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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, In an outstanding demonstration of bravery and |
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dedication to duty, Cooke County Sheriff's Deputies David Walters |
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and Marc Parsons, Corporal Justin Stamps, and Fire Marshal Ray |
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Fletcher helped to rescue a woman and her 10-month-old infant from |
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raging floodwaters on June 2, 2016; and |
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WHEREAS, Together, these four individuals responded to the |
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emergency after the sheriff's office received a report of a vehicle |
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being swept away; Deputies Walters and Parsons and Fire Marshal |
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Fletcher immediately donned flotation vests and secured an anchor |
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point to a nearby tree, where they attached several hundred feet of |
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rope; meanwhile, Corporal Stamps was further assessing the |
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situation and directing other responding units; and |
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WHEREAS, The stranded automobile was pinned against a tree an |
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eighth of a mile away in swift-moving water that was as deep as |
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three and a half feet in some places; due to the extreme danger of |
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the situation and the possibility of the car being dislodged by the |
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current at any moment, all four men quickly entered the water and |
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made their way to the vehicle, navigating a part of the distance |
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beyond the length of the rope; on reaching the woman and her baby, |
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Deputy Walters gave the mother his flotation vest and, with the |
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assistance of Corporal Stamps, carried the infant to emergency |
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services personnel, while Deputy Parsons and Fire Marshal Fletcher |
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led the woman to safety; and |
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WHEREAS, Each rescuer was presented with a well-deserved Life |
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Saving Award by the Cooke County sheriff for their actions on that |
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harrowing day, and it is indeed a privilege to join in expressing |
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heartfelt gratitude to these courageous public servants; now, |
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therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 85th Texas |
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Legislature hereby commend Deputies David Walters and Marc Parsons, |
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Corporal Justin Stamps, and Fire Marshal Ray Fletcher for their |
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daring rescue of a woman and child on June 2, 2016, and extend to |
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them sincere gratitude for their remarkable heroism; 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 Deputies Walters and Parsons, Corporal Stamps, and |
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Fire Marshal Fletcher as an expression of high regard by the Texas |
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House of Representatives. |