H.R. No. 1472
 
 
 
R E S O L U T I O N
         WHEREAS, Mary Ann Thompson-Frenk of Dallas celebrated her
  44th birthday on May 14, 2021, to the great delight of her family
  and friends; and
         WHEREAS, The daughter of Debra Rutherford Thompson and John
  Philp Thompson Sr., the former Mary Ann Thompson was born in Mexico
  in 1977 and grew up in Dallas; as a child, she experienced hearing
  loss and other health issues, but she learned from her father to
  embrace challenges as opportunities to grow stronger and find ways
  to make the world a better place; she became an admired artist,
  receiving such major accolades as the ARTV Sculptor of the Year
  award; in addition, she has served on the advisory board of the
  Visual Arts Coalition of Dallas, which represents more than 7,500
  artists, and she donated space to the organization; and
         WHEREAS, Ms. Thompson-Frenk has been very involved in
  philanthropy, human rights, and the environment, as well as the
  arts, and she has served on the boards of numerous worthwhile
  organizations; with her husband, Joshua Frenk, she founded the
  Memnosyne Institute, and she serves as president of the
  organization, which encourages positive, peaceful global
  collaboration in all areas of knowledge; during the COVID-19
  pandemic, Ms. Thompson-Frenk guided the Memnosyne Institute in
  addressing the need for KN95 reusable masks for indigenous
  communities across the country; the couple also established the
  John Philp Thompson Foundation, which supports research on
  non-radiation/non-chemotherapy cures for glioblastoma; much in
  demand internationally as a speaker, Ms. Thompson-Frenk has
  addressed organizations from the United Nations and TEDx to the
  Parliament of World Religions; she was the first major investor in
  Dallas-based Women That Soar; among numerous accolades, she has
  received the 2018 Civic Pioneer Award and the Southern Methodist
  University Profiles in Leadership Award; and
         WHEREAS, With the passage of another year, Mary Ann
  Thompson-Frenk may reflect with pride on her wide-ranging
  accomplishments and on the many significant contributions she has
  made in behalf of her fellow Texans; now, therefore, be it
         RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 87th Texas
  Legislature hereby congratulate Mary Ann Thompson-Frenk on her 44th
  birthday and extend to her sincere best wishes for the future; and,
  be it further
         RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be
  prepared for Ms. Thompson-Frenk as an expression of high regard by
  the Texas House of Representatives.
 
  Neave
  Bowers
 
  ______________________________
  Speaker of the House     
 
         I certify that H.R. No. 1472 was adopted by the House on May
  26, 2021, by a non-record vote.
 
  ______________________________
  Chief Clerk of the House