H.R. No. 40
R E S O L U T I O N
WHEREAS, John H. "Jack" Stibbs of The Woodlands has been
named president of the Pulmonary Hypertension Association (PHA),
and the appointment of this committed activist will undoubtedly
benefit those who suffer from the rare and dangerous disease known
as pulmonary hypertension; and
WHEREAS, A respected attorney, Mr. Stibbs is a native of New
Orleans and a 1976 graduate of Tulane University Law School; he is a
former vice president and general counsel of Skytop Brewster and
recently resigned from the prestigious law firm of Winstead
Sechrest & Minick P.C. to accept the presidency of the PHA; and
WHEREAS, Since the diagnosis of his daughter, Emily, with
pulmonary hypertension six years ago, Mr. Stibbs has become a
leader in the PHA, organizing and overseeing the association's
first research fund-raiser, the Cure PH Houston Area Golf
Tournament and Gala; the group's largest fund-raiser, this annual
event has raised more than $700,000 for the association in the past
five years alone; and
WHEREAS, Mr. Stibbs has an aggressive agenda that focuses on
public education, awareness, and advocacy issues related to the
disease; his goal is to work closely with several prominent health
care organizations, such as the Centers for Disease Control and
Prevention, the National Institutes of Health, and the National
Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute; and
WHEREAS, The efforts of Jack Stibbs and the PHA will surely
help to create awareness of pulmonary hypertension and improve
physicians' ability to diagnose this rare and complex disease, and
it is a privilege to recognize Mr. Stibbs and all those associated
with this fine organization for their commitment to this worthy
cause; now, therefore, be it
RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 78th Texas
Legislature, 2nd Called Session, hereby congratulate Jack Stibbs on
his selection as president of the Pulmonary Hypertension
Association and extend to him best wishes for great success in this
vital role; and, be it further
RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be
prepared for Mr. Stibbs as an expression of high regard by the Texas
House of Representatives.
Eissler
Craddick Geren Mercer
Allen Giddings Merritt
Alonzo Goodman Miller
Bailey Goolsby Moreno of Harris
Baxter Griggs Moreno of El Paso
Berman Grusendorf Morrison
Bohac Guillen Mowery
Bonnen Gutierrez Naishtat
Branch Haggerty Nixon
Brown of Kaufman Hamilton Noriega
Brown of Brazos Hamric Oliveira
Burnam Hardcastle Olivo
Callegari Harper-Brown Paxton
Campbell Hartnett Pena
Canales Heflin Phillips
Capelo Hegar Pickett
Casteel Hilderbran Pitts
Castro Hill Puente
Chavez Hochberg Quintanilla
Chisum Hodge Raymond
Christian Homer Reyna
Coleman Hope Riddle
Cook of Navarro Hopson Ritter
Cook of Colorado Howard Rodriguez
Corte Hughes Rose
Crabb Hunter Seaman
Crownover Hupp Smith of Tarrant
Davis of Harris Isett Smith of Harris
Davis of Dallas Jones of Lubbock Smithee
Dawson Jones of Bexar Solis
Delisi Jones of Dallas Solomons
Denny Keel Stick
Deshotel Keffer of Dallas Swinford
Driver Keffer of Eastland Talton
Dukes King Taylor
Dunnam Kolkhorst Telford
Dutton Krusee Thompson
Edwards Kuempel Truitt
Eiland Laney Turner
Eissler Laubenberg Uresti
Elkins Lewis Van Arsdale
Ellis Luna Villarreal
Escobar Mabry West
Farabee Madden Wilson
Farrar Marchant Wise
Flores Martinez Fischer Wohlgemuth
Flynn McCall Wolens
Gallego McClendon Wong
Garza McReynolds Woolley
Gattis Menendez Zedler
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Speaker of the House
I certify that H.R. No. 40 was adopted by the House on August
5, 2003, by a non-record vote.
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Chief Clerk of the House