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Senate
Resolution 1249
By:
Senator Douglas of the 17th
A
RESOLUTION
Commending
Paige Hood for her heroic actions; and for other purposes.
WHEREAS,
on December 19, 2007, Paige Hood, who was 12 years old at the time, was at her
home in Covington, Georgia, when she realized something was wrong with her
grandmother, 71 year old Betty Harden; and
WHEREAS,
her grandmother had suffered a stroke, and Paige called 911 and relayed all the
necessary information to Covington-Newton County 911 Dispatcher Laurel Roysden,
who stayed on the line with the girl until help arrived; and
WHEREAS,
Harden was subsequently airlifted to St. Joseph's Hospital in Atlanta, where she
received treatment, and after the emergency, Ms. Roysden commended Paige,
remarking that she did exceptionally well, staying calm the entire time,
providing necessary details that aided first responders, and probably, through
her actions, saving her grandmother's life; and
WHEREAS,
Paige and 12 other children were honored for making lifesaving 911 calls by
Governor Sonny Perdue and Georgia Emergency Management Agency Director Charley
English in a ceremony at the state capitol; and
WHEREAS,
it is abundantly fitting and proper that this young person be recognized for her
outstanding efforts to save the life of her grandmother.
NOW,
THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE SENATE that the members of this body join
together to commend Paige Hood for her heroic actions in saving the life of her
grandmother.
BE
IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Secretary of the Senate is authorized and directed
to transmit an appropriate copy of this resolution to Paige Hood.