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