolheaded actions and quick 1-21 thinking, Abraham is recovering from his ordeal and will soon be 1-22 fitted with prosthetics; and 1-23 WHEREAS, In the performance of this selfless act, Melissa 2-1 has brought honor to herself, her family, and her community; it 2-2 is truly an inspiration to all of us that such compassion and 2-3 courage exists in the world today; and 2-4 WHEREAS, It is fitting for the Texas Senate to commend the 2-5 valor of Melissa Arana and recognize her as an outstanding citizen 2-6 of Texas and a most distinguished Texas heroine; now, therefore, 2-7 be it 2-8 RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas, 2-9 73rd Legislature, hereby commend the undaunted courage of 2-10 Melissa Arana and express its gratitude to this brave young girl; 2-11 and, be it further 2-12 RESOLVED, That a copy of this Resolution be prepared for 2-13 Melissa as a token of the deep respect of the Texas Senate. 2-14 _____________________________________ 2-15 President of the Senate 2-16 I hereby certify that the 2-17 above Resolution was adopted by 2-18 the Senate on May 10, 1993. 2-19 _____________________________________ 2-20 Secretary of the Senate 2-21 _____________________________________ 2-22 Member, Texas Senate