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HOUSE RESOLUTION

 
2    WHEREAS, On November 6, 2015, at the State playoff football
3game at Deer Creek Mackinaw High School, Tazewell County
4Sheriff's Deputy Randy Davis was in the right place at the
5right time; and
 
6    WHEREAS, Matthew Breitbarth of Metamora was choking and
7Deputy Davis saved his life by performing the Heimlich maneuver
8to dislodge a piece of pork chop sandwich that was choking
9Breitbarth and not allowing him to speak; and
 
10    WHEREAS, It was the first time Deputy Randy Davis had done
11the Heimlich maneuver outside of training; he was recertified
12in the procedure and cardio pulmonary resuscitation just a few
13days before the November 6 game; and
 
14    WHEREAS, Deputy Randy Davis was honored for his actions the
15following week before another playoff football game at
16Dee-Mack; and
 
17    WHEREAS, Deputy Randy Davis has been a Deputy with the
18Tazewell County Sheriff's Department for 30 years, all on
19patrol duty; he has been a motorcycle officer for 8 years and
20was one of the original 2 in the position; and
 

 

 

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1    WHEREAS, Deputy Randy Davis was named as the 2000 Deputy of
2the Year; in 2012, he received a commendation from the Alliance
3Against Intoxicated Motorists; in 2014, he received a letter of
4appreciation from the Illinois Department of Transportation
5for reaching the level of 7,000 speeding tickets issued; he has
6also received numerous commendations over the years for his
7quality and quantity of arrests he has made; and
 
8    WHEREAS, Deputy Davis has been a most aggressive pursuer of
9major traffic law violators over the years; therefore, be it
 
10    RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE
11NINETY-NINTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we
12honor and thank Deputy Randy Davis for his heroic action and
13wish him the best in the future; and be it further
 
14    RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
15presented to Deputy Randy Davis as a symbol of our great
16respect and esteem.