SENATE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION

 1-1           WHEREAS, Members of the Texas Legislature join the citizens

 1-2     of Marshall in expressing great admiration for Sabrina McAfee for

 1-3     her exemplary courage in saving the life of a young child; and

 1-4           WHEREAS, A school bus driver with the Marshall Independent

 1-5     School District for the past five years, Sabrina has a difficult

 1-6     route that requires her to carry 75 children from kindergarten age

 1-7     through fourth grade to and from school each day; and

 1-8           WHEREAS, A dependable employee and very careful driver,

 1-9     Sabrina McAfee has lived in Marshall for nearly 20 years and has

1-10     raised three boys of her own ranging in age from 13 to 19; and

1-11           WHEREAS, On January 29, 1997, she was driving her bus filled

1-12     with children going home from school and had slowed to a stop near

1-13     an intersection when one of the students shouted from the back of

1-14     the bus that another student was choking; and

1-15           WHEREAS, Well prepared for such an emergency, Sabrina is

1-16     certified in cardiopulmonary resuscitation and first aid; she

1-17     stopped the bus immediately and hastened down the aisle to the

1-18     stricken child who was unable to breathe; and

1-19           WHEREAS, After performing the Heimlich Maneuver on Treasure

1-20     Lewis, a third grader at South Marshall, Sabrina checked her throat

1-21     to make sure her airway was clear; she then called for a paramedic

1-22     on her bus radio to check the child for any lingering effects of

1-23     the hard candy that had lodged in her throat; and

 2-1           WHEREAS, From a nearby telephone Sabrina McAfee next called

 2-2     Treasure's mother, who drove her daughter to the hospital; although

 2-3     Treasure had a frightening experience, she had confidence in the

 2-4     bus driver who had taken her safely to and from school for four

 2-5     years; and

 2-6           WHEREAS, All the while Sabrina was taking care of the

 2-7     emergency, she was able to keep the busload of children calm;

 2-8     thanks to her quick actions and first aid training, she saved the

 2-9     life of Treasure Lewis; now, therefore, be it

2-10           RESOLVED, That the 75th Legislature of the State of Texas

2-11     hereby recognize Sabrina McAfee as a most distinguished Texas

2-12     heroine who has earned the appreciation and gratitude of her city

2-13     and state; and, be it further

2-14           RESOLVED, That a copy of this resolution be prepared for her

2-15     as an expression of the high regard of the Texas Legislature.

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             President of the Senate              Speaker of the House

               I hereby certify that S.C.R. No. 88 was adopted by the Senate

         on May 12, 1997.

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                                                 Secretary of the Senate

               I hereby certify that S.C.R. No. 88 was adopted by the House

         on May 23, 1997.

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                                                 Chief Clerk of the House

         Approved:

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                     Date

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                   Governor