| 1 | 1 | | H.R. No. 916 |
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| 4 | 4 | | R E S O L U T I O N |
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| 5 | 5 | | WHEREAS, Flight paramedic Stephanie Waters of Cedar Park died |
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| 6 | 6 | | in the line of duty on June 8, 2008, at the age of 27, bringing a |
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| 7 | 7 | | tragic loss to all who were privileged to know this brave and |
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| 8 | 8 | | compassionate young woman; and |
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| 9 | 9 | | WHEREAS, A gifted and extraordinarily dedicated |
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| 10 | 10 | | professional, Ms. Waters was attending a patient en route from |
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| 11 | 11 | | Huntsville to Houston when their helicopter crashed; and |
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| 12 | 12 | | WHEREAS, Inspired by her mother, a paramedic in Marble Falls, |
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| 13 | 13 | | Ms. Waters began basic training as an emergency medical technician |
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| 14 | 14 | | when she was still too young to take the licensing exam; she joined |
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| 15 | 15 | | an ambulance unit immediately after graduating from Marble Falls |
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| 16 | 16 | | High School and also went on to work part-time as an instructor at |
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| 17 | 17 | | schools around the state; in 2006, her love of flying led her to |
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| 18 | 18 | | join the PHI Air Medical unit based in Bryan; she was respected for |
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| 19 | 19 | | her skills in the field and admired as a CPR teacher and a mentor to |
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| 20 | 20 | | future paramedics; and |
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| 21 | 21 | | WHEREAS, Ms. Waters met her husband, fellow paramedic |
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| 22 | 22 | | Christopher Waters, while teaching a class at Central Texas College |
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| 23 | 23 | | in Killeen, and the couple enjoyed a close, loving relationship; |
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| 24 | 24 | | and |
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| 25 | 25 | | WHEREAS, Although her time on this earth ended far too soon, |
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| 26 | 26 | | Stephanie Waters lived out her dreams of flight and service to |
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| 27 | 27 | | others, and her joyful devotion to her calling will long be |
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| 28 | 28 | | remembered by all who shared in her love and friendship; now, |
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| 29 | 29 | | therefore, be it |
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| 30 | 30 | | RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 81st Texas |
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| 31 | 31 | | Legislature hereby pay tribute to the life of Stephanie Waters and |
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| 32 | 32 | | extend sincerest sympathy to the members of her family: to her |
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| 33 | 33 | | husband, Christopher Waters; to her mother, Pam Gower; and to her |
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| 34 | 34 | | other relatives and many friends; and, be it further |
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| 35 | 35 | | RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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| 36 | 36 | | prepared for her family and that when the Texas House of |
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| 37 | 37 | | Representatives adjourns this day, it do so in memory of Stephanie |
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| 38 | 38 | | Waters. |
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| 39 | 39 | | Gattis |
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| 40 | 40 | | ______________________________ |
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| 41 | 41 | | Speaker of the House |
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| 42 | 42 | | I certify that H.R. No. 916 was unanimously adopted by a |
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| 43 | 43 | | rising vote of the House on March 26, 2009. |
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| 44 | 44 | | ______________________________ |
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| 45 | 45 | | Chief Clerk of the House |
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