Bill Text: TX HR191 | 2011 | 82nd Legislature 1st Special | Enrolled
Bill Title: Commending El Paso County Deputy Sheriff Patrick Gailey for helping an elderly woman escape a brush fire.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2011-06-30 - Reported enrolled [HR191 Detail]
Download: Texas-2011-HR191-Enrolled.html
| H.R. No. 191 | ||
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| WHEREAS, El Paso County Deputy Sheriff Patrick Gailey | ||
| demonstrated courage and compassion when he rescued an elderly | ||
| woman from a brush fire on April 29, 2010; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Late that morning, Deputy Gailey was off duty, | ||
| dining at a restaurant in Canutillo, when he noticed a large brush | ||
| fire raging nearby; a high wind was driving the fire toward a | ||
| community of mobile homes, and the flames were burning especially | ||
| close to one in particular; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Rushing from the restaurant to the home nearest the | ||
| fire, Deputy Gailey discovered a 77-year-old woman inside who was | ||
| unaware of the impending danger; he immediately escorted her away | ||
| from the area, saving her from possible injury or death; the local | ||
| fire department soon extinguished the blaze, and no lives were | ||
| lost; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Deputy Gailey was recognized for his heroism with a | ||
| certificate of appreciation from the Military Order of the World | ||
| Wars at a ceremony in El Paso in May 2011; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Through swift and decisive action, Deputy Sheriff | ||
| Patrick Gailey helped prevent a tragic turn of events, and he is | ||
| truly deserving of recognition as one who embodies the highest | ||
| ideals of the law enforcement profession; now, therefore, be it | ||
| RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 82nd Texas | ||
| Legislature, 1st Called Session, hereby commend Deputy Sheriff | ||
| Patrick Gailey for safeguarding the life of a fellow Texan 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 Deputy Gailey as an expression of high regard by the | ||
| Texas House of Representatives. | ||
| Marquez | ||
| ______________________________ | ||
| Speaker of the House | ||
| I certify that H.R. No. 191 was adopted by the House on June | ||
| 28, 2011, by a non-record vote. | ||
| ______________________________ | ||
| Chief Clerk of the House | ||
