R E S O L U T I O N 1-1 WHEREAS, On the morning of August 19, 1995, Andrew Montgomery 1-2 helped to save the life of a severely injured woman by employing 1-3 some of the valuable skills he learned as a member of International 1-4 Troop No. 156 of the Boy Scouts of America; and 1-5 WHEREAS, Mr. Montgomery, who was 11 years old at the time, 1-6 came across a crowd of people surrounding an unconscious woman near 1-7 the Galveston seawall; and 1-8 WHEREAS, Realizing that immediate action was necessary, this 1-9 remarkable young man rushed to the woman's side and, using his 1-10 extensive life-saving training, began to administer treatment for 1-11 shock; eventually an emergency medical services team arrived and 1-12 transported the woman to a local hospital, where she received a 1-13 blood transfusion and further treatment; and 1-14 WHEREAS, This courageous young citizen's quick thinking and 1-15 preparedness helped to save a life that day, and his forethought 1-16 and decisiveness are an inspiration to all Texans; to date, 1-17 Mr. Montgomery has earned 63 merit badges, and he has recently 1-18 completed his Eagle Scout project, the final step toward attaining 1-19 Eagle Scout status; and 1-20 WHEREAS, Andrew Montgomery is not only an exemplary scout but 1-21 an extraordinary human being, and the members of this chamber are 1-22 proud to honor him at this time; now, therefore, be it 1-23 RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 75th Texas 1-24 Legislature hereby commend Andrew Montgomery for his heroism and 2-1 bravery and extend warmest congratulations to him as he prepares to 2-2 attain the honorable rank of Eagle Scout; and, be it further 2-3 RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be 2-4 prepared for Mr. Montgomery as an expression of highest regard by 2-5 the Texas House of Representatives. Hamric Laney Gutierrez Oliveira Alexander Haggerty Olivo Allen Hamric Palmer Alvarado Hartnett Patterson Averitt Hawley Pickett Bailey Heflin Pitts Berlanga Hernandez Place Bonnen Hightower Price Bosse Hilbert Puente Brimer Hilderbran Rabuck Burnam Hill Ramsay Carter Hinojosa Rangel Chavez Hirschi Raymond Chisum Hochberg Reyna of Bexar Christian Hodge Reyna of Dallas Clark Holzheauser Rhodes Coleman Horn Rodriguez Cook Howard Roman Corte Hunter Sadler Counts Hupp Seaman Crabb Isett Serna Craddick Jackson Shields Cuellar Janek Siebert Culberson Jones of Lubbock Smith Danburg Jones of Dallas Smithee Davila Junell Solis Davis Kamel Solomons Delisi Keel Staples Denny Keffer Stiles Driver King Swinford Dukes Krusee Talton Dunnam Kubiak Telford Dutton Kuempel Thompson Edwards Lewis of Tarrant Tillery Ehrhardt Lewis of Orange Torres Eiland Longoria Turner of Coleman Elkins Luna Turner of Harris Farrar McCall Uher Finnell McClendon Van de Putte Flores McReynolds Walker Gallego Madden West Galloway Marchant Williams Garcia Maxey Williamson Giddings Merritt Wilson Glaze Moffat Wise Goodman Moreno Wohlgemuth Goolsby Mowery Wolens Gray Naishtat Woolley Greenberg Nixon Yarbrough Grusendorf Oakley Zbranek _______________________________ Speaker of the House I certify that H.R. No. 602 was adopted by the House on April 21, 1997, by a non-record vote. _______________________________ Chief Clerk of the House