HJ5189: Commending J. Davis Daniel.


HOUSE JOINT RESOLUTION NO. 5189
Commending J. Davis Daniel.

 

Agreed to by the House of Delegates, September 18, 2014
Agreed to by the Senate, September 18, 2014

 

WHEREAS, after a boating accident on Smith Mountain Lake on August 20, 2014, J. Davis Daniel of Moneta reacted courageously and without hesitation to save the life of a Bedford County community member in distress; and

WHEREAS, Davis Daniel, an honors student at the Roanoke Valley Governor’s School for Science and Technology and Franklin County High School, heard cries for help while training for lacrosse in his yard; and

WHEREAS, racing to the scene, Davis Daniel discovered that an elderly woman had fallen from her boat, struck her head on a dock, and lost consciousness; acting with no regard for his personal safety, he dove into the lake and pulled the woman to shore; and

WHEREAS, quickly confirming that the woman was not breathing and with first responders still en route, Davis Daniel began to perform chest compressions, which helped her regain consciousness and expel water from her lungs; and

WHEREAS, thanks to Davis Daniel’s quick thinking, the woman recovered from the incident and was released from the hospital with only minor injuries a few days later; now, therefore, be it

RESOLVED by the House of Delegates, the Senate concurring, That the General Assembly hereby commend J. Davis Daniel for his decisive and life-saving actions on August 20, 2014; and, be it

RESOLVED FURTHER, That the Clerk of the House of Delegates prepare a copy of this resolution for presentation to J. Davis Daniel as an expression of the General Assembly’s admiration for his bravery and selflessness.

HOUSE JOINT RESOLUTION NO. 5189

Offered September 11, 2014
Commending J. Davis Daniel.
Patron-- Poindexter

WHEREAS, after a boating accident on Smith Mountain Lake on August 20, 2014, J. Davis Daniel of Moneta reacted courageously and without hesitation to save the life of a Bedford County community member in distress; and

WHEREAS, Davis Daniel, an honors student at the Roanoke Valley Governor’s School for Science and Technology and Franklin County High School, heard cries for help while training for lacrosse in his yard; and

WHEREAS, racing to the scene, Davis Daniel discovered that an elderly woman had fallen from her boat, struck her head on a dock, and lost consciousness; acting with no regard for his personal safety, he dove into the lake and pulled the woman to shore; and

WHEREAS, quickly confirming that the woman was not breathing and with first responders still en route, Davis Daniel began to perform chest compressions, which helped her regain consciousness and expel water from her lungs; and

WHEREAS, thanks to Davis Daniel’s quick thinking, the woman recovered from the incident and was released from the hospital with only minor injuries a few days later; now, therefore, be it

RESOLVED by the House of Delegates, the Senate concurring, That the General Assembly hereby commend J. Davis Daniel for his decisive and life-saving actions on August 20, 2014; and, be it

RESOLVED FURTHER, That the Clerk of the House of Delegates prepare a copy of this resolution for presentation to J. Davis Daniel as an expression of the General Assembly’s admiration for his bravery and selflessness.