Bill Text: VA SR135 | 2019 | Regular Session | Enrolled


Bill Title: Commending Jacob Alexander Hummer.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)

Status: (Passed) 2019-02-21 - Bill text as passed Senate (SR135ER) [SR135 Detail]

Download: Virginia-2019-SR135-Enrolled.html

SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 135
Commending Jacob Alexander Hummer.

 

Agreed to by the Senate, February 21, 2019

 

WHEREAS, Jacob Alexander Hummer demonstrated the importance of receiving training in cardiopulmonary resuscitation when he saved the life of a 13-year-old boy on February 20, 2017; and

WHEREAS, Jacob "Jake" Hummer, a native of Hanover County, was a certified personal trainer with an advanced nutrition certification who had been serving as a conditioning coach for a local youth baseball team; and

WHEREAS, at that time, Jake Hummer was also enrolled in classes at Reynolds Community College, working toward certification as an emergency medical services provider; and

WHEREAS, when a 13-year-old boy participating in the baseball training program experienced distress during a team run and subsequently suffered multiple seizures leading to cardiac arrest, Jake Hummer's hard work and dedicated training enabled him to quickly and effectively administer lifesaving cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) while directing others to seek help; and

WHEREAS, since that time, Jake Hummer has continued to work toward his goal of certification as an emergency medical services provider while also working with the Richmond Ambulance Authority Advance Life Supporting unit and teaching others the importance of CPR training as an instructor for the American Safety and Health Institute and the American Heart Association; now, therefore, be it

RESOLVED by the Senate of Virginia, That Jacob Alexander Hummer hereby be commended for his heroic, lifesaving actions on February 20, 2017; and, be it

RESOLVED FURTHER, That the Clerk of the Senate prepare a copy of this resolution for presentation to Jacob Alexander Hummer as an expression of the Senate of Virginia's admiration for his service as an emergency medical professional and decisive action in a crisis situation.

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