H 4145 Session 110 (1993-1994)
H 4145 Concurrent Resolution, By J. Brown
A Concurrent Resolution commending Rodney Whaley of Richland County for his
heroic acts of bravery which saved the lives of a mother and her two small
children in an apartment fire, recognizing Cliff Robins and Barry Young for
their outstanding efforts in assisting in this rescue, and granting these
gentlemen the privilege of the floor of the House of Representatives on
Wednesday, May 5, 1993, for the purpose of being publicly recognized and
thanked for their actions.
04/28/93 House Introduced HJ-14
04/28/93 House Referred to Committee on Rules HJ-14
A CONCURRENT
RESOLUTION
COMMENDING RODNEY WHALEY OF RICHLAND COUNTY
FOR HIS HEROIC ACTS OF BRAVERY WHICH SAVED THE
LIVES OF A MOTHER AND HER TWO SMALL CHILDREN IN AN
APARTMENT FIRE, RECOGNIZING CLIFF ROBINS AND BARRY
YOUNG FOR THEIR OUTSTANDING EFFORTS IN ASSISTING IN
THIS RESCUE, AND GRANTING THESE GENTLEMEN THE
PRIVILEGE OF THE FLOOR OF THE HOUSE OF
REPRESENTATIVES ON WEDNESDAY, MAY 5, 1993, FOR THE
PURPOSE OF BEING PUBLICLY RECOGNIZED AND THANKED
FOR THEIR ACTIONS.
Whereas, on Tuesday night, April 20, 1993, Rodney Whaley of Richland
County received a loud knock on his door at the Willow Lake
Apartments on Fairfield Road in Columbia; it was a neighbor telling him
of a fire two buildings away and indicating that a deaf mother and her
two small children were in danger of losing their lives; and
Whereas, Mr. Whaley raced to the smoke-filled building and quickly
realized that the fire had already spread to the stairwell leading to the
second-floor apartment where the mother and two children lived; and
Whereas, Mr. Whaley ran for a metal work ladder on the premises of the
apartment complex, retrieved it, and placed it against the blazing
building; and
Whereas, security guard Cliff Robins held the ladder as Mr. Whaley
climbed up, and guard Barry Young followed Mr. Whaley up the ladder;
and
Whereas, after Mr. Whaley punched out the glass of a window, he was
boosted through by Mr. Young; once inside, Mr. Whaley, who by now
was in extreme danger in the burning apartment, found the two children,
ages ten and three, sleeping next to their mother in a bedroom; and
Whereas, Mr. Whaley told them to "wake up and to come
on", took the children by their hands, listened for voices from the
ground below to get a sense of direction, handed one child through the
broken window to Mr. Young, who carried her down the ladder, and
handed the second child to Mr. Robins, who handed the child off to Mr.
Young; and
Whereas, Mr. Whaley then began looking for the children's mother who
had not followed him to the window; he was not able to find her and
realized that, by this point, the whole apartment was ablaze and was
being destroyed rapidly; Mr. Whaley jumped out the window, and, once
on the ground, was told that the mother had jumped from a window at
the rear of the apartment and was all right; and
Whereas, had it not been for Rodney Whaley's courage and
determination, a terrible tragedy almost certainly would have taken place
in Columbia on the night of April 20, 1993; and
Whereas, the combined efforts and actions of these three outstanding
individuals, Rodney Whaley, Cliff Robins, and Barry Young, are highly
deserving of recognition. Now, therefore,
Be it resolved by the House of Representatives, the Senate concurring:
That the General Assembly of the State of South Carolina, by this
resolution, commends Rodney Whaley of Richland County for his
heroic acts of bravery which saved the lives of a mother and her two
small children in an apartment fire and recognizes also Cliff Robins and
Barry Young for their outstanding efforts in assisting in this rescue.
Be it further resolved that these three gentlemen be granted the privilege
of the floor of the House of Representatives, on Wednesday, May 5,
1993, at a time to be determined by the Speaker, for the purpose of being
recognized and thanked publicly for their actions.
Be it further resolved that a copy of this resolution be forwarded to Mr.
Rodney Whaley, Mr. Cliff Robins, and Mr. Barry Young.
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