1-1 ****** NEED TWO-PAGE HEADER ****** 1-2 SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 678 1-3 WHEREAS, Ciara Reyes of Clear Lake is a smart and 1-4 courageous young Texan who took swift action on January 5, 2001, 1-5 to come to the aid of her great-grandmother, keeping a serious 1-6 incident from turning into a tragedy; and 1-7 WHEREAS, The seven-year-old girl was traveling with her 1-8 great-grandmother, Mercy Cook, when what seemed to be a routine 1-9 stop to pick up the mail rapidly became an emergency; when Mrs. Cook 1-10 stepped from the car, the vehicle shifted into gear and rolled onto 1-11 her feet, knocking the 76-year-old woman to the ground; trapped 1-12 beneath the wheels of the car and pinned against the street curb, 1-13 Mrs. Cook immediately realized she was reliant on her young 1-14 companion to free her; and 1-15 WHEREAS, Thinking quickly, Ciara climbed from the back 1-16 seat of the vehicle and carefully followed her great-grandmother's 1-17 instructions on how to shift the car into reverse; the young girl 1-18 successfully guided the car away from Mrs. Cook, allowing the 1-19 injured woman to resume control of the vehicle; and 1-20 WHEREAS, On arriving home, the second-grade student ran 2-1 inside the house and called a nearby relative for help; 2-2 tremendously grateful to her young heroine, Mercy Cook was truly 2-3 fortunate to have been in the company of such a remarkable young 2-4 lady; and 2-5 WHEREAS, Ciara's prompt intervention surely prevented 2-6 further injury to her great-grandmother, and her impressive 2-7 actions indeed merit highest praise; now, therefore, be it 2-8 RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas, 2-9 77th Texas Legislature, hereby honor Ciara Reyes for her 2-10 exceptional courage and composure in coming to the aid of her 2-11 great-grandmother, Mercy Cook; and, be it further 2-12 RESOLVED, That an official copy of this Resolution be 2-13 prepared for Ciara Reyes as an expression of high regard from 2-14 the Texas Senate. 2-15 Jackson 2-16 ______________________________________ 2-17 President of the Senate 2-18 I hereby certify that the above 2-19 Resolution was adopted by the Senate 2-20 on April 5, 2001. 2-21 ______________________________________ 2-22 Secretary of the Senate 2-23 ______________________________________ 2-24 Member, Texas Senate