HR1309 96TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY

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HOUSE RESOLUTION

WHEREAS, Faith Dremmer was fatally injured last month while on a spring break bike trip in downstate Illinois with 2 of her friends; and

WHEREAS, The 17-year-old student was cycling with her companions when an elderly driver crossed over the center line and hit the girls head on with a minivan; and

WHEREAS, Ms. Dremmer was pronounced dead at a hospital in Eldorado, while her friends, both 18, were taken to hospitals in Indiana; and

WHEREAS, The girls were riding on rural roads about 320 miles south of Chicago when the tragic accident occurred; and

WHEREAS, The Gallatin County Coroner was driving past the site of the accident shortly after it happened; by chance, he was the first person on the scene; and

WHEREAS, Coroner Tony Cox found all 3 young women unconscious in a ditch and immediately began giving emergency medical attention to the girls before they were taken to the hospital; and

WHEREAS, If not for the emergency assistance provided by Coroner Tony Cox, the other 2 young women may not have survived; therefore, be it

RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE NINETY-SIXTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we recognize and thank Gallatin County Coroner Tony Cox for his heroic efforts in saving the lives of 2 young women; and be it further

RESOLVED, That we designate June 1, 2010 as Tony Cox Day in the State of Illinois; and be it further

RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be presented to Gallatin County Coroner Tony Cox.