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92_HR0082

 
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 1                          HOUSE RESOLUTION

 2        WHEREAS,  The  members   of   the   Illinois   House   of
 3    Representatives are honored to recognize acts of heroism by a
 4    citizen of the State of Illinois; and

 5        WHEREAS,  It  was  the  quick action of Brandon Pope, who
 6    used a People Against Violent Environments emergency cellular
 7    phone to dial 911, that is credited  with  helping  save  his
 8    mother's life; and

 9        WHEREAS, Brandon Pope is five years of age and hails from
10    Centralia,  Illinois;  he  is a student at the Centralia City
11    Schools' Field School Kindergarten Center in Centralia; and

12        WHEREAS,  On February 7,  2001,  Brandon  Pope's  mother,
13    Sandy,  suffered  a seizure and passed out; Brandon activated
14    his mother's "Call to Protect Program" cellular phone to dial
15    911, which resulted in saving his mother's life; and

16        WHEREAS, Brandon credits his knowledge  of  the  cellular
17    phone  to  watching  his older sister use her cellular phone;
18    and

19        WHEREAS, Sandy Pope has a very special hero  in  her  son
20    Brandon;  it  was  his  quick  actions that has given him the
21    title "Hero" by his mother; therefore, be it

22        RESOLVED,  BY  THE  HOUSE  OF  REPRESENTATIVES   OF   THE
23    NINETY-SECOND GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that
24    we  honor  Brandon  Pope  for his acts of heroism that helped
25    save the life of his mother, Sandy Pope; and be it further

26        RESOLVED, That a suitable  copy  of  this  resolution  be
27    presented to Brandon Pope as an expression of our esteem.

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