Bill Text: TX HR147 | 2017 | 85th Legislature 1st Special Session | Enrolled
Bill Title: Commending James Moya of the Shamrock Volunteer Fire Department for his courage and sacrifice during the catastrophic Texas Panhandle wildfires of 2017.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2017-08-16 - Reported enrolled [HR147 Detail]
Download: Texas-2017-HR147-Enrolled.html
H.R. No. 147 |
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WHEREAS, James Moya, a member of the Shamrock Volunteer Fire | ||
Department, was part of a coalition of first responders who risked | ||
their lives to battle the deadly wildfires that swept across the | ||
Texas Panhandle in March 2017; and | ||
WHEREAS, An employee of Wheeler County Precinct 3, James Moya | ||
has served as a volunteer firefighter with Shamrock VFD for more | ||
than 10 years; on March 23, 2017, he and a number of other area | ||
firefighters and county employees, including his father, Frank | ||
Moya, were called to help contain a wildfire that had broken out | ||
near Shamrock; while using a road grader to create a firebreak, he | ||
was trapped inside his machine when it stalled and the wind suddenly | ||
shifted, sending the flames in his direction; the fire soon | ||
engulfed the grader, where the heat became so intense that the | ||
windows shattered; and | ||
WHEREAS, Fighting for his life, James Moya managed to radio | ||
for help; his message was heard by his father, who was driving a | ||
road grader of his own and who immediately went to help; the elder | ||
Mr. Moya was able to move his son to safety, and James was | ||
ultimately transported by helicopter to a medical center in | ||
Lubbock; he suffered burns to more than 30 percent of his body and | ||
spent 60 days in the burn unit before returning to Shamrock, where | ||
he was welcomed home by a grateful community; and | ||
WHEREAS, Although Mr. Moya is still recovering from his | ||
injuries, he draws strength from the support of a loving family that | ||
includes his father, his mother, Melanie Moya, his sister, Shonda, | ||
his wife, Alisha, and his three young sons; and | ||
WHEREAS, James Moya's exceptional valor and commitment to | ||
serving others have made him a source of immense pride to his family | ||
and a hero to his community, and he has earned the respect and | ||
admiration of all his fellow Texans; now, therefore, be it | ||
RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 85th Texas | ||
Legislature, 1st Called Session, hereby honor James Moya for his | ||
courage and sacrifice during the Texas Panhandle wildfire crisis of | ||
2017 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. Moya as an expression of high regard by the Texas | ||
House of Representatives. | ||
Springer | ||
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Speaker of the House | ||
I certify that H.R. No. 147 was adopted by the House on August | ||
15, 2017, by a non-record vote. | ||
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Chief Clerk of the House | ||