1-1 SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 798 1-2 WHEREAS, The Senate of Texas is pleased to recognize 1-3 Sean Redden of Denton, Texas, who recently helped save the life 1-4 of a woman from Finland; and 1-5 WHEREAS, At first, Sean, a 12-year-old young man who was on 1-6 the Internet, thought the message he was receiving was a joke; he 1-7 saw pain and sob messages on his computer screen and decided to 1-8 take them seriously; and 1-9 WHEREAS, After notifying his mother and getting help 1-10 from Denton County sheriff's dispatchers, Finnish paramedics, 1-11 and international telephone operators, Sean helped the business 1-12 student who sent the message; she was rescued from a locked room 1-13 in Kerava, Finland; and 1-14 WHEREAS, Tarja Laitinen, the Finnish woman, had stayed late 1-15 in the computer lab and had gotten locked in; an asthmatic, she 1-16 began to have difficulty breathing and typed that she was getting 1-17 worse rapidly; and 1-18 WHEREAS, Finally, an ambulance crew was sent to the Finnish 1-19 school, but they were having trouble locating the young woman who 1-20 kept relaying her location to guide the crew; and 1-21 WHEREAS, The last message sent from Tarja Laitinen was that 1-22 she could hear the paramedics in the hall; then Tarja's sign on 1-23 disappeared; and 2-1 WHEREAS, A few days later, Interpol notified authorities that 2-2 the Finnish woman was now all right; Sean had helped save her life; 2-3 now, therefore, be it 2-4 RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas, 2-5 75th Legislature, hereby congratulate Sean Redden on his 2-6 achievement and wish him well in the future; and, be it further 2-7 RESOLVED, That a copy of this Resolution be prepared 2-8 for him as an expression of the high regard of the Texas Senate. 2-9 Nelson 2-10 ______________________________________ 2-11 President of the Senate 2-12 I hereby certify that the above 2-13 Resolution was adopted by the Senate 2-14 on May 21, 1997. 2-15 ______________________________________ 2-16 Secretary of the Senate 2-17 ______________________________________ 2-18 Member, Texas Senate