| 1 | 1 | | SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 6 |
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| 2 | 2 | | WHEREAS, For their lifesaving actions on June 5, 2016, |
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| 3 | 3 | | members of the Marshall Fire Department received the 2017 Crew of |
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| 4 | 4 | | the Year Award from the Texas Emergency Medical Services for |
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| 5 | 5 | | Children State Partnership; and |
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| 6 | 6 | | WHEREAS, During an afternoon cookout in Marshall, a |
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| 7 | 7 | | three-year-old girl was swimming with other children when she |
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| 8 | 8 | | slipped out of her life vest and sank to the bottom of the pool; and |
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| 9 | 9 | | WHEREAS, A family friend, Officer Matt Cooper, quickly dove |
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| 10 | 10 | | through the water to retrieve the young girl, who was not breathing |
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| 11 | 11 | | and who had no pulse; Battalion Chief Randall Jeans, of the |
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| 12 | 12 | | Marshall Fire Department, retired Battalion Chief Mike Jeans, and |
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| 13 | 13 | | registered nurse Kim Heath were in attendance that day and rendered |
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| 14 | 14 | | CPR until the toddler was able to breathe on her own; and |
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| 15 | 15 | | WHEREAS, Soon after, an ambulance crew, which included |
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| 16 | 16 | | Lieutenant John Wilson and firefighters Justin Cox, Kyle Cates, |
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| 17 | 17 | | and Jordan Allen, arrived on the scene to transport the girl to |
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| 18 | 18 | | the emergency room; the following day, she was released from the |
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| 19 | 19 | | hospital, and she has since made a full recovery; and |
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| 20 | 20 | | WHEREAS, Faced with a crisis situation, these inspiring |
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| 21 | 21 | | public servants drew on their training to avert what could have |
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| 22 | 22 | | been a tragic event, and in so doing, they exemplified the |
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| 23 | 23 | | highest ideals of their profession; now, therefore, be it |
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| 24 | 24 | | RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas, 85th |
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| 25 | 25 | | Legislature, 1st Called Session, hereby commend the Marshall |
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| 26 | 26 | | Fire Department on its receipt of the 2017 Crew of the Year Award |
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| 27 | 27 | | from the Texas Emergency Medical Services for Children State |
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| 28 | 28 | | Partnership and extend to the department's members sincere best |
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| 29 | 29 | | wishes for the future; and, be it further |
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| 30 | 30 | | RESOLVED, That a copy of this Resolution be prepared for |
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| 31 | 31 | | the Marshall Fire Department as an expression of high regard from |
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| 32 | 32 | | the Texas Senate. |
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| 33 | 33 | | Hughes |
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| 34 | 34 | | ________________________________ |
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| 35 | 35 | | President of the Senate |
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| 36 | 36 | | I hereby certify that the |
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| 37 | 37 | | above Resolution was adopted by |
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| 38 | 38 | | the Senate on July 18, 2017. |
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| 39 | 39 | | ________________________________ |
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| 40 | 40 | | Secretary of the Senate |
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| 41 | 41 | | ________________________________ |
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| 42 | 42 | | Member, Texas Senate |
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