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By: Springer H.R. No. 146
R E S O L U T I O N
WHEREAS, Those Texans who demonstrate great courage in times
of crisis are truly deserving of our admiration and gratitude, and
through his selfless actions during the Texas Panhandle wildfire
outbreak of 2017, Frank Moya of Shamrock has distinguished himself
as one such hero; and
WHEREAS, A county employee who operates a road grader in
Precinct 4, Frank Moya is the father of James Moya, a member of the
Shamrock Volunteer Fire Department; on March 23, 2017, the elder
Mr. Moya and his fellow county workers received a call from the fire
department for assistance in creating barriers to contain a
wildfire that had broken out west of Shamrock; and
WHEREAS, Mr. Moya's son, James, was operating his own road
grader at the scene of the fire; while the younger Mr. Moya was
working to create a firebreak, the wind shifted and his grader
stalled, stranding him in the path of the flames; and
WHEREAS, Hearing his son's pleas for help on the radio, Frank
Moya was consumed with a single imperative, that of getting him out
alive; while other firefighters searched frantically for the young
man, Mr. Moya was able to find his son and move him to safety; James
Moya had sustained severe burns and subsequently spent 60 days in
the Lubbock Burn Unit, during which time his father never left his
side; and
WHEREAS, In a situation fraught with peril, this devoted
father proved himself a man of outstanding bravery and tenacity,
and his actions in saving the life of his son have earned him the
heartfelt gratitude of his entire community; now, therefore, be it
RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 85th Texas
Legislature, 1st Called Session, hereby commend Frank Moya for
rescuing James Moya from a wildfire and extend to him sincere best
wishes for the future; and, be it further
RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be
prepared for the Moya family as an expression of high regard by the
Texas House of Representatives.