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 1-2                              SENATE RESOLUTION

 1-3           WHEREAS, The Senate of the State of Texas takes pride

 1-4     in joining the American Heart Association, Texas Affiliate,

 1-5     Incorporated, in recognizing Tuesday, February 25, 1997, as

 1-6     American Heart Association Day; and

 1-7           WHEREAS, The American Heart Association is a nonprofit,

 1-8     voluntary health organization that is dedicated to the reduction

 1-9     of disability and death from cardiovascular diseases and stroke;

1-10     and

1-11           WHEREAS, Each year, over 220,000 volunteers in Texas

1-12     dedicate their time and energy to supporting the research,

1-13     education programs, and advocacy efforts of the American Heart

1-14     Association; and

1-15           WHEREAS, In 1996, 400,000 people in Texas were trained

1-16     through the association's cardiopulmonary resuscitation training

1-17     programs and advanced cardiac life support training programs, and

1-18     the association funded $6.9 million in meritorious cardiovascular

1-19     research projects in our state; and

1-20           WHEREAS, The association has distributed heart health

1-21     education materials and programs to millions of Texans in order to

1-22     increase the public's knowledge of the risk factors associated with

1-23     heart disease and stroke; heart disease is the number one killer,

 2-1     and stroke is the number one cause of disability in Texas; and

 2-2           WHEREAS, Due to the efforts of the American Heart Association

 2-3     and volunteers across the state and to the contributions of many

 2-4     individuals, families, foundations, and corporations, cardiovascular

 2-5     disease is now declining in our state; the percentage of deaths in

 2-6     Texas due to cardiovascular disease declined four percent from 1983

 2-7     to 1993; now, therefore, be it

 2-8           RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas,

 2-9     75th Legislature, hereby commend the American Heart Association,

2-10     Texas Affiliate, Incorporated, and the volunteers and many

2-11     contributors who are working to curtail the incidence of

2-12     cardiovascular disease in our state and encourage all Texans to

2-13     recognize February 25, 1997, as American Heart Association Day;

2-14     and, be it further

2-15           RESOLVED, That a copy of this Resolution be prepared for

2-16     the American Heart Association, Texas Affiliate, Incorporated,

2-17     as an expression of esteem from the Texas Senate.

2-18                                                    Zaffirini

2-19           Armbrister           Galloway            Ogden

2-20           Barrientos           Harris              Patterson

2-21           Bivins               Haywood             Ratliff

2-22           Brown                Lindsay             Shapiro

2-23           Cain                 Lucio               Shapleigh

2-24           Carona               Luna                Sibley

2-25           Duncan               Madla               Truan

2-26           Ellis                Moncrief            Wentworth

2-27           Fraser               Nelson              West

2-28           Gallegos             Nixon               Whitmire

2-29                      Bullock, President of the Senate

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2-31                                          President of the Senate

2-32                                       I hereby certify that the above

2-33                                  Resolution was adopted by the Senate

 3-1                                  on February 25, 1997.

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 3-3                                          Secretary of the Senate

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 3-5                                           Member, Texas Senate