Memorandum
Date: September 22, 2020
To: The Honorable Moke Simon, Chair, Lake County Board of Supervisors
From: Eddie Crandell, District 3 Supervisor
Rob Brown, District 5 Supervisor
Subject: Adopt Proclamation Commending Lydia Meraz for Heroic Actions in Saving the Life of 3-Year-Old Darius Apar
Executive Summary: (include fiscal and staffing impact narrative):
Commending Lydia Meraz for Heroic Actions in
Saving the Life of 3-Year-Old Darius Apar
WHEREAS, Lydia Meraz has served Lake County visitors for 20 years as part of the WorldMark Clear Lake Resort Guest Services team, most recently with great distinction as Guest Services Manager; and
WHEREAS, on September 6, in the course of her duties, she was made aware 3-year-old Darius Apar, while recreating in the resort's swimming pool in Nice, CA, had lost consciousness, stopped breathing and fallen into a comatose state; and
WHEREAS, with assistance from Guest Services teammates Diana Starkey and Ali Staub, Meraz not only took immediate and heroic action to provide for Darius' medical needs, but ensured traffic was sufficiently controlled that emergency medical personnel would immediately be able to take any necessary additional action on their arrival; and
WHEREAS, Meraz personally conducted Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR), and persisted in life-saving action through three rounds of compressions, resulting in the restoration of cardiopulmonary function, with young Darius beginning to cry and breathe, to the overwhelming delight and relief of his family; and
WHEREAS, actions like those taken by Meraz go well beyond the bounds of usual job duties, and her insightful and immediate work had immeasurable and life-altering effects on not only Darius, but all of those connected to him; and
WHEREAS, this display of decisive and heroic behavior under great pressure is a shining example for the entirety of the Lake County community of Nice and all Lake County residents, and the effects of it will ...
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