By Rushing                                              H.R. No. 93
       74R4629 SAJ-D
                                  R E S O L U T I O N
    1-1        WHEREAS, The Texas House of Representatives is proud to honor
    1-2  Babe Aycock of Mart for the many outstanding contributions she has
    1-3  made to the field of emergency medicine and congratulate her on her
    1-4  recent induction into the Texas Emergency Medical Services (EMS)
    1-5  Hall of Fame; and
    1-6        WHEREAS,  Ms. Aycock joins Charles E. King, L. O. Martin,
    1-7  Jack Peacock, Lin Vickers, and Carl B. Young, Jr., in an elite
    1-8  group of emergency medical specialists honored by the Texas
    1-9  Department of Health, and she is the first volunteer, the first
   1-10  mayor, and the first 79-year-old to be inducted into this
   1-11  prestigious organization; and
   1-12        WHEREAS,  She began her distinguished career in emergency
   1-13  medicine in 1983 when, as mayor of Mart, she organized efforts that
   1-14  enabled the city to assume responsibility for ambulance service and
   1-15  spearheaded a fund-raising drive to purchase the city's ambulance;
   1-16  she also was one of the town's first volunteers to earn
   1-17  certification as an emergency care attendant, and by 1988 she was a
   1-18  licensed paramedic; and
   1-19        WHEREAS, Ms. Aycock's professionalism, expertise, and
   1-20  dedication have undoubtedly helped the Mart EMS to become a leader
   1-21  in its field; her unit has been recognized as the nation's leading
   1-22  basic life support service by the National Association of Emergency
   1-23  Medical Technicians and as the state's outstanding volunteer EMS by
   1-24  the Texas Department of Health; and
    2-1        WHEREAS, An expert in high-angle and cave rescues, she also
    2-2  works with the "Shots Across Texas" children's immunization program
    2-3  and has recently applied her wealth of expertise to trauma system
    2-4  development in the Waco community; she also works to ensure that
    2-5  EMS groups participate in the Heart of Texas Regional Advisory
    2-6  Council, and she organized the council's annual recognition
    2-7  ceremony for this year; and
    2-8        WHEREAS, Ms. Aycock is a woman of boundless energies and
    2-9  continues to work a daily shift with the Mart EMS, where her
   2-10  unsurpassed dedication and commitment serve as a source of
   2-11  inspiration to all who know her; now, therefore, be it
   2-12        RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 74th Texas
   2-13  Legislature hereby commend Babe Aycock for her outstanding service
   2-14  as an emergency medical technician and congratulate her on her
   2-15  recent induction into the Texas EMS Hall of Fame; and, be it
   2-16  further
   2-17        RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be
   2-18  prepared for Ms. Aycock as an expression of high regard by the
   2-19  Texas House of Representatives.