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SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 26
BY SENATORS MILKOVICH AND PEACOCK
A RESOLUTION
To commend David Perkins, recent Louisiana National Guard recruit, upon his good
Samaritan effort to assist two stranded motorists that unfortunately resulted in a
broken arm for the helpful young man.
WHEREAS, on a January 2018 day, David Perkins, who was scheduled to report for
Army National Guard training in February, stopped to assist two stranded motorists, clearly
in need of aid; and
WHEREAS, the woman's car on the side of the road had sustained a flat tire and she
was at a loss as to how to change the tire herself; and
WHEREAS, Mr. Perkins made the quick decision to stop and assist in changing the
tire for the ladies in the crippled car; and
WHEREAS, David Perkins reported that as he was placing the spare tire on the car,
"The jack slipped, crushing my arm between the tire and the fender" of the car; and
WHEREAS, David Perkins requested the occupants of the stranded car call 911 and
request assistance, which they did and the Central Fire Department responded quickly with
EMS accompanying them to the scene on Joor Road; and
WHEREAS, using airbags to lift the fender off Mr. Perkins, the arm was freed and
the good Samaritan was transported to the hospital with two broken bones in the center of
his right arm; and
WHEREAS, David Perkins' arm required surgery to repair the damage and two plates
and twelve screws were placed in his arm to stabilize the breaks and a six- to eight-week
recovery time was expected for his arm to heal; and
WHEREAS, reflecting on the incident and despite the delay it caused in his timetable
to report for Army National Guard training, David Perkins was able to speak to the woman
he stopped to help, and he stated, "Throughout all this, there has been something good"; and
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WHEREAS, David Perkins gave little thought to a decision to assist the stranded
motorists and saw his willingness to help as nothing special, " . . . doing what I was supposed
to do. I was the hands and feet of Christ to those ladies"; and
WHEREAS, David Perkins' parents, former state representative Tony Perkins and
his wife, Lawana, were very proud of their son, and determined that he was apparently "a
chip off the old block"; and
WHEREAS, in a day and time when much of the country is cynical about what is
seen to be a generation of self-absorbed millennials, David Perkins stands in contrast to that
characterization, putting self above others and, quite naturally to him, stopping to help two
stranded motorists, seeing only their need and his own Christian responsibility to assist them.
THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the Senate of the Legislature of Louisiana
does hereby commend David Perkins, recent Louisiana National Guard recruit, upon his
good Samaritan effort to assist two stranded motorists that unfortunately resulted in a broken
arm for the helpful young man.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that a copy of this Resolution be transmitted to
David Perkins.
PRESIDENT OF THE SENATE
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