By: Nixon S.R. No. 673 1-1 SENATE RESOLUTION 1-2 WHEREAS, Members of the Texas Senate join the citizens of 1-3 Nacogdoches and the entire State of Texas in expressing genuine 1-4 pride in and great admiration for the extraordinary act of heroism 1-5 of three teenagers recently; and 1-6 WHEREAS, Linda and Timothy Kindered were walking to their 1-7 home on Powers Street with their friend, Turon Davis, when they 1-8 noticed smoke coming from behind Johnny Wingo's house; and 1-9 WHEREAS, The 86-year-old man was asleep in the front bedroom 1-10 of his home around 3:45 p.m. when his house caught on fire; and 1-11 WHEREAS, At first the trio thought someone might be burning 1-12 leaves in the backyard until they saw flames coming from the back 1-13 of the house; they knew someone lived in the house, but did not 1-14 know if anyone was home at the time; the youngsters dropped the 1-15 books they were carrying and ran to the house to check; and 1-16 WHEREAS, Turon began knocking on the door and pushing it 1-17 with his shoulder until Timothy kicked the door open; they roused 1-18 Mr. Wingo from his sleep and pulled him to safety while Linda ran 1-19 down the street to call 911; the two boys tried unsuccessfully to 1-20 put out the fire before help began to arrive; and 1-21 WHEREAS, Fire officials agreed Mr. Wingo might have died of 1-22 smoke inhalation if the children had not responded to the situation 1-23 so quickly; the three left the scene of the fire after paramedics 2-1 arrived and the man was safely outside; and 2-2 WHEREAS, Linda and Timothy Kindered sell newspapers after 2-3 school and were surprised to see the Saturday account of the fire 2-4 with a headline telling of a search for the unknown heroes; and 2-5 WHEREAS, Thanks to the quick thinking and selfless actions 2-6 of Linda, Turon, and Timothy, Mr. Wingo is alive and well; through 2-7 the disregard of their own safety, the brave teenagers saved the 2-8 life of another; and 2-9 WHEREAS, These worthy young people have brought honor to 2-10 themselves, their families, and their community; it is truly an 2-11 inspiration to us all that such compassion and concern for another 2-12 human being exists in the world today; and 2-13 WHEREAS, It is fitting that the Senate of the State of Texas 2-14 commend the valor of Linda, Timothy, and Turon and recognize them 2-15 as excellent citizens of Texas; now, therefore, be it 2-16 RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas, 2-17 74th Legislature, hereby express its appreciation to Linda and 2-18 Timothy Kindered and Turon Davis for their courage in responding 2-19 to a dangerous situation that resulted in saving the life of an 2-20 elderly man; and, be it further 2-21 RESOLVED, That a copy of this Resolution be prepared for them 2-22 as a token of the admiration of the Texas Senate. 2-23 ______________________________________ 2-24 President of the Senate 2-25 I hereby certify that the above 3-1 Resolution was adopted by the Senate 3-2 on April 11, 1995. 3-3 ______________________________________ 3-4 Secretary of the Senate 3-5 ______________________________________ 3-6 Member, Texas Senate