88R19895 CW-D
 
  By: A. Johnson of Harris H.R. No. 670
 
 
 
R E S O L U T I O N
         WHEREAS, Ginny Levenback and Dr. Charles Levenback have
  greatly distinguished themselves through their long record of
  dedicated service to the citizens of Houston; and
         WHEREAS, Ginny Levenback worked for 20 years as a corporate
  transactional and regulatory attorney at the United Gas Pipeline
  Company and Williams; in 2005, she founded Levenback & Associates,
  where she acted as general counsel for two start-up companies and
  handled legal matters including mediation, entertainment law,
  contract drafting and negotiation, real estate, and Holocaust-era
  restitution claims; a cancer survivor, she currently works as a
  coach for individuals facing personal and professional transitions
  and serves on the leadership team at Unity of Houston; she is a
  graduate of St. Lawrence University, The University of Texas School
  of Law, and the Center for Houston's Future Leadership Forum; and
         WHEREAS, For more than three decades, Dr. Levenback served as
  a gynecological oncologist at The University of Texas MD Anderson
  Cancer Center, and he also held administrative roles such as chief
  quality officer and chief professionalism officer; over the course
  of his career, he pioneered sentinel node biopsy in women with
  gynecologic cancer; a world-class oncologist, he earned an
  unparalleled reputation for his bedside manner, and he helped one
  cancer patient launch a campaign to obtain an experimental drug
  that was considered safe for use; he and his wife formed a skilled
  and supportive team who worked together to help countless patients;
  a graduate of McGill University, Dr. Levenback attended Albert
  Einstein College of Medicine, and he also studied at the Icahn
  School of Medicine at Mount Sinai and Memorial Sloan Kettering
  Cancer Center; and
         WHEREAS, Native New Yorkers, the Levenbacks are longtime
  residents of the Bayou City, and they take great pride in their two
  sons, Sam and Ben, their daughter-in-law, Melissa, and their
  grandson, Simon; they volunteer at a local public school and are
  valued supporters of Houston's professional sports teams;
  partnering with one of Dr. Levenback's patients, the couple
  established the Levenback Family Endowment Fund at Holocaust Museum
  Houston, which will generate income to support changing
  exhibitions, archival preservations, and social justice
  educational activities; the museum also received an important
  collection of documents, furniture, art, and photographs from the
  Levenback family; Dr. Levenback's mother, Hedwig Basch Levenback,
  was one of 10,000 Jewish children evacuated from Germany and
  Austria to England on the Kindertransport, and the donation became
  the core of the museum's Uprooted exhibit in 2013; and
         WHEREAS, Our communities draw immeasurable strength from
  individuals such as Ginny and Charles Levenback, whose generosity
  and civic engagement have made a positive and lasting difference in
  Houston; now, therefore, be it
         RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 88th Texas
  Legislature hereby honor Ginny Levenback and Dr. Charles Levenback
  for their contributions to the Houston community and extend to them
  sincere best wishes for the future; and, be it further
         RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be
  prepared for Dr. and Mrs. Levenback as an expression of high regard
  by the Texas House of Representatives.