By Driver                                              H.R. No. 772
         76R11399 MDM-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     16-year-old Jaime Ray Kear, a true Texas hero, for his quick
 1-3     thinking in an emergency recently saved the life of his
 1-4     grandfather; and
 1-5           WHEREAS, On March 7, 1999, the teenager arrived home shortly
 1-6     after his grandfather, Dale Garvin, had suffered a heart attack
 1-7     while getting into his truck; while other family members called
 1-8     9-1-1, Mr. Kear determined that his grandfather had no pulse and
 1-9     was not breathing, pulled him from the truck to lay him on the
1-10     driveway, and performed cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) until
1-11     paramedics arrived; and
1-12           WHEREAS, It was the opinion of the paramedics on the scene
1-13     that without the young man's adept performance of CPR before their
1-14     arrival, Mr. Garvin could not have been revived; equally impressive
1-15     is the fact that Mr. Kear had received no formal training in the
1-16     lifesaving technique but had actually only seen the procedure
1-17     demonstrated on the television series "Baywatch"; and
1-18           WHEREAS, This outstanding young man aspires to a career as a
1-19     firefighter; he attends L. D. Bell High School in Hurst, where his
1-20     extracurricular pursuits include football and weight lifting; his
1-21     proud family also includes his parents, Cindy and Kenneth Garvin,
1-22     and two sisters, Alex and Toni; and
1-23           WHEREAS, Mr. Kear's immediate response in the face of his
1-24     grandfather's life-threatening heart attack is most deserving of
 2-1     special recognition at this time; now, therefore, be it
 2-2           RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 76th Texas
 2-3     Legislature hereby commend Jaime Ray Kear for the role he played in
 2-4     saving the life of his grandfather and extend to him best wishes
 2-5     for happiness and success in the future; and, be it further
 2-6           RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be
 2-7     prepared for Mr. Kear as an expression of high regard by the Texas
 2-8     House of Representatives.