ATLANTA –State Representative Al Williams (D-Midway) recently led the Georgia House of Representatives in recognizing and honoring Mariyah Carter, a fourth grade student at Taylors Creek Elementary School in Hinesville, for saving the life of a fellow classmate. Mariyah Carter, joined by her family, was recognized by the House of Representatives on Tuesday, March 8 with House Resolution 1338.
“I am proud of this brave, young citizen of Liberty County and was blessed to have her and her family join my colleagues and I in the House Chamber recently. Mariyah’s story is truly inspiring,” said Rep. Williams. “She immediately went into service when she noticed her friend suffering and literally saved his life in the school cafeteria in a true act of heroism.”
Mariyah Carter successfully performed the Heimlich maneuver on a fellow classmate, Ryan Lippy, who Mariyah saw choke on a piece of bread. Mariyah learned the Heimlich maneuver as part of the fourth grade curriculum, taught by the school’s nurse. The Heimlich maneuver was taught to Mariyah and her peers using dolls from Heimlich Heroes, a company that sends free dolls to schools to train students on the Heimlich maneuver.
For more information on HR 1338, please click here.
Representative Al Williams represents the citizens of District 168, which includes portions of Liberty County. He was elected into the House of Representatives in 2002, and currently serves on the Appropriations Subcommittee on Public Safety and the Economic Development & Tourism, Game, Fish, & Parks, Rules, and Transportation committees.
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