Commending Capitan Davis Yoder and Senior Engineer Ronald Simons of South Bend Fire Department for their Heroic Public Safety Actions

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RESOLUTION NO. 2121 -94 A RESOLUTION OF THE COMMON COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SOUTH BEND, INDIANA, COMMENDING CAPTAIN DAVID YODER AND SENIOR ENGINEER RONALD SIMONS OF THE SOUTH BEND FIRE DEPARTMENT FOR THEIR HEROIC PUBLIC SAFETY ACTIONS. Mbereas, the Common Council of the City of South Bend, Indiana, recognizes that members of the South Bend Fire Department are dedicated to providing quality public service for all of our City residents; and 1Uberea8; the Council recognizes that firefighters are trained to react in emergency situations to provide the best possible service; and Ubereas; on April 8, 1994, two (2) members of the South Bend Fire Department were called upon to provide services to a distraught individual who was attempting to commit suicide by jumping into the St. Joseph River•, and 1Ubereas; Captain David Yoder and Senior Engineer Ronald Simons rescued the individual just before he would have gone over the dam behind Century Center; and Mbereas; these two (2) dedicated paramedics and firefighters performed heroic actions against treacherous water and swift currents; and 1Ubere0s, in the words of Battalion Chief Michael Wegenka of the Divers' Rescue "They got to him a few feet from the edge of the dam. It was a great rescue!" Xotu, tberefore, be it resolbeb bg the Common Council of the teCitg of 0outb %Stub, Ilnbiana, as foltobts: $+ettion I. The Common Council of the City of South Bend, hereby publicly commends, on behalf of all the residents of the City of South Bend, the following individuals of the South Bend Fire Department for their heroic public safety actions performed on April 8, 1994: Captain David Yoder Senior Engineer Ronald Simons. J+eeti0u II. The South Bend Common Council commends both of these dedicated firefighters for their heroic deeds and tenacity for successfully rescuing a distraught individual from the swift currents of the St. Joseph River. 9590ion III. The Common Council believes that Captain Yoder and Senior Engineer Simons are just two (2) of the many individuals of the South Bend Fire Department who are true role models for the youth and citizens of our community. fbectiOn IV. This Resolution shall be in full force and t upon its option by the Common Council and approval b the Mayor. Stephen Luecke, First District Linas Slavinskas, Fifth District Cleo Washington, Second District Thomas Zakrzewski cth Dis Fourth 21ttest: %pprot)eb bg me, -osepb 'te'ruau je 0101?or of the tiitg of 9+outb Altub, 10ioua, Itniteb Mates of America, tbis IF bag of Aag, 1994. Irene K.Gammon, City Clerk Joseph E. Kernan, Mayor