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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Pamela Franklin and Hailey Cooper of Gainesville |
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demonstrated great skill and composure in an emergency when they |
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came to the aid of a man suffering a heart attack on June 12, 2015; |
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and |
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WHEREAS, Employed as clerks at a service station off Highway |
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82 in Gainesville on that fateful day, Ms. Franklin and Ms. Cooper |
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heard shouts for help and hurried outside the store, where they |
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found a 50-year-old man who had fallen unconscious and stopped |
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breathing; and |
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WHEREAS, The two women, who are both CPR certified, |
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immediately began performing chest compressions and rescue |
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breathing on the stricken man, and after reviving him, they |
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continued to attend to him until paramedics arrived; the incident, |
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which was later determined to be a severe heart attack, left the man |
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in a coma for more than a week; thanks to the women's quick and |
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effective response, the Sanger resident eventually began to |
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recuperate and regain his strength; and |
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WHEREAS, In the midst of a crisis, Pamela Franklin and Hailey |
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Cooper remained calm and took decisive action to save the life of a |
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fellow Texan, and it is indeed appropriate that they be honored for |
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their exemplary actions; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 85th Texas |
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Legislature hereby commend Pamela Franklin and Hailey Cooper for |
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their heroism in providing critical assistance to a man in need 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 Ms. Franklin and Ms. Cooper as an expression of high regard by |
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the Texas House of Representatives. |
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Springer |
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Speaker of the House |
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I certify that H.R. No. 1430 was adopted by the House on April |
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27, 2017, by a non-record vote. |
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Chief Clerk of the House |
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