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92_HR0463
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1 HOUSE RESOLUTION
2 WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of
3 Representatives are honored to recognize acts of heroism by a
4 citizen of the State of Illinois; and
5 WHEREAS, During the early morning hours of July 31, 2001,
6 11-year old Derrick Hinton was awakened by the smell of smoke
7 and quickly notified his parents; and
8 WHEREAS, Derrick, his parents, Brian and Amy, and his
9 3-year old brother, Briar, were able to escape their burning
10 Shelbyville home safely; and
11 WHEREAS, Derrick Hinton is entering the 6th grade this
12 fall at Shelbyville-Moulton Middle School; he is an active
13 member of the Shelbyville Baseball Little League and the
14 Shelbyville Golf Club; and
15 WHEREAS, Despite the tragedy and damage to the Hinton
16 family home, the most important thing to Derrick was the
17 safety of his entire family; therefore, be it
18 RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE
19 NINETY-SECOND GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that
20 we honor the heroic and selfless actions of 11-year old
21 Derrick Hinton after he rescued his family from their burning
22 Shelbyville home during the early morning hours of July 31,
23 2001; and be it further
24 RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
25 presented to Derrick Hinton as an expression of our esteem.