[Congressional Bills 106th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. Res. 80 Agreed to Senate (ATS)]







106th CONGRESS
  1st Session
S. RES. 80

 Congratulating Boyd Clines, Larry Rogers, and Matt Moseley for their 
bravery and courage in the April 12, 1999, rescue mission of Mr. Ivers 
                                 Sims.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                             April 15, 1999

  Mr. Coverdell (for himself and Mr. Cleland) submitted the following 
             resolution; which was considered and agreed to

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                               RESOLUTION


 
 Congratulating Boyd Clines, Larry Rogers, and Matt Moseley for their 
bravery and courage in the April 12, 1999, rescue mission of Mr. Ivers 
                                 Sims.

Whereas on April 12, 1999, a treacherous fire erupted in a historic cotton mill 
        in Atlanta, Georgia, and Mr. Ivers Sims, a construction worker, found 
        himself suspended 180 feet in the air trapped by raging flames 
        surrounding him;
Whereas Boyd Clines, a Georgia Department of Natural Resources pilot, and his 
        navigator, Larry Rogers, arrived on the scene and negotiated a 
        helicopter through the menacing wind, smoke, and fire which emanated 
        from the cotton mill, while an Atlanta firefighter, Matt Moseley, 
        dangled from a rope near the flames, all in an attempt to save Mr. Sims;
Whereas Boyd Clines, Larry Rogers, and Matt Moseley, in the true spirit of 
        heroism, demonstrated amazing courage and valor in risking their lives 
        in order to save the life of Mr. Sims;
Whereas the teamwork, dedication, and bravery that Boyd Clines, Larry Rogers, 
        and Matt Moseley displayed during the rescue mission enabled the mission 
        to be successful;
Whereas Atlanta firefighters, police officers, Sheriffs deputies, and residents 
        diligently worked together in order to fight the massive fire that 
        engulfed the historic cotton mill;
Whereas Atlanta residents at home during the fire helped during the crisis by 
        rescuing pets and using garden hoses to extinguish the flames emanating 
        from burning debris;
Whereas the Atlanta firefighters, facing shortages of equipment and personnel, 
        heroically contained a fire that could have spread beyond the cotton 
        mill and enveloped a historic neighborhood now being revitalized;
Whereas the fire crisis of April 12, 1999, shall be remembered not for the 
        tragic loss of the historic cotton mill, but instead for the heroism and 
        bravery displayed by Boyd Clines, Larry Rogers, and Matt Moseley; and
Whereas it should be recognized that Boyd Clines, Larry Rogers, and Matt Moseley 
        have brought pride and honor to the State of Georgia: Now, therefore, be 
        it
    Resolved, That the Senate--
            (1) congratulates Boyd Clines, Larry Rogers, and Matt 
        Moseley for the bravery and heroism that they displayed during 
        the April 12, 1999, rescue mission of Mr. Ivers Sims; and
            (2) commends Atlanta firefighters, police officers, 
        Sheriffs deputies, and residents for the outstanding teamwork 
        that they displayed in fighting the fire of the cotton mill.
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