[Congressional Bills 111th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H. Res. 612 Introduced in House (IH)]

111th CONGRESS
  1st Session
H. RES. 612

Expressing the profound sympathies of the House of Representatives for 
the victims of the tragic Metrorail accident on Monday, June 22, 2009, 
            and for their families, friends, and associates.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                              July 7, 2009

    Ms. Norton (for herself, Mr. Hoyer, Mr. Cantor, Ms. Edwards of 
  Maryland, Mr. Van Hollen, Mr. Cummings, Mr. Moran of Virginia, Mr. 
 Bartlett, Mr. Connolly of Virginia, Mr. Sarbanes, Mr. Goodlatte, Mr. 
  Kratovil, Mr. Nye, Mr. Perriello, Mr. Ruppersberger, Mr. Wolf, Mr. 
Wittman, Mr. Davis of Alabama, Mr. Davis of Illinois, Mr. Ellison, Mr. 
  Fattah, Mr. Al Green of Texas, Ms. Jackson-Lee of Texas, Ms. Lee of 
  California, Mr. Cleaver, Mrs. Christensen, Ms. Clarke, Ms. Corrine 
Brown of Florida, Mr. Carson of Indiana, Mr. Clyburn, Ms. Eddie Bernice 
 Johnson of Texas, Mr. Johnson of Georgia, Ms. Kilpatrick of Michigan, 
Mr. Meek of Florida, Mr. Meeks of New York, Ms. Moore of Wisconsin, Mr. 
     Payne, Ms. Richardson, Mr. Scott of Virginia, Mr. Thompson of 
Mississippi, Mr. Towns, Ms. Waters, Ms. Watson, Mr. Watt, Mrs. Schmidt, 
Mr. Rush, Mr. Jackson of Illinois, Ms. Fudge, Mr. Hastings of Florida, 
   Mr. Conyers, Mrs. Capps, Mr. Lewis of Georgia, Mrs. Maloney, Mr. 
  Becerra, Mr. Baca, Mr. Cardoza, Mr. Kennedy, Ms. Roybal-Allard, Mr. 
Lynch, Mr. Foster, and Mr. Quigley) submitted the following resolution; 
 which was referred to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform

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                               RESOLUTION


 
Expressing the profound sympathies of the House of Representatives for 
the victims of the tragic Metrorail accident on Monday, June 22, 2009, 
            and for their families, friends, and associates.

Whereas late in the afternoon on Monday, June 22, 2009, two 6-car trains on the 
        Metrorail Red Line, Train 112 and Train 214, were on the same track 
        headed toward the Shady Grove Station;
Whereas at 4:59 p.m., Train 112 crashed into Train 214, which was waiting for 
        another train boarding at the Fort Totten Station;
Whereas 9 people died in this accident, including train operator Jeanice 
        McMillan, 42, of Springfield, Virginia, who loved her job and was filled 
        with pride when her son Jordan enrolled in college; Ana Fernandez, 40, 
        originally from El Salvador, who lived in Hyattsville, Maryland, with 
        her husband and 6 children and was on her way to one of her two jobs 
        when she died in the collision; and 7 residents of the District of 
        Columbia: Mary Doolittle, 59, of Northwest, who was the face of the 
        American Nurses Association internationally and who was helping with 
        global accreditation for nurses; Veronica Dubose, 29, of Northwest, who 
        was headed to her first day of school for classes to become a certified 
        nurse; Dennis Hawkins, 64, of Southeast, who worked as a non-
        instructional aide and a data entry clerk for Whittier Education Center 
        and taught vacation Bible school at Bethesda Baptist Church; LaVonda 
        (``Nikki'') King, 23, of Northeast, a mother of 2 sons who was engaged 
        to be married and who had just bought the hair salon LaVonda's House of 
        Beauty; General David Wherley, 62, of Southeast, the recently retired 
        commander of the D.C. Army and Air National Guard, a command pilot who 
        converted the D.C. National Guard from weekend warriors to Army troops 
        performing the duties of enlisted soldiers in fields of battle in both 
        Iraq and Afghanistan while working tirelessly to improve conditions at 
        home for the people of the District of Columbia, especially the 
        children, and who decided to make the city his home; his wife, Ann 
        Wherley, 62, who retired as a mortgage banker but did not retire as a 
        mother, grandmother, and loving wife of General Wherley ever since they 
        were high school sweethearts at York Catholic High School; and Cameron 
        Williams, 37, of Northwest, who grew up in Takoma Park and who worked a 
        night job in maintenance as a contract laborer;
Whereas according to emergency first responders, 76 people reported injuries and 
        51 people were taken to hospitals for treatment as a result of this 
        accident; and
Whereas the Board of Directors of the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit 
        Authority voted on June 23 to establish an emergency hardship relief 
        fund of $250,000 from a reserve fund to provide financial help for the 
        victims of the accident, including assistance with funeral, medical, and 
        other expenses: Now, therefore, be it
    Resolved, That the House of Representatives expresses its profound 
sympathies for the victims of the tragic Metrorail accident on Monday, 
June 22, 2009, and for their families, friends, and associates.
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