81R7828 JGH-D
By: Gallego H.R. No. 714
R E S O L U T I O N
WHEREAS, Lieutenant Victor Rocha, Engineer Clark Gridley,
and Fire Rescue Officer Fred Fite of the Del Rio Fire and Rescue
Department have each been presented with the department's Medal of
Honor for saving the life of an elderly man; and
WHEREAS, On June 27, 2008, these three highly trained members
of Engine 3 company answered an emergency medical call and found an
elderly gentleman who showed no vital signs; and
WHEREAS, Acting quickly, Lieutenant Rocha and Engineer
Gridley began performing cardiopulmonary resuscitation on the man
while Officer Fite readied an automated external defibrillator;
they administered a shock and revived the patient; and
WHEREAS, While the man was being transported to a waiting
ambulance, a second shock was administered, and the patient arrived
at the hospital breathing with assistance; thanks to the skillful
efforts of the three firefighters, he survived and was subsequently
released and reunited with his family; and
WHEREAS, The citizens of Texas owe their first responders an
enormous debt of gratitude for the lifesaving deeds they perform
every day, and the swift and sure action taken by Lieutenant Rocha,
Engineer Gridley, and Fire Rescue Officer Fite is truly deserving
of recognition and acclaim; now, therefore, be it
RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 81st Texas
Legislature hereby congratulate Victor Rocha, Clark Gridley, and
Fred Fite of the Del Rio Fire and Rescue Department on their receipt
of the department's Medal of Honor and extend to them sincere best
wishes for continued success with their vital work; and, be it
further
RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be
prepared for each of these men as an expression of high regard by
the Texas House of Representatives.