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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Lieutenant Victor Rocha, Engineer Clark Gridley, |
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and Fire Rescue Officer Fred Fite of the Del Rio Fire and Rescue |
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Department have each been presented with the department's Medal of |
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Honor for saving the life of an elderly man; and |
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WHEREAS, On June 27, 2008, these three highly trained members |
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of Engine 3 company answered an emergency medical call and found an |
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elderly gentleman who showed no vital signs; and |
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WHEREAS, Acting quickly, Lieutenant Rocha and Engineer |
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Gridley began performing cardiopulmonary resuscitation on the man |
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while Officer Fite readied an automated external defibrillator; |
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they administered a shock and revived the patient; and |
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WHEREAS, While the man was being transported to a waiting |
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ambulance, a second shock was administered, and the patient arrived |
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at the hospital breathing with assistance; thanks to the skillful |
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efforts of the three firefighters, he survived and was subsequently |
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released and reunited with his family; and |
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WHEREAS, The citizens of Texas owe their first responders an |
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enormous debt of gratitude for the lifesaving deeds they perform |
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every day, and the swift and sure action taken by Lieutenant Rocha, |
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Engineer Gridley, and Fire Rescue Officer Fite is truly deserving |
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of recognition and acclaim; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 81st Texas |
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Legislature hereby congratulate Victor Rocha, Clark Gridley, and |
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Fred Fite of the Del Rio Fire and Rescue Department on their receipt |
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of the department's Medal of Honor and extend to them sincere best |
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wishes for continued success with their vital work; and, be it |
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further |
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RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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prepared for each of these men as an expression of high regard by |
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the Texas House of Representatives. |