H.R. No. 1352
 
 
 
R E S O L U T I O N
 
         WHEREAS, April 13, 2017, is being observed as Mommies
  Enduring Neonatal Death Day at the State Capitol, and this occasion
  offers an opportunity to recognize the M.E.N.D. organization and
  the meaningful assistance that it has provided to grieving
  families; and
         WHEREAS, M.E.N.D. was founded in 1996 by Rebekah and Byron
  Mitchell, who had suffered the loss of their son, Jonathan, the
  previous year and felt moved to seek out and comfort other families
  who have experienced miscarriage, stillbirth, or early infant
  death; and
         WHEREAS, The first chapter of M.E.N.D. was established in the
  Dallas/Fort Worth Metroplex, where the organization continues to
  host a variety of support groups each month, and additional
  chapters have been formed in communities across Texas as well as in
  Oklahoma, Illinois, Missouri, and Washington; M.E.N.D. also
  reaches families around the world through a bimonthly newsletter
  and a number of Facebook groups, and it maintains a website offering
  a range of online resources for families navigating the grieving
  process and for the health care providers who serve them; and
         WHEREAS, Rebekah and Byron Mitchell have transformed their
  personal tragedy into a movement that touches the lives of
  countless people, and all those involved with M.E.N.D. are to be
  commended for the compassion and kindness with which they have
  helped one another on the path to healing; now, therefore, be it
         RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 85th Texas
  Legislature hereby recognize April 13, 2017, as Mommies Enduring
  Neonatal Death Day at the State Capitol; and, be it further
         RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be
  prepared for M.E.N.D. as an expression of high regard by the Texas
  House of Representatives.
 
  Rinaldi
 
 
Straus Goldman Oliverson
 
Allen Gonzales of Williamson Ortega
 
Alonzo González of El Paso Paddie
 
Alvarado Gooden Parker
 
Anchia Guerra Paul
 
Anderson of Dallas Guillen Perez
 
Anderson of McLennan Gutierrez Phelan
 
Arévalo Hefner Phillips
 
Ashby Hernandez Pickett
 
Bailes Herrero Price
 
Bell Hinojosa Raney
 
Bernal Holland Raymond
 
Biedermann Howard Reynolds
 
Blanco Huberty Rinaldi
 
Bohac Hunter Roberts
 
Bonnen of Brazoria Isaac Rodriguez of Bexar
 
Bonnen of Galveston Israel Rodriguez of Travis
 
Burkett Johnson of Dallas Romero, Jr.
 
Burns Johnson of Harris Rose
 
Burrows Kacal Sanford
 
Button Keough Schaefer
 
Cain King of Hemphill Schofield
 
Canales King of Parker Schubert
 
Capriglione King of Uvalde Shaheen
 
Clardy Klick Sheffield
 
Coleman Koop Shine
 
Collier Krause Simmons
 
Cook Kuempel Smithee
 
Cortez Lambert Springer
 
Cosper Landgraf Stephenson
 
Craddick Lang Stickland
 
Cyrier Larson Stucky
 
Dale Laubenberg Swanson
 
Darby Leach Thierry
 
Davis of Dallas Longoria Thompson of Brazoria
 
Davis of Harris Lozano Thompson of Harris
 
Dean Lucio III Tinderholt
 
Deshotel Martinez Turner
 
Dukes Metcalf Uresti
 
Dutton Meyer VanDeaver
 
Elkins Miller Villalba
 
Faircloth Minjarez Vo
 
Fallon Moody Walle
 
Farrar Morrison White
 
Flynn Muñoz, Jr. Wilson
 
Frank Murphy Workman
 
Frullo Murr Wray
 
Geren Neave Wu
 
Gervin-Hawkins Nevárez Zedler
 
Giddings Oliveira Zerwas
 
  ______________________________
  Speaker of the House     
 
         I certify that H.R. No. 1352 was adopted by the House on April
  13, 2017, by a non-record vote.
 
  ______________________________
  Chief Clerk of the House