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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Flight paramedic Stephanie Waters of Cedar Park died |
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in the line of duty on June 8, 2008, at the age of 27, bringing a |
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tragic loss to all who were privileged to know this brave and |
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compassionate young woman; and |
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WHEREAS, A gifted and extraordinarily dedicated |
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professional, Ms. Waters was attending a patient en route from |
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Huntsville to Houston when their helicopter crashed; and |
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WHEREAS, Inspired by her mother, a paramedic in Marble Falls, |
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Ms. Waters began basic training as an emergency medical technician |
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when she was still too young to take the licensing exam; she joined |
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an ambulance unit immediately after graduating from Marble Falls |
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High School and also went on to work part-time as an instructor at |
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schools around the state; in 2006, her love of flying led her to |
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join the PHI Air Medical unit based in Bryan; she was respected for |
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her skills in the field and admired as a CPR teacher and a mentor to |
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future paramedics; and |
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WHEREAS, Ms. Waters met her husband, fellow paramedic |
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Christopher Waters, while teaching a class at Central Texas College |
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in Killeen, and the couple enjoyed a close, loving relationship; |
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and |
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WHEREAS, Although her time on this earth ended far too soon, |
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Stephanie Waters lived out her dreams of flight and service to |
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others, and her joyful devotion to her calling will long be |
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remembered by all who shared in her love and friendship; now, |
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therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 81st Texas |
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Legislature hereby pay tribute to the life of Stephanie Waters and |
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extend sincerest sympathy to the members of her family: to her |
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husband, Christopher Waters; to her mother, Pam Gower; and to her |
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other relatives and many friends; and, be it further |
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RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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prepared for her family and that when the Texas House of |
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Representatives adjourns this day, it do so in memory of Stephanie |
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Waters. |
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Gattis |
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Speaker of the House |
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I certify that H.R. No. 916 was unanimously adopted by a |
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rising vote of the House on March 26, 2009. |
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Chief Clerk of the House |
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