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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, In an extraordinary display of courage and |
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dedication to duty, Deputy Arthur Senteno of the Washington County |
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Sheriff's Office willingly risked his life to rescue an elderly man |
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from a burning home on March 2, 2013; and |
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WHEREAS, Early that morning, Deputy Senteno responded to a |
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9-1-1 call from the man's wife, who told the dispatcher that her |
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husband had gone back into their residence to rescue their dog; and |
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WHEREAS, Flames were shooting nine feet over the roof when |
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Deputy Senteno arrived, and while a volunteer firefighter hastened |
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into his protective gear, the deputy entered the house through the |
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front door, which was ablaze, calling out for the man; and |
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WHEREAS, Crouching in the dense smoke with burning pieces of |
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the ceiling falling around him, Deputy Senteno located the man and |
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asked him if his wife was also in the house; the man was confused, so |
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the deputy forced him out the back door of the house, then went back |
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inside to look for the wife; and |
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WHEREAS, Driven out again by the heat and smoke, Deputy |
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Senteno found the man talking to his wife, who was sitting in their |
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SUV, so he compelled the man to get into the car and ordered the |
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couple to drive away from the house; he then entered the smoke again |
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briefly to look for the dog, until, his throat and lungs burning, he |
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escaped just before he was ready to pass out; and |
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WHEREAS, In the end, the couple were saved, and the brave |
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deputy was treated for smoke inhalation and released; the dog was |
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safe as well, having made its own way out of the fire; and |
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WHEREAS, In placing himself in harm's way to save the life of |
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another, Deputy Senteno embodied the highest ideals of the law |
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enforcement profession, and he is indeed deserving of special |
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recognition for his remarkable act of valor; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 83rd Texas |
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Legislature hereby commend Deputy Arthur Senteno for his heroism in |
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rescuing a man from a house fire and extend to him sincere best |
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wishes for continued success with his important 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 Deputy Senteno as an expression of high regard by the |
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Texas House of Representatives. |
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Kolkhorst |
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Speaker of the House |
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I certify that H.R. No. 1556 was adopted by the House on April |
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24, 2013, by a non-record vote. |
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______________________________ |
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Chief Clerk of the House |
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