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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Randy DeLay has served with great dedication as |
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international campaign chair of the Eliminate Project of the |
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Kiwanis organization; and |
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WHEREAS, The largest fund-raising campaign in the history of |
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Kiwanis International, the Eliminate Project is a partnership with |
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UNICEF dedicated to the eradication of maternal/neonatal tetanus, a |
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deadly but highly preventable disease; the global volunteer network |
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of Kiwanis provides financial resources for the immunization and |
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maternal outreach programs of UNICEF, and since the inception of |
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the initiative in 2010, the infant mortality rate from neonatal |
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tetanus has declined by 15 percent; and |
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WHEREAS, Mr. DeLay, an attorney, is president and chief |
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executive officer of Public/Private Strategies, a strategic |
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planning and governmental affairs firm in Houston; active in |
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Kiwanis International for more than three decades, he is a member |
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and former president of Greater North Houston Kiwanis and a former |
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governor of the Texas-Oklahoma District; before becoming chair of |
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the Eliminate Project in 2011, he served for three years as |
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international trustee of Kiwanis International; and |
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WHEREAS, The Eliminate Project saves the lives of women and |
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infants who have little or no access to medical care, and it is |
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paving the way for other health interventions among this most |
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vulnerable population; through his tireless endeavors to advance |
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this vital mission, Randy DeLay has earned widespread respect and |
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admiration; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 84th Texas |
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Legislature hereby honor Randy DeLay for his outstanding |
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contributions as chair of the Eliminate Project of Kiwanis |
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International and extend to him sincere best wishes for continued |
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success; and, be it further |
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RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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prepared for Mr. DeLay as an expression of high regard by the Texas |
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House of Representatives. |
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Spitzer |
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Speaker of the House |
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I certify that H.R. No. 1417 was adopted by the House on April |
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20, 2015, by a non-record vote. |
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Chief Clerk of the House |
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