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                                 HOUSE JOINT RESOLUTION 1369
                                            By Faison
                              A RESOLUTION to honor Freddie Wiggins.
       WHEREAS, the members of this General Assembly take great pleasure in recognizing a gentleman who makes Tennessee a better place to live through his positivity, humanity, and kindness in everyday life; and WHEREAS, Frederich "Freddie" Wiggins serves as a floor technician for Touchpoint Environmental Services at Ascension Saint Thomas West Hospital in Nashville; and WHEREAS, Mr. Wiggins is an extraordinary person with a great personality who has worked at St. Thomas for more than forty years; and WHEREAS, Freddie Wiggins has never met a stranger, and all who have had the pleasure of meeting him are grateful for the opportunity; and WHEREAS, he exudes positive energy and possesses the uncanny ability to make everyone with whom he comes into contact feel at ease; and WHEREAS, he is friendly and polite to physicians, nurses, medical and non-medical staff members, patients, and patients' families alike; and WHEREAS, Mr. Wiggins recently sang "Amazing Grace" at a patient's funeral after having comforted the family during the last few days of the patient's life; Freddie's vocal performance before the more than 300 mourners in attendance was impressive; and WHEREAS, Freddie Wiggins exemplifies the true spirit of the Volunteer State, and he is most worthy of our approbation; now, therefore,
       BE IT RESOLVED BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE ONE HUNDRED
THIRTEENTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF TENNESSEE, THE SENATE
CONCURRING, that we honor Freddie Wiggins for his great humanity and kindness in providing HJR1369
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comfort to patients and their families and thank him for the joy he brings to his colleagues at
Ascension Saint Thomas West Hospital.
       BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that an appropriate copy of this resolution be prepared for presentation with this final clause omitted from such copy and upon proper request made to
the appropriate clerk, the language appearing immediately following the State seal appear without House or Senate designation.
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