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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Game wardens Morgan Inman, Justin Eddins, and Roy |
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Eddins have been presented with the Director's Life Saving Citation |
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from the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department for their actions |
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during an incident on Lake Sam Rayburn; and |
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WHEREAS, At noon on June 28, 2014, a man and his 13-year-old |
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son were swimming in the lake at Ebenezer Park when the boy sank |
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beneath the water and failed to resurface; when the father tried to |
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save his son, he was overcome by the water as well and ended up |
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clinging to a buoy; and |
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WHEREAS, Responding to the emergency were three local game |
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wardens, Morgan Inman and Justin Eddins of Jasper County and Roy |
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Eddins of Tyler County, as well as the Jasper County Emergency |
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Corps; two of the wardens were already on the lake in their boats |
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and arrived within five minutes, while the third warden arrived |
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soon thereafter; and |
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WHEREAS, Working together, the three wardens pulled the |
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father from the water, and then they searched for and found his son; |
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although the young man later died in the hospital, his organs were |
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made available for transplant, and at least one individual received |
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a transplanted organ from the boy; and |
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WHEREAS, Thanks to the swift and skillful action taken by |
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these dedicated professionals, an even greater tragedy was averted, |
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and Morgan Inman and Justin and Roy Eddins indeed merit special |
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recognition for their efforts; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 84th Texas |
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Legislature hereby congratulate game wardens Morgan Inman, Justin |
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Eddins, and Roy Eddins on their receipt of the Director's Life |
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Saving Citation from the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department and |
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extend to them sincere best wishes for the future; and, be it |
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further |
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RESOLVED, That official copies of this resolution be prepared |
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for Morgan Inman, Justin Eddins, and Roy Eddins as an expression of |
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high regard by the Texas House of Representatives. |
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White of Tyler |
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Speaker of the House |
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I certify that H.R. No. 2538 was adopted by the House on May |
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21, 2015, by a non-record vote. |
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Chief Clerk of the House |
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