Bill Text: TX HR113 | 2021 | 87th Legislature 2nd Special Session | Enrolled
Bill Title: Congratulating Dakota Stroud of the Weatherford Fire Department on his receipt of a Medal of Valor and Citation Bar.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2021-09-08 - Reported enrolled [HR113 Detail]
Download: Texas-2021-HR113-Enrolled.html
H.R. No. 113 |
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WHEREAS, Dakota Stroud, a member of the Weatherford Fire | ||
Department, was awarded a Medal of Valor and Citation Bar in | ||
recognition of the heroism he demonstrated while rescuing a man | ||
from a car accident on July 10, 2021; and | ||
WHEREAS, On that day, Mr. Stroud had just completed a 24-hour | ||
shift and was on the road with his wife when he happened upon the | ||
scene of an accident on Mambrino Highway near Granbury, where a | ||
driver had lost control of his vehicle and collided with a tree; the | ||
driver, a 19-year-old man, was pinned inside of his vehicle, which | ||
had rolled onto its passenger side and caught fire; and | ||
WHEREAS, Mr. Stroud retrieved a small fire extinguisher from | ||
his truck, approached the vehicle, and called out for the driver, | ||
who was injured and unable to escape; flames were rapidly | ||
approaching the young man, and after temporarily extinguishing | ||
them, Mr. Stroud climbed on top of the vehicle and began attempting | ||
to free the victim; when the fire again spread into the cabin, | ||
Mr. Stroud resorted to grabbing the man and using all of his | ||
strength to pull him out from where he was trapped, allowing him to | ||
finally escape as the vehicle was only seconds away from becoming | ||
fully engulfed in flames; and | ||
WHEREAS, With the help of a bystander, Mr. Stroud was able to | ||
carry the injured man to the shoulder of the road, where he and an | ||
off-duty nurse assessed his injuries; after emergency medical | ||
services arrived on the scene, Mr. Stroud remained with the man | ||
until a helicopter transported him to a hospital for lifesaving | ||
treatment; later, Mr. Stroud made contact with the victim's family, | ||
who informed him that he was stable and expected to make a full | ||
recovery; and | ||
WHEREAS, During a moment of crisis, Dakota Stroud put his | ||
life on the line to rescue a fellow Texan in need, and in so doing, | ||
he exemplified the noblest ideals of public service; now, | ||
therefore, be it | ||
RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 87th Texas | ||
Legislature, 2nd Called Session, hereby congratulate Dakota Stroud | ||
on his receipt of a Medal of Valor and Citation Bar from the | ||
Weatherford Fire Department and extend to him sincere best wishes | ||
for the future; and, be it further | ||
RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be | ||
prepared for Mr. Stroud as an expression of high regard by the Texas | ||
House of Representatives. | ||
King of Parker | ||
______________________________ | ||
Speaker of the House | ||
I certify that H.R. No. 113 was adopted by the House on | ||
September 2, 2021, by a non-record vote. | ||
______________________________ | ||
Chief Clerk of the House | ||