KATY, TX [December 9, 2024] – On the December 9, 2024, assembly of the Katy ISD Board of Trustees, Katy ISD law enforcement officials Lt. Glenn Cloud, Sgt. Jeffrey Martinez, and Officers Matthew Graham and Jason Ryan acquired the district’s Meritorious Service Award for his or her service above and past the decision of obligation.
Final month, the officers saved the lifetime of a patron at Legacy Stadium, the host venue for the US Band’s Southeastern Texas Championship. The occasion featured prime bands from throughout the area and attracted 1000’s of households and supporters. That evening, because the bands started packing for the day, Rene Leyva, a mum or dad with the Klein Collins Excessive College band, suffered a cardiac arrest, and because of the short actions of officers with the Katy ISD Police Division, he’s alive and nicely at present. Utilizing their coaching and gear, these officers, alongside a mum or dad volunteer, have been capable of assist Leyva, who is anticipated to make a full restoration after his latest bypass surgical procedure.
“That is what we prepare for – to maintain our college students, workers, and guests secure,” stated Chief Henry Gaw, of the Katy ISD Police Division. “I couldn’t be prouder of those officers for his or her service to Mr. Leyva and his household. They signify our best.”
Klein Collins mum or dad volunteer Jason Hedrick assisted in performing CPR on Leyva earlier than Officer Ryan arrived with an AED (automated exterior defibrillator). Collectively, they efficiently restarted Leyva’s coronary heart and detected a pulse. Shortly after, first responders from the Katy Hearth Division arrived, supplied life-saving care, and transported him to Memorial Hermann Katy Hospital.
In an e-mail to the district, Hedrick expressed his gratitude for the short motion of the officers, sharing, “On behalf of the Leyva household, myself, and our Klein Collins Band household, I want to prolong our most heartfelt due to your officers for his or her actions.”
“I’m grateful for his or her fast help for reviving me, and for every part they did,” Leyva not too long ago stated. “I can not specific sufficient gratitude to those gents for what they did.”
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