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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, A life dedicated to social justice and equality drew |
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to a close with the passing of Kirk D. Myers-Hill of DeSoto on April |
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4, 2023, at the age of 54; and |
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WHEREAS, Born in Bastrop on June 25, 1968, Kirk Myers-Hill |
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grew up with the companionship of four siblings, Michelle, Michael, |
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Kelvin, and Kenneth; at an early age, he moved with his family to |
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Dallas, where he graduated from the Business Magnet High School; in |
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pursuing his life's work as a community leader, he followed in the |
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footsteps of his mother, the late Irene Trigg-Myers, who was a |
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longtime advocate for affordable housing; and |
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WHEREAS, For more than two decades, Mr. Myers-Hill enjoyed a |
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rewarding career as an entrepreneur and a dedicated activist for |
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HIV/AIDS and health care policy; in 2005, he joined together with |
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his mother to found Abounding Prosperity, Inc., a nonprofit that |
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seeks to address social and health disparities impacting Black men |
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and their families in Dallas County; as its founder and CEO, he led |
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the organization in its efforts to assist gay, bisexual, and |
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transgender residents by providing them with HIV testing and |
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screening services, along with a variety of other resources |
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designed to meet clients' specific health, financial, and legal |
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needs; and |
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WHEREAS, In addition to these endeavors, Mr. Myers-Hill |
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served as president of Dallas Southern Pride and curated the first |
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"All Black Lives Matter" crosswalks throughout South Dallas; he |
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also successfully campaigned for the renaming of Kimble Park in |
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South Dallas in honor of his mother; his myriad contributions to the |
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community did not go unrecognized, and the various accolades he |
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received included the 2023 Outstanding Texan Award for House |
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District 100 by the Texas Legislative Black Caucus; and |
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WHEREAS, Deeply devoted to his family, Mr. Myers-Hill shared |
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a loving partnership with his husband, Ricky Myers-Hill, whom he |
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married on October 22, 2021; one of his proudest accomplishments in |
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life was raising his nephew, Xavier Myers; and |
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WHEREAS, Kirk Myers-Hill distinguished himself as a |
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committed champion for the vulnerable and disadvantaged, and |
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although his life ended far too soon, he leaves behind a legacy that |
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will forever be remembered; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 88th Texas |
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Legislature hereby pay tribute to the memory of Kirk D. Myers-Hill |
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and extend heartfelt condolences to all who mourn his passing; and, |
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be it further |
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RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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prepared for his family and that when the Texas House of |
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Representatives adjourns this day, it do so in memory of Kirk |
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Myers-Hill. |