Full Text of HJR0044 100th General Assembly
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| 1 | | HOUSE JOINT RESOLUTION
| 2 | | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois General Assembly wish | 3 | | to recognize and appreciate the heroism
which took place the | 4 | | morning of March 16, 2017 by Highland FIRE-EMS Paramedic
Todd | 5 | | Zobrist, Paramedic Ty Barr, Highland Police Department | 6 | | Sergeant Aric Steinbeck, Officer Shawn
Bland, Officer Heather | 7 | | Kunz, and Officer Chris Clewis; and
| 8 | | WHEREAS, At 5:30 a.m., Todd Zobrist and Ty Barr had already | 9 | | worked nearly a 24-hour
shift when they responded to an | 10 | | emergency at Silver Lake, where an SUV was partially submerged; | 11 | | and
| 12 | | WHEREAS, When Todd Zobrist and Ty Barr arrived at Silver | 13 | | Lake, they could still see the headlights from the
SUV beaming | 14 | | through the cold water; and | 15 | | WHEREAS, They knew they must act fast knowing that | 16 | | firefighters with a boat and special diving gear were stuck
at | 17 | | a railroad crossing; and | 18 | | WHEREAS, Todd Zobrist swam 75 feet in life-threatening 46 | 19 | | degree
water, where he found an infant boy floating inside the | 20 | | SUV; and |
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| 1 | | WHEREAS, Todd Zobrist performed CPR on the baby boy while | 2 | | on the roof of the SUV; the baby boy began to breathe on his
| 3 | | own; and | 4 | | WHEREAS, After about seven minutes since arriving on the | 5 | | scene, in dark, cold conditions, Todd Zobrist
brought the | 6 | | infant back to shore safely; and | 7 | | WHEREAS, Officer Shawn Bland assisted paramedics to get the | 8 | | baby and the now hypothermic
paramedic, Todd Zobrist, into the | 9 | | ambulance to be rushed to the hospital; and
| 10 | | WHEREAS, Officer Heather Kunz provided resuscitation | 11 | | efforts and warming to the baby in the
ambulance; and
| 12 | | WHEREAS, Officer Chris Clewis drove the ambulance to the | 13 | | hospital so that paramedic Ty Barr could
care for the baby and | 14 | | his partner, Todd Zobrist; and
| 15 | | WHEREAS, Police Sergeant Aric Steinbeck kept the emergency | 16 | | scene under control and handled important
communications while | 17 | | others were occupied; therefore, be it
| 18 | | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE ONE | 19 | | HUNDREDTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, THE SENATE | 20 | | CONCURRING HEREIN, that we recognize and show our sincere |
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| 1 | | gratitude for the heroic actions taken by Highland FIRE-EMS | 2 | | paramedics Todd Zobrist and Ty Barr, and Highland Police | 3 | | Officers Sergeant Aric Steinbeck, Officer Shawn Bland, Officer | 4 | | Heather Kunz, and Officer Chris Clewis; and be it further
| 5 | | RESOLVED, That suitable copies of this resolution be | 6 | | presented to Paramedic Todd Zobrist, Paramedic
Ty Barr, | 7 | | Sergeant Aric Steinbeck, Officer Shawn Bland, Officer Heather | 8 | | Kunz, and Officer Chris Clewis as a
symbol of our admiration | 9 | | and respect.
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