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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, The men and women who worked for Lieutenant Governor |
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Bob Bullock were loyal and devoted not only to their employer but |
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also to one another, and that close bond was never more apparent |
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than when Cindy Morphew of Austin stepped forward to donate a |
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lifesaving kidney to Catherine Moore, the wife of a former |
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coworker; and |
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WHEREAS, Cindy Morphew began her career in Mr. Bullock's |
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executive office when he served as Texas comptroller; she went on to |
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work for his reelection campaign in 1982 and with his Legislative |
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Analysis Group; and |
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WHEREAS, When she learned that the wife of John Moore, a |
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former colleague in Mr. Bullock's office, was in need of a kidney |
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transplant, Ms. Morphew readily volunteered to be tested for |
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compatibility; when it was determined that she was a match, the |
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transplant surgery for Catherine Moore was scheduled for September |
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2010; the operation was put on hold, however, when a mammogram that |
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Ms. Morphew underwent before the surgery indicated Stage 1 cancer |
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cells, and doctors disqualified her as an eligible donor; and |
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WHEREAS, After undergoing a procedure to have the cells |
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removed, Ms. Morphew was still denied the right to donate her |
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kidney; determined to follow through on her promise, she appealed |
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to a physician from the Mayo Clinic, whose conclusion that she was a |
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fitting candidate paved the way for the transplant surgery, which |
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was successfully completed on November 29, 2010; and |
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WHEREAS, Today, Ms. Morphew, who is vice president of an |
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international energy corporation, is back in Austin, putting her |
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formidable drive and determination to work as an advocate for a |
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number of worthy causes during the legislative session; and |
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WHEREAS, Demonstrating remarkable compassion and courage, |
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Cindy Morphew embraced an opportunity to sustain another life, and |
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her selfless actions have made her a hero to many; now, therefore, |
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be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 82nd Texas |
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Legislature hereby commend Cindy Morphew for her act of |
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extraordinary generosity and extend to her sincere best wishes for |
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the future; and, be it further |
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RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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prepared for Ms. Morphew as an expression of high regard by the |
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Texas House of Representatives. |
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Naishtat |
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Speaker of the House |
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I certify that H.R. No. 502 was adopted by the House on March |
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3, 2011, by a non-record vote. |
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Chief Clerk of the House |
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