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1 HOUSE RESOLUTION
2 WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of
3 Representatives are honored to recognize acts of heroism by a
4 citizen of the State of Illinois; and
5 WHEREAS, It was the quick action of Brandon Pope, who
6 used a People Against Violent Environments emergency cellular
7 phone to dial 911, that is credited with helping save his
8 mother's life; and
9 WHEREAS, Brandon Pope is five years of age and hails from
10 Centralia, Illinois; he is a student at the Centralia City
11 Schools' Field School Kindergarten Center in Centralia; and
12 WHEREAS, On February 7, 2001, Brandon Pope's mother,
13 Sandy, suffered a seizure and passed out; Brandon activated
14 his mother's "Call to Protect Program" cellular phone to dial
15 911, which resulted in saving his mother's life; and
16 WHEREAS, Brandon credits his knowledge of the cellular
17 phone to watching his older sister use her cellular phone;
18 and
19 WHEREAS, Sandy Pope has a very special hero in her son
20 Brandon; it was his quick actions that has given him the
21 title "Hero" by his mother; therefore, be it
22 RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE
23 NINETY-SECOND GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that
24 we honor Brandon Pope for his acts of heroism that helped
25 save the life of his mother, Sandy Pope; and be it further
26 RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
27 presented to Brandon Pope as an expression of our esteem.