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HOUSE RESOLUTION

 
2     WHEREAS, The members of the House of Representatives of the
3 State of Illinois are pleased to recognize and honor a person
4 who, through his quick response in an emergency situation, was
5 successful in saving the life of another; and
 
6     WHEREAS, It has come to our attention that on Tuesday,
7 March 2, 2004 the actions of Tom Rutecki of Lockport resulted
8 in the life of Rosetta Wiedemann being spared; and
 
9     WHEREAS, Ms. Wiedemann was crossing the Burlington
10 Northern Santa Fe Railway tracks on the east side of Main
11 Street in Downers Grove just after 2:30 p.m. when a wheel of
12 her scooter got caught in the tracks; she got off of her
13 scooter and tried to move it, to no avail; and
 
14     WHEREAS, Lights flashed, bells sounded, and the crossing
15 gates dropped as Amtrak's Southwest Chief approached at 70
16 miles per hour, heading toward Chicago; by the time the
17 engineer saw Ms. Wiedemann, it was too late to stop; and
 
18     WHEREAS, Tom Rutecki was waiting for a different train, saw
19 the accident about to occur, ran to Ms. Wiedemann, and pulled
20 her from the tracks to safety; therefore, be it
 
21     RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE
22 NINETY-THIRD GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we
23 honor Tom Rutecki for the courage he showed, the dedication to
24 help a fellow human, and the quick thinking and action that he
25 displayed in saving the life of Rosetta Wiedemann; and be it
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27     RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
28 presented to Mr. Rutecki as an expression of our respect and
29 esteem for the heroism he demonstrated on Tuesday, March 2,

 

 

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