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H.R. No. 71
R E S O L U T I O N
WHEREAS, Curtis Patterson of Waco was recently honored by the
Carnegie Hero Fund Commission for saving the life of a fellow Texan
on June 12, 2001, and this well-deserved accolade provides a
fitting opportunity to commend Mr. Patterson's heroic actions; and
WHEREAS, En route home from her job in Waco, Margaret
Ratliff, a 33-year-old mother of three, lost control of her car and
struck a utility pole near China Spring; the pole snapped, and live
wires sparked a grass fire beneath the car; and
WHEREAS, Mr. Patterson was also headed home from work when he
observed Ms. Ratliff trapped inside her Mercedes and quickly came
to her aid; disregarding the lethal threat posed by the downed power
lines, he pried open the passenger-side door, cut her free from her
seatbelt, and pulled her to safety; moments later, the car was
completely engulfed in flames; and
WHEREAS, The prompt intervention and quick thinking of Curtis
Patterson saved Ms. Ratliff from serious injury or possible death,
and the spirit of selflessness and bravery that he displayed is
truly deserving of recognition; now, therefore, be it
RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 78th Texas
Legislature hereby commend Curtis Patterson for his exceptional
courage and composure in the face of a life-threatening situation;
and, be it further
RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be
prepared for Mr. Patterson as an expression of high regard by the
Texas House of Representatives.
Dunnam
Craddick
Giddings
Merritt
Allen
Goodman
Miller
Alonzo
Goolsby
Moreno of Harris
Bailey
Griggs
Moreno of El Paso
Baxter
Grusendorf
Morrison
Berman
Guillen
Mowery
Bohac
Gutierrez
Naishtat
Bonnen
Haggerty
Nixon
Branch
Hamilton
Noriega
Brown of Kaufman
Hamric
Oliveira
Brown of Brazos
Hardcastle
Olivo
Burnam
Harper-Brown
Paxton
Callegari
Hartnett
Pena
Campbell
Heflin
Phillips
Canales
Hegar
Pickett
Capelo
Hilderbran
Pitts
Casteel
Hill
Puente
Castro
Hochberg
Quintanilla
Chavez
Hodge
Rangel
Chisum
Homer
Raymond
Christian
Hope
Reyna
Coleman
Hopson
Riddle
Cook of Navarro
Howard
Ritter
Cook of Colorado
Hughes
Rodriguez
Corte
Hunter
Rose
Crabb
Hupp
Seaman
Crownover
Isett
Smith of Tarrant
Davis of Harris
Jones of Lubbock
Smith of Harris
Davis of Dallas
Jones of Bexar
Smithee
Dawson
Jones of Dallas
Solis
Delisi
Keel
Solomons
Denny
Keffer of Dallas
Stick
Deshotel
Keffer of Eastland
Swinford
Driver
King
Talton
Dukes
Kolkhorst
Taylor
Dunnam
Krusee
Telford
Dutton
Kuempel
Thompson
Edwards
Laney
Truitt
Eiland
Laubenberg
Turner
Eissler
Lewis
Uresti
Elkins
Luna
Van Arsdale
Ellis
Mabry
Villarreal
Farabee
Madden
West
Farrar
Marchant
Wilson
Flores
Martinez Fischer
Wise
Flynn
McCall
Wohlgemuth
Gallego
McClendon
Wolens
Garza
McReynolds
Wong
Gattis
Menendez
Woolley
Geren
Mercer
Zedler
______________________________
Speaker of the House
I certify that H.R. No. 71 was adopted by the House on January
28, 2003, by a non-record vote.
______________________________
Chief Clerk of the House