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2 <br />Orange County Board of Commissioners <br />ResoCution of Commendation <br />for <br />Donna Lorain and7eresa Daniels <br />WHEREAS, Donna Torain is a long-time Orange County resident and, for the past fourteen years, <br />has driven a special needs school bus for the Orange County Schools system; and, <br />WHEREAS, Ms. Teresa Daniels has been a bus monitor for the Orange County Schools system for the <br />past four years; and, <br />WHEREAS, on May 19, 2003, Ms. Torain was traveling on her morning bus route to pick up children <br />on Lebanon Road and had stopped at 7:10 a.m. to pick up Brandon Robbins, an Orange <br />County Schools student who is physically handicapped and in a wheelchair, and when <br />she stopped the bus at his house, Brandon was rolling down the driveway calling out <br />that he had heard gunshots from his home; and, <br />WHEREAS, realizing that she and her bus monitor, Teresa Daniels, were. the only ones in a position <br />to assist Brandon, and with. total disregard for their own personal well-being, Ms. Torain <br />and Ms. Daniels lowered the handicap ramp and manually pulled Brandon to safety on <br />the bus; and, <br />WHEREAS, as Ms. Torain pulled the bus away with the handicap ramp still down, she called the <br />Orange County bus garage to alert them to ca11911 about this emergency; and, <br />WHEREAS, Ms. Torain and Ms. Daniels do not see themselves as heroes, but as citizens willing to <br />help someone else in need; <br />NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that the Orange County Board of Commissioners officially <br />commends Donna Torain and Teresa Daniels for their courage and heroism in saving <br />the life of Brandon Robbins, and in the bravery they demonstrated through their faith, <br />humility and perseverance. <br />BE TT FURTHER RESOLVED that this resolution be presented to Ms. Donna Torain and Ms. Teresa <br />Daniels, with a copy sent to the press, to express our appreciation for their heroic efforts in this <br />extraordinary and dangerous situation in order to save the life of another human being, in this case <br />a student in Orange County. <br />This the 3rd day of June, 2003. <br />Margaret W. Brown, Chair <br />Orange County Board of Commissioners <br />