Johnny & Nathan Hopkins - Local Heroes

I was honored to present this proclamation tonight at our City Council meeting. Johnny and Nathan are great role models for our city. If you get a chance, after tomorrow, go to www.friscotexas.gov and look under meetings to see the video. They had some goodthings to say. The students at FISD are lucky to have them.

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WHEREAS, Johnny Hopkins has been a resident of Frisco since 2006 and his brother Nathan Hopkins has been a resident of Frisco since 2002; and

WHEREAS, Johnny Hopkins teaches 6th grade at Roach Middle School and coaches 8th grade football and high school pole vault; and

WHEREAS, Nathan Hopkins teaches 7th grade at Roach Middle School; and

WHEREAS, On Thursday, March 18th, Johnny and Nathan Hopkins were enjoying a boat ride on Lake Lewisville when they suddenly noticed a small plane headed toward the water; and

WHEREAS, The plane made a crash landing on the water and Johnny Hopkins dove into the chilly water and swam towards the wreckage where he found an unconscious male; and

WHEREAS, Johnny Hopkins was able to swim back to the boat with the man and with the help of Nathan Hopkins, pulled the man onto the boat; and

WHEREAS, Johnny and Nathan Hopkins worked together to administer CPR and call 911 for help saving the man’s life.

NOW, THEREFORE, I, Maher Maso, Mayor of the City of Frisco, do hereby proclaim April 6th, 2010, as

“JOHNNY & NATHAN HOPKINS DAY”

And encourage all citizens to join me in congratulating them both for their unwavering joint efforts to save a life. They are true heroes and the City of Frisco is extremely proud to have them as citizens.