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R E S O L U T I O N
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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 family |
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of Dr. Lauren Gray Gilstrap who passed away on October 21, 2022, at |
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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 the |
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companionship of a brother, Stephen; she graduated as valedictorian |
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of her high school class and she received two bachelor's degrees |
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from The University of Texas at Austin, where she was a Truman |
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Scholar and a member of Phi Beta Kappa; she went on to earn a doctor |
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of medicine degree and a master's degree in public health from |
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Harvard University, and she completed an internal medicine |
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residency at Massachusetts General Hospital, as well as fellowships |
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in cardiovascular medicine, heart failure, and cardiac |
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transplantation at Brigham and Women's 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 head |
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for advanced heart disease and transplant cardiology in the Heart |
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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 hours, |
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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 88th Texas Legislature |
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hereby pay tribute to the life of Dr. Lauren Gray Gilstrap and |
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extend sincere condolences to all who mourn her passing; and, be it |
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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 this |
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day, it do so in memory of Dr. Lauren Gilstrap. |