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SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 696
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In Memory |
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of |
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Lauren Gilstrap |
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WHEREAS, Memories of a life filled with joyful times and |
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meaningful accomplishments remain to comfort the friends and |
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family of Dr. Lauren Gray Gilstrap who passed away on October 21, |
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2022, at the age of 38; and |
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WHEREAS, Lauren Gilstrap was born to Rodney and Sherry |
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Gilstrap in Marshall on November 25, 1983, and she grew up with |
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the companionship of a brother, Stephen; she graduated as |
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valedictorian of her high school class and she received two |
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bachelor's degrees from The University of Texas at Austin, where |
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she was a Truman Scholar and a member of Phi Beta Kappa; she went |
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on to earn a doctor of medicine degree and a master's degree in |
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public health from Harvard University, and she completed an |
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internal medicine residency at Massachusetts General Hospital, |
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as well as fellowships in cardiovascular medicine, heart |
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failure, and cardiac transplantation at Brigham and Women's |
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Hospital; and |
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WHEREAS, In 2018, Dr. Gilstrap moved to Hanover, New |
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Hampshire, to join the faculty of the Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical |
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Center Heart and Vascular Center with a joint appointment in the |
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Dartmouth Institute for Health Policy and Clinical Practice; in |
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addition, she was an assistant professor at the Dartmouth College |
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Geisel School of Medicine, and in 2021, she became the program |
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head for advanced heart disease and transplant cardiology in the |
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Heart and Vascular Center; during her time at Dartmouth, she was |
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recognized as an outstanding clinician, educator, and mentor for |
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students, residents, fellows, and faculty; and |
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WHEREAS, In all her endeavors, Dr. Gilstrap benefited from |
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the love and support of her wife, Janet Milley, and she took great |
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pride in her two children, Katelyn and David; in her leisure |
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hours, she enjoyed skiing, snowboarding, climbing mountains, and |
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traveling with her family and friends; and |
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WHEREAS, Lauren Gilstrap embraced life to the fullest, and |
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she will forever remain a vibrant presence for those who knew and |
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loved her; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas, 88th |
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Legislature, hereby pay tribute to the life of Dr. Lauren Gray |
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Gilstrap and extend sincere condolences to all who mourn her |
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passing; and, be it further |
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RESOLVED, That an official copy of this Resolution be |
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prepared for her family and that when the Texas Senate adjourns |
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this day, it do so in memory of Dr. Lauren Gilstrap. |
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Hughes |
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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 May 27, 2023, by a |
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rising vote. |
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Secretary of the Senate |
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Member, Texas Senate |