1-1                          SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 169
 1-2           WHEREAS, The Senate of the State of Texas takes pride
 1-3     in recognizing the Lubbock Division of the American Heart
 1-4     Association and joins its members in proclaiming Saturday,
 1-5     February 13, 1999, as Lubbock Heart Day; and
 1-6           WHEREAS, The month of February is National Heart Month,
 1-7     and the Lubbock Division of the American Heart Association has
 1-8     chosen February 13 as the day to focus on making the public
 1-9     aware of the dangers of cardiovascular disease; and
1-10           WHEREAS, Cardiovascular disease remains the state's
1-11     number-one killer; it claimed the lives of 57,050 Texas
1-12     residents in 1997 and causes two of every five deaths in
1-13     Texas; and
1-14           WHEREAS, The volunteers in the Lubbock Division of the
1-15     American Heart Association work tirelessly to fulfill the
1-16     association's mission, which is to reduce death and disability
1-17     due to cardiovascular disease and stroke; and
1-18           WHEREAS, These volunteers are dedicated to their work
1-19     and to providing information and support to the community; they
1-20     devote much of their time to raising local private-sector funds
1-21     which are vital to the public/private partnership that works to
1-22     reduce heart disease; now, therefore, be it
1-23           RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas,
1-24     76th Legislature, hereby commend the members of the Lubbock
 2-1     Division of the American Heart Association on their hard work
 2-2     and contributions to the community and encourage all area
 2-3     citizens to recognize February 13 as Lubbock Heart Day; and, be
 2-4     it further
 2-5           RESOLVED, That a copy of this Resolution be prepared
 2-6     in honor of Lubbock Heart Day.
 2-7                                                                  Duncan
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 2-9                                          President of the Senate
2-10                                       I hereby certify that the above
2-11                                  Resolution was adopted by the Senate
2-12                                  on February 9, 1999.
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2-14                                          Secretary of the Senate
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2-16                                           Member, Texas Senate