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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. 

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 

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. 


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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 


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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 

1 Resolved, That the House of Representatives ex2 presses its profound sympathies for the victims of the 

3 tragic Metrorail accident on Monday, June 22, 2009, and 

4 for their families, friends, and associates. 

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