IV 
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 Mary-
land, 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. JACK-
SON 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 Re-
form 
RESOLUTION 
Expressing the profound sympathies of the House of Rep-
resentatives for the victims of the tragic Metrorail acci-
dent 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 oper-
ator Jeanice McMillan, 42, of Springfield, Virginia, who 
loved her job and was filled with pride when her son Jor-
dan 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-instruc-
tional aide and a data entry clerk for Whittier Education 
Center and taught vacation Bible school at Bethesda 
Baptist Church; LaVonda (‘‘Nikki’’) King, 23, of North-
east, 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 South-
east, 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 sweet-
hearts at York Catholic High School; and Cameron Wil-
liams, 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 Metro-
politan Area Transit Authority voted on June 23 to es-
tablish an emergency hardship relief fund of $250,000 
from a reserve fund to provide financial help for the vic-
tims of the accident, including assistance with funeral, 
medical, and other expenses: Now, therefore, be it 
Resolved, That the House of Representatives ex-
presses its profound sympathies for the victims of the 
tragic Metrorail accident on Monday, June 22, 2009, and 
for their families, friends, and associates. 
Æ 
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