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79R7883 JTR-D

By:  Gallego                                                      H.R. No. 651



R E S O L U T I O N
	WHEREAS, Those individuals who risk their personal safety in 
order to come to the aid of their fellow Texans are truly heroes 
deserving of special recognition and gratitude; and
	WHEREAS, Del Rio resident Richard D. Urban, Jr., and 
Department of Public Safety Troopers Joe E. Dueñez and Bobby White 
are three such individuals, as their actions of June 2003 
eloquently demonstrate; and
	WHEREAS, Toward the end of their shift, Troopers Dueñez and 
White were summoned to an emergency call, and on arriving at the 
U.S. Highway 277 bridge saw two women holding onto a man who had 
leaped the railing and was attempting to throw himself off the 
bridge; and
	WHEREAS, The troopers quickly moved to take hold of the man, 
who was struggling and screaming, but found that they were unable to 
pull him to safety; and
	WHEREAS, Mr. Urban, who had observed the scene in passing, 
offered his help to the troopers, and together they succeeded in 
pulling the man back to safety; and
	WHEREAS, In recognition of their timely and courageous 
action, Troopers Dueñez and White were awarded the DPS Director's 
Citation and Mr. Urban received the DPS Director's Award, and these 
honors are indeed merited by the trio's actions; now, therefore, be 
it
	RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 79th Texas 
Legislature hereby honor Joe E. Dueñez, Richard D. Urban, Jr., and 
Bobby White for their valiant efforts in behalf of their fellow 
Texans and extend to each of them sincere best wishes for the 
future; and, be it further
	RESOLVED, That official copies of this resolution be prepared 
for the three men as an expression of high regard by the Texas House 
of Representatives.