HomeMy WebLinkAboutMINUTES - 10251988 - T.A IN THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS
OF
CONTRA COSTA COUNTY, STATE OF CALIFORNIA
In the Matter of Recognizing and )
Commending David Newbry For His )
Heroism and Quick Thinking When ) Resolution No. 88/669
His Sister was Injured In a Hit- )
and-Run Accident October 8, 1988 )
WHEREAS David Newbry and his sister, Jessica, were crossing
San Pablo Dam Road in a crosswalk on October 8, 1988, when
his sister was struck by an auto which tossed Jessica over
fifty feet; and
WHEREAS David Newbry pulled his sister out of the traffic to
the side of the road; and
WHEREAS David Newbry observed the details of the sedan that
hit his sister and provided police with a description of the
driver; and
WHEREAS David Newbry determined that his sister was not
breathing and immediately began mouth-to-mouth resuscitation
as he had been taught by paramedics at Marie Murphy
Elementary School in El Sobrante; and
WHEREAS David Newbry stopped a passing motorist, who covered
Jessica Newbry with a sleeping bag; and
WHEREAS David Newbry ran to Sam Yuen Chinese Restaurant to
summon aid by dialing 911, then went back to his sister to
stay with her until the paramedics arrived; and
WHEREAS David Newbry displayed extraordinary presence of
mind performing lifesaving and crime reporting actions in a
short period of time without reference to adult direction;
and
WHEREAS David Newbry is a homegrown heroic lifesaver.
NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that the Board of Supervisors
of the County of Contra Costa, California, RECOGNIZES David
Newbry's exceptionally quick thinking and application of
lifesaving techniques, COMMENDS his heroism and SALUTES
David Newbry's parents and teachers who taught him the
skills he needed to aid law enforcement and to save his
sister.
Passed and adopted on October 25, 1988 by unanimous vote of
the Board members present.
I hereby certify that the foregoing is a true and correct
copy of a resolution entered in the minutes of the Board of
Supervisors on the date aforesaid.
Witness my hand and the seal of the
Board of Supervisors affixed this
twenty-fifth day of October, 1988.
Phil Batchelor, Clerk of the Board
of ST...pz, visors and County
Admini�tor.
puty Clerk
Introduced by
�.�.� .. Al"i"Superviso Nancy C. Fanden
Dis rict II