| 1 | 1 | | 88R6427(2) CW-D |
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| 2 | 2 | | By: Springer S.R. No. 79 |
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| 5 | 5 | | R E S O L U T I O N |
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| 6 | 6 | | WHEREAS, Emergency medical technician Colton Thomas of the |
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| 7 | 7 | | Wise County Office of Emergency Management has been named the |
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| 8 | 8 | | recipient of a Life Saving Medal in recognition of his role in |
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| 9 | 9 | | providing medical assistance to two Fort Worth residents involved |
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| 10 | 10 | | in a vehicle accident; and |
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| 11 | 11 | | WHEREAS, On February 2, 2022, Colton Thomas responded to a |
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| 12 | 12 | | traffic incident in which a car lost control on an iced-over bridge |
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| 13 | 13 | | and plunged into the Trinity River; the passenger was pulled from |
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| 14 | 14 | | the vehicle by a witness, and the driver remained trapped in the car |
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| 15 | 15 | | when it sank; a Wise County swift water technician swam into the |
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| 16 | 16 | | frigid river and extracted the man from the vehicle; Mr. Thomas |
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| 17 | 17 | | helped provide lifesaving assistance on the shore, and the man |
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| 18 | 18 | | rescued from the submerged car was transported to a hospital and is |
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| 19 | 19 | | expected to fully recover; and |
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| 20 | 20 | | WHEREAS, Every day, the first responders of Texas are called |
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| 21 | 21 | | to the aid of individuals in need, and through his swift and |
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| 22 | 22 | | decisive action in this critical situation, Colton Thomas upheld |
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| 23 | 23 | | the highest standards of his profession and helped to save the life |
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| 24 | 24 | | of a fellow citizen; now, therefore, be it |
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| 25 | 25 | | RESOLVED, That the Senate of the 88th Texas Legislature |
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| 26 | 26 | | hereby congratulate Colton Thomas of the Wise County Office of |
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| 27 | 27 | | Emergency Management on his receipt of a Life Saving Medal and |
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| 28 | 28 | | extend to him sincere best wishes for the future; and, be it further |
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| 29 | 29 | | RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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| 30 | 30 | | prepared for Mr. Thomas as an expression of high regard by the Texas |
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| 31 | 31 | | Senate. |
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