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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, School bus driver Margaret Bloomfield of the Lake |
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Travis Independent School District came to the aid of an injured man |
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along her route on January 30, 2009, helping to save the man's life; |
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and |
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WHEREAS, While driving her route every day, Ms. Bloomfield |
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had often exchanged a wave with Norman Birrell, who rides a golf |
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cart in the Homestead neighborhood daily; on this day, however, Ms. |
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Bloomfield came across the cart overturned in a ditch; and |
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WHEREAS, Stopping the bus, Ms. Bloomfield spied Mr. Birrell |
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lying in the ditch by the vehicle; she radioed her dispatcher to |
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call for help, secured the children on the bus, and went to Mr. |
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Birrell's aid; and |
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WHEREAS, While the pair waited for emergency personnel to |
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arrive, Ms. Bloomfield comforted Mr. Birrell and called his wife to |
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help distract the injured man; remembering her first aid training |
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from her previous career as a hotel office manager, she also |
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insisted that he not move; since Mr. Birrell's injuries included a |
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broken neck, her wise counsel saved him from potential paralysis or |
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even death; and |
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WHEREAS, Through her swift, levelheaded, and compassionate |
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response in an emergency, Margaret Bloomfield has made an |
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immeasurable difference in the life of another human being, and she |
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is indeed worthy of special recognition for her lifesaving efforts; |
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now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 81st Texas |
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Legislature hereby commend Margaret Bloomfield for coming to the |
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aid of an injured man and extend to her sincere best wishes for all |
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the good fortune she so richly deserves; and, be it further |
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RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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prepared for Ms. Bloomfield as an expression of high regard by the |
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Texas House of Representatives. |
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Bolton |
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Speaker of the House |
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I certify that H.R. No. 992 was adopted by the House on April |
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14, 2009, by a non-record vote. |
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Chief Clerk of the House |
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