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  H.R. No. 1504
 
 
 
R E S O L U T I O N
         WHEREAS, April is National Donate Life Month, and on April
  17, 2007, the Texas Transplantation Society has invited transplant
  physicians, surgeons, nurses, organ recipients, donors, and family
  members of donors to celebrate Donate Life Texas Day at the Capitol;
  and
         WHEREAS, During the month of April, people across the state
  and nation are making special efforts to recognize those who have
  saved lives by becoming organ, tissue, marrow, and blood donors and
  to encourage other Americans to follow their fine example; although
  the decision to donate is often difficult, this compassionate
  gesture has the power to grant second chances to those in need; and
         WHEREAS, The TTS and the Department of State Health Services
  strive to educate all Texans about the critical shortage of organ
  donors and the lifesaving benefits of transplantation; more than
  95,000 men, women, and children nationwide, including more than
  7,000 Texans, are anxiously awaiting organs for lifesaving
  transplants, and this number grows daily; meanwhile, thousands of
  patients will die before a donor becomes available; and
         WHEREAS, The 79th Legislature created the D.E.A.R. Program of
  Texas, which in conjunction with the DSHS, the Texas Department of
  Transportation, the Department of Public Safety, and the private
  sector, allows Texans to register their intent to donate organs,
  tissue, or eyes in the event of death; the Honorable Glenda Dawson,
  the recipient of a kidney donation, understood firsthand the urgent
  need for organ donors; drawing on her own personal experience, she
  worked to inform others of the crucial benefits of transplantation,
  and her story remains an inspiration to countless people; members
  of the legislature are working to honor the late representative's
  legacy by renaming the D.E.A.R. program the Glenda Dawson Donate
  Life-Texas registry; and
         WHEREAS, Myriad state employees are involved in the effort to
  promote organ donation, including the men and women on the front
  lines of DPS driver's license offices and TxDOT tax offices who
  daily communicate to the public the benefits of transplantation;
  moreover, medical professionals and members of the Texas
  Transplantation Society play an important role in facilitating
  transplants; and
         WHEREAS, Those visiting the Capitol today come together to
  honor an act of tremendous generosity and selflessness, and their
  tireless efforts in support of organ donation help bring transplant
  patients closer to realizing their wishes for longer and healthier
  lives; now, therefore, be it
         RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 80th Texas
  Legislature hereby recognize April as National Donate Life Month,
  commend the many individuals who have chosen to become organ
  donors, and encourage all Texans to consider giving the gift of life
  through organ donation.
 
  McClendon
  McReynolds
  Coleman
  Truitt
  Delisi
  Laubenberg
  Zedler
 
 
 
Craddick Gattis Miles
 
Allen Geren Miller
 
Alonzo Giddings Moreno
 
Anchia Gonzales Morrison
 
Anderson Gonzalez Toureilles Mowery
 
Aycock Goolsby Murphy
 
Bailey Guillen Naishtat
 
Berman Haggerty Noriega
 
Bohac Hamilton O'Day
 
Bolton Hancock Oliveira
 
Bonnen Hardcastle Olivo
 
Branch Harless Orr
 
Brown of Kaufman Harper-Brown Ortiz, Jr.
 
Brown of Brazos Hartnett Otto
 
Burnam Heflin Parker
 
Callegari Hernandez Patrick
 
Castro Herrero Paxton
 
Chavez Hilderbran Pena
 
Chisum Hill Phillips
 
Christian Hochberg Pickett
 
Cohen Hodge Pierson
 
Coleman Homer Pitts
 
Cook of Navarro Hopson Puente
 
Cook of Colorado Howard of Fort Bend Quintanilla
 
Corte Howard of Travis Raymond
 
Crabb Hughes Riddle
 
Creighton Isett Ritter
 
Crownover Jackson Rodriguez
 
Darby Jones Rose
 
Davis of Harris Keffer Smith of Tarrant
 
Davis of Dallas King of Parker Smith of Harris
 
Delisi King of Taylor Smithee
 
Deshotel King of Zavala Solomons
 
Driver Kolkhorst Strama
 
Dukes Krusee Straus
 
Dunnam Kuempel Swinford
 
Dutton Latham Talton
 
Eiland Laubenberg Taylor
 
Eissler Leibowitz Thompson
 
Elkins Lucio III Truitt
 
England Macias Turner
 
Escobar Madden Van Arsdale
 
Farabee Mallory Caraway Vaught
 
Farias Martinez Veasey
 
Farrar Martinez Fischer Villarreal
 
Flores McCall Vo
 
Flynn McClendon West
 
Frost McReynolds Woolley
 
Gallego Menendez Zedler
 
Garcia Merritt Zerwas
 
  ______________________________
  Speaker of the House     
 
         I certify that H.R. No. 1504 was adopted by the House on April
  17, 2007, by a non-record vote.
 
  ______________________________
  Chief Clerk of the House