Full Text of HR1246 94th General Assembly
HR1246 94TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
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| HOUSE RESOLUTION
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| WHEREAS, It is the privilege of this Body to recognize and | 3 |
| honor some individuals who, through quick thinking and selfless | 4 |
| action, were responsible for saving the life of another; and
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| WHEREAS, On Saturday, April 22, 2006, at the annual Tire | 6 |
| Amnesty Day event, Ed Marsh, an employee of Expert Tire, was | 7 |
| trapped when a truck fell off of a hydraulic lift; and
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| WHEREAS, Members of Centralia High School Orphans football | 9 |
| team who were assisting with Tire Amnesty Day became aware of | 10 |
| the accident and immediately sprang into action; and
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| WHEREAS, The team members rushed to the scene and | 12 |
| immediately worked together to lift the truck to keep the | 13 |
| weight off of Mr. Marsh until police, fire, and ambulance crews | 14 |
| arrived at the scene; while he sustained injuries, Mr. Marsh | 15 |
| survived the accident because of the assistance of the young | 16 |
| men on the scene; and
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| WHEREAS, The members of the football team that helped to | 18 |
| rescue Mr. Marsh are Kyle Pender, Darren Whitelow, Travis | 19 |
| Patten, Tyler McAbee, Travis Arnold, Lucas Waters, Marquise | 20 |
| Shackleford, Jarren Baker, Nathan Berry, and Marcus Currie; | 21 |
| they were also assisted by Bob Lograsso, Expert Tire manager, | 22 |
| and Jason Hill, a Clean and Green volunteer; therefore, be it
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| RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE | 24 |
| NINETY-FOURTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that | 25 |
| we honor and salute those involved in the rescue of Mr. Ed | 26 |
| Marsh, and we thank them for the selfless action involved in | 27 |
| the rescue; and be it further
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| RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 29 |
| presented to each of those involved in the rescue of Mr. Marsh |
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| as an expression of our gratitude.
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