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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Alice Heard of Wharton helped save the life of a |
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drowning child on November 4, 2006, and her swift and brave actions |
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earned her the Citizen of the Year Award from the Wharton Police |
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Department; and |
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WHEREAS, Enjoying an evening at home, Ms. Heard was alerted |
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to the emergency by a fellow resident; along with a neighbor, she |
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worked quickly to retrieve the child from the water, and then Ms. |
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Heard, a nurse, performed rescue breathing until EMS personnel |
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arrived; and |
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WHEREAS, In a moment of sudden crisis, the courageous and |
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generous instincts of Alice Heard propelled her to take decisive |
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action, and her response was instrumental in saving a youth's life; |
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now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 80th Texas |
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Legislature hereby commend Alice Heard for her lifesaving actions |
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and congratulate her on her receipt of the Citizen of the Year Award |
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from the Wharton Police Department; and, be it further |
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RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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prepared for Ms. Heard as an expression of high regard by the Texas |
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House of Representatives. |