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CONCURRENT RESOLUTION
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WHEREAS, Rosalind Redfern Grover has rendered invaluable |
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service to Midland Memorial Hospital through her work as chair of |
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the Midland Memorial Foundation Board of Governors; and |
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WHEREAS, A Midland native, Roz Grover has enjoyed a |
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successful career in the oil and gas business, which has included |
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her service as president of Redfern Enterprises, Inc., and as chair |
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of Flag-Redfern Oil Company; she has also furthered her reputation |
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in the industry as the managing partner of several oil and gas |
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partnerships, and she has held membership in organizations such as |
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the Permian Basin Petroleum Association and the Texas Independent |
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Producers and Royalty Owners Association; and |
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WHEREAS, Over the years, Mrs. Grover has given generous |
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support to a variety of different institutions and causes in her |
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community; as a member of the Midland Memorial Foundation Board of |
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Governors, she was asked in 2007 to chair a capital campaign to help |
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cover the cost of a new seven-story patient tower for Midland |
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Memorial Hospital; under her leadership, the foundation was able to |
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raise $67 million for this massive undertaking in 2008 and 2009, and |
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she went on to play a vital role in the passage of a $115 million |
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bond issue that was instrumental to the success of the Campaign for |
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Tomorrow; and |
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WHEREAS, Mrs. Grover was subsequently named chair of the |
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board of governors, and among the many highlights of her tenure, she |
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has overseen a substantial revision of the foundation's bylaws, and |
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she helped initiate another campaign to fully fund Midland's first |
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neonatal intensive care unit; in 2020, as the hospital faced |
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challenges due to federal funding cuts and the COVID-19 pandemic, |
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she co-led the Say Yes! To Healthcare campaign that resulted in the |
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establishment of a quarter-cent sales tax to provide ongoing |
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support for Midland health care services; and |
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WHEREAS, Through her enterprising vision as head of the board |
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of governors, Roz Grover has transformed Midland Memorial Hospital |
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and greatly benefited the facility's patients, and in so doing, she |
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has earned the lasting respect and gratitude of all who have had the |
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pleasure of working alongside her; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the 87th Legislature of the State of Texas |
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hereby commend Rosalind Redfern Grover for her service as chair of |
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the Midland Memorial Foundation Board of Governors and extend to |
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her sincere best wishes for the future; and, be it further |
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RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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prepared for Mrs. Grover as an expression of high regard by the |
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Texas House of Representatives and Senate. |