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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Student athletic trainer Jessica Ferris, head |
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soccer coach Tracy Duren, and head athletic trainer Mike "Doc" |
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Pruitt of Trinity High School in Euless have been recognized with |
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Life Saving Awards by the Euless Fire Department for saving the life |
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of a student; and |
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WHEREAS, On November 27, 2006, Trinity senior Manuel "Manny" |
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Garcia was running a two-mile drill during soccer practice when he |
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began to itch and break out in hives; and |
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WHEREAS, Earlier that day, Mr. Garcia had succumbed to |
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temptation and eaten a food item containing yeast for lunch, even |
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though he is allergic to it; now the combination of his allergy and |
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the strenuous exercise was sending him into anaphylactic shock, a |
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potentially life-threatening condition; and |
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WHEREAS, When Mr. Garcia told Coach Tracy Duren that he was |
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having trouble breathing, Coach Duren, who knew of Mr. Garcia's |
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allergy, asked Mr. Garcia for his EpiPen, a device that administers |
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an emergency dose of epinephrine to offset an allergic reaction; |
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unfortunately, Mr. Garcia had forgotten to bring it with him that |
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day; and |
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WHEREAS, Student trainer Jessica Ferris overheard the |
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situation, recalled that there was an EpiPen in the training room, |
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and ran to retrieve it; meanwhile Trinity head trainer Mike Pruitt |
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called 9-1-1; and |
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WHEREAS, Coach Duren and Mr. Pruitt tended to Mr. Garcia, who |
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was quickly losing consciousness; when Ms. Ferris returned with the |
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EpiPen, Mr. Pruitt stuck it into Mr. Garcia's thigh, which |
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immediately made his breathing easier; although Mr. Garcia's |
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condition was still serious, by the time the paramedics arrived a |
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few minutes later, his life was no longer in danger; and |
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WHEREAS, Through quick thinking and decisive action, Coach |
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Duren, Mr. Pruitt, and Ms. Ferris together saved Mr. Garcia's life; |
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on January 29, 2007, the Euless Fire Department presented each of |
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the rescuers with a well-deserved Life Saving Award during a |
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presentation at the school; 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 Tracy Duren, Mike Pruitt, and Jessica |
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Ferris for their heroic rescue of Mr. Garcia and extend to them best |
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wishes for continued success; and, be it further |
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RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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prepared for Coach Duren, Mr. Pruitt, and Ms. Ferris as an |
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expression of high regard by the Texas House of Representatives. |
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Smith of Tarrant |
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______________________________ |
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Speaker of the House |
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I certify that H.R. No. 1833 was adopted by the House on May |
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18, 2007, by a non-record vote. |
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______________________________ |
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Chief Clerk of the House |