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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Kimberley Rodgers, an information services |
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supervisor for the Friendswood Police Department, has received the |
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Five Star Spirit Award from the City of Friendswood for her |
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courageous and quick response to a crisis; and |
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WHEREAS, This prestigious honor recognizes city employees |
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who exemplify courtesy, competence, reliability, professionalism, |
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and enthusiasm; recipients of the award are nominated by colleagues |
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and members of the community and are honored quarterly at city |
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council meetings; and |
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WHEREAS, While dropping her daughter off at school, "KC" |
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Rodgers heard a girl cry out for help; Ms. Rodgers discovered that |
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the child's father had become unconscious in the driver's seat of |
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his vehicle, and Ms. Rodgers quickly dialed 911 while another woman |
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started CPR; Ms. Rodgers subsequently took over the CPR even as she |
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stayed on the phone with the emergency operator; the medics soon |
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arrived and were able to revive the man with the use of a |
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defibrillator; Ms. Rodgers remained at the scene to comfort his |
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family, and her calm presence was greatly appreciated; and |
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WHEREAS, Ms. Rodgers has worked at the Friendswood Police |
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Department since 1998 and has served in her present position since |
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2006; during her tenure with the department, she has provided |
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numerous callers with emergency CPR instructions, but until that |
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fateful day, she had never performed it herself; this outstanding |
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public servant previously worked at the Grimes County Sheriff's |
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Office and the Travis County Sheriff's Office, where she received a |
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Life Saving Award in 1997; and |
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WHEREAS, In all her endeavors, KC Rodgers enjoys the love and |
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support of her husband of 14 years, David, and she is active in her |
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community as leader of their three daughters' Girl Scout troops; |
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and |
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WHEREAS, With remarkable composure, skill, and clear |
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thinking, KC Rodgers helped save the life of a fellow Texan, and |
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this award justly recognizes her swift and selfless act; now, |
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therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 83rd Texas |
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Legislature hereby congratulate Kimberley Rodgers on her receipt of |
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a Five Star Spirit Award from the City of Friendswood, an honor that |
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she has richly earned; and, be it further |
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RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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prepared for Ms. Rodgers as an expression of high regard by the |
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Texas House of Representatives. |