Bill Text: TX HR73 | 2023-2024 | 88th Legislature | Enrolled
Bill Title: Congratulating Sergeant Brittney Lee and Corporal Joshua Ames of the Athens Police Department for saving the life of a citizen.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2023-03-16 - Reported enrolled [HR73 Detail]
Download: Texas-2023-HR73-Enrolled.html
H.R. No. 73 |
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WHEREAS, Sergeant Brittney Lee and Corporal Joshua Ames of | ||
the Athens Police Department demonstrated remarkable skill and | ||
compassion when they saved the life of a citizen on April 19, 2021; | ||
and | ||
WHEREAS, On that day, a local man who had been battling years | ||
of alcoholism and drug addiction decided to take his own life, and | ||
the authorities were notified of his intention; and | ||
WHEREAS, Sergeant Lee and Corporal Ames undertook an extended | ||
search for the man, and they eventually found him near some railroad | ||
tracks in a wooded area; they prevented the man from further | ||
injuring himself and evacuated him to a hospital, where he received | ||
surgery that saved his life; and | ||
WHEREAS, In the months since the incident, the man has | ||
maintained sobriety and joined a ministry that assists other | ||
recovering addicts, and he credits the two officers with helping | ||
him turn his life around; and | ||
WHEREAS, Every day, the peace officers of Texas are called to | ||
the aid of individuals in desperate circumstances, and in helping a | ||
fellow citizen choose life, Sergeant Lee and Corporal Ames have | ||
demonstrated the dedication to duty and commitment to service that | ||
define their profession; now, therefore, be it | ||
RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 88th Texas | ||
Legislature hereby commend Sergeant Brittney Lee and Corporal | ||
Joshua Ames for their heroic actions on April 19, 2021, and extend | ||
to them sincere best wishes for continued success in their | ||
important work; and, be it further | ||
RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be | ||
prepared for Sergeant Lee and Corporal Ames as an expression of high | ||
regard by the Texas House of Representatives. | ||
Bell of Kaufman | ||
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Speaker of the House | ||
I certify that H.R. No. 73 was adopted by the House on March | ||
8, 2023, by the following vote: Yeas 140, Nays 0, 2 present, not | ||
voting. | ||
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Chief Clerk of the House | ||