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SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 741
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WHEREAS, The Senate of the State of Texas is pleased to |
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recognize April 25, 2013, as Pay It Forward Day and to honor Jaxon |
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Reese Davis of Bexar County as the third inductee into the Pay It |
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Forward Hall of Fame; and |
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WHEREAS, Pay It Forward Day was established by Catherine |
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Ryan Hyde, who wrote the book Pay It Forward, and it promotes the |
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power and positive energy of giving; and |
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WHEREAS, One of the most striking examples of this concept |
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was five-year-old Jaxon Davis, who tragically passed away from |
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the effects of brain cancer and whose family formed a charity |
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that benefits children who are suffering from cancer; and |
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WHEREAS, Jaxon himself was a driving force behind the idea |
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of raising funds to buy items for other children in his cancer |
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clinic; he raised $1,200 on his own by selling bracelets and was |
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so successful and so enthusiastic about being able to help others |
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that the family continued raising funds, and Team Jaxon has, to |
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date, given more than $10,000 to childhood cancer research and |
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donated an additional $10,000 worth of toys to treatment |
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facilities throughout Texas; and |
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WHEREAS, For his heartwarming generosity, Jaxon was named |
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as the third inductee into the Pay It Forward Hall of Fame; the |
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memory of this incredible young boy continues to inspire his |
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family and friends, and his Team Jaxon has touched the lives of |
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thousands of strangers; his sense of compassion and altruism |
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embody the essence of Pay It Forward Day; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas, 83rd |
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Legislature, hereby commemorate the life of young Jaxon Reese |
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Davis and recognize April 25, 2013, as Pay It Forward Day; and, be |
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it further |
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RESOLVED, That a copy of this Resolution be prepared by the |
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Texas Senate in honor of Jaxon Davis and Pay It Forward Day. |
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Campbell |
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President of the Senate |
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I hereby certify that the |
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above Resolution was adopted by |
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the Senate on April 22, 2013. |
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Secretary of the Senate |
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Member, Texas Senate |