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