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79R10320 MAM-D
By: Gallego H.R. No. 918
R E S O L U T I O N
WHEREAS, Senior Patrol Agent Ryan Massey of Del Rio was
awarded the highest medal of valor bestowed by U.S. Customs and
Border Protection on January 7, 2005; and
WHEREAS, Agent Massey received the Meritorious Service Award
for Valor for his heroic actions on the evening of March 14, 2004,
when his Border Patrol Search, Trauma, and Rescue unit received a
call from the Uvalde County Sheriff's Office; six travelers in a car
had been swept into the flooding waters of Blanco Creek, and four
members of the party were missing; and
WHEREAS, After receiving word from troopers who had spotted a
woman and three children clinging to a tree in the middle of the
rising waters, Agent Massey quickly tied a line from shore to hooks
clipped to his vest and entered the rough waters upstream of the
victims; he allowed the current to carry him to the victims'
location, where he proceeded to ferry the woman and children, one by
one, to safety on solid ground; and
WHEREAS, Those individuals who place themselves in harm's way
to protect their fellow Texans are truly deserving of our deepest
admiration and gratitude, and Agent Ryan Massey indeed merits
special recognition for his continued readiness to meet the most
challenging crisis head on; now, therefore, be it
RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 79th Texas
Legislature hereby congratulate Senior Patrol Agent Ryan Massey on
his receipt of the Meritorious Service Award for Valor from U.S.
Customs and Border Protection and commend him for his remarkable
heroism; and, be it further
RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be
prepared for Agent Massey as an expression of high regard by the
Texas House of Representatives.