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| HOUSE RESOLUTION
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| WHEREAS, The members of the House of Representatives of the |
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| State of Illinois are pleased to be able to recognize and honor |
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| four individuals who, through quick thinking and teamwork in |
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| response to an emergency situation, were successful in saving |
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| the life of another; and
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| WHEREAS, On Tuesday, September 19, 2006, Mr. Todd Winders |
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| was traveling westbound on Chicago Road in Oswego, when he |
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| observed a vehicle as it collided into the garage of a |
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| residence; and
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| WHEREAS, Mr. Winders stopped his vehicle and immediately |
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| met Richard "Budd" Wormley, Cheryl L. Herron, and Sarah J. Lang |
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| at the scene of the accident; Mr. Wormley had noted that the |
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| driver of the vehicle had appeared slumped over the steering |
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| wheel at the time of the accident; Ms. Herron is a neighbor to |
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| the residence where the accident occurred; Ms. Lang had been |
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| traveling on Route 34, when she noticed the crash and stopped |
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| to assist in any way she could; and
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| WHEREAS, The four individuals all watched the vehicle catch |
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| fire as it collided with a gas line in the garage; they quickly |
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| devised a plan to remove the driver from the vehicle; Mr. |
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| Winders used a pipe wrench to break the passenger window of the |
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| vehicle, while Mr. Wormley, Ms. Herron, and Ms. Lang quickly |
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| removed the victim to safety; and
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| WHEREAS, The quick action of the four individuals saved the |
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| life of the driver of the vehicle; therefore, be it
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| RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE |
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| NINETY-FOURTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that |
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| we recognize and honor Todd Winders, Richard "Budd" Wormley, |
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| Cheryl L. Herron, and Sarah J. Lang for their quick action and |