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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, A team of first responders from the Lake Rayburn |
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Fire Department played an important role in the water rescue of a |
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fellow Texan in Jasper County on April 27, 2015; and |
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WHEREAS, Heavy rains early that morning had caused Mill Creek |
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to overflow its banks, covering a county road with water; when a |
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local resident tried to drive through the water in her pickup truck, |
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the current forced her vehicle into the creek, where she was |
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trapped; and |
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WHEREAS, At 11:30 a.m., a deputy of the Jasper County |
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Sheriff's Department came across the partially submerged vehicle |
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and realized that someone was inside it, and he summoned |
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assistance; Sheriff Mitchel Newman and the team from the Lake |
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Rayburn Fire Department arrived as a result of his call, and they |
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worked together to quickly and efficiently break the truck's |
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window, pull the driver out, and escort her through the water to |
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safety; and |
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WHEREAS, The dedicated members of the Lake Rayburn Fire |
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Department who contributed to the rescue include Brett Holloway, |
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Brittainy Lendo, Ed O'Brien, Bruce Tilley, Randy Bridges, Kevin |
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Holloway, Desiree Holley, Nuke Newcomb, Krista Krone, Jeff |
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Dougherty, Cade Lemoine, Jeremy Cochran, Colin Randolph, Chris |
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Lendo, April Lendo, and Ashley Hargrove; and |
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WHEREAS, Thanks to the swift and coordinated action of the |
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Lake Rayburn Fire Department and the members of the sheriff's |
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department, a woman was rescued from desperate circumstances, and a |
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potential tragedy was narrowly averted; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 84th Texas |
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Legislature hereby commend the members of the Lake Rayburn Fire |
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Department for helping to rescue a citizen in need and extend to |
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them sincere best wishes for continued success with their important |
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work; and, be it further |
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RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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prepared for the Lake Rayburn Fire Department 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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______________________________ |
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Speaker of the House |
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I certify that H.R. No. 2713 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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