H.R. No. 224

	R E S O L U T I O N
	WHEREAS, Michael Fawzi Tarabay of Sour Lake has demonstrated
	extraordinary compassion and selflessness by becoming an organ
	donor and helping to save the life of a friend and colleague; and
	WHEREAS, Mike Tarabay met Marshall Goode in 2020, and the two
	developed a friendship while working together over the next several
	years; Mr. Goode had suffered from an inherited liver disease for a
	decade and a half, but his health had begun to rapidly decline in
	the months leading up to February 2024, when he was diagnosed with
	end-stage liver disease and given only 12 to 16 months to live; and
	WHEREAS, Devastated by the news, Mr. Goode and his family
	were left with few options; while undergoing the process of joining
	the liver transplant waiting list, Mr. Goode's condition worsened,
	forcing him to take a leave of absence from his job and to be
	hospitalized for a time; he was informed that, due to his blood
	type, a partial liver transplant from a living donor would offer the
	best chance of resolving his symptoms; and
	WHEREAS, After learning of the grim prognosis that his friend
	faced, Mr. Tarabay reached out to the Goode family and volunteered
	as a potential donor; testing revealed that Mr. Tarabay was a
	match, and he went on to endure a battery of tests, scans, and
	procedures over the next six months to prepare himself for
	transplant surgery; along the way, Mr. Tarabay and the Goode family
	received an outpouring of prayers and support from their Southeast
	Texas community and from churches as far away as North Carolina; and
	WHEREAS, On September 10, 2024, dual operations were
	performed on the two men; the surgeries were a success, and thanks
	to Mr. Tarabay's act of generosity, Mr. Goode faces a far more
	optimistic future; and
	WHEREAS, Mike Tarabay has deservedly been hailed a hero for
	his actions, and his inspiring gift to a friend in need is a
	testament to the most admirable qualities of the human spirit; now,
	therefore, be it
	RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 89th Texas
	Legislature hereby commend Michael Fawzi Tarabay for his lifesaving
	act as an organ donor and extend to Mr. Tarabay and Mr. Goode
	sincere best wishes for continued health and happiness; and, be it
	further
	RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be
	prepared for Mr. Tarabay as an expression of high regard by the
	Texas House of Representatives.
	Holt
	Burrows Guerra Morales Shaw
	Alders Guillen Morgan
	Allen Harless Muñoz
	Anchía Harris Noble
	Ashby Harris Davila Olcott
	Barry Harrison Oliverson
	Bell of Kaufman Hayes Ordaz
	Bell of Montgomery Hefner Orr
	Bernal Hernandez Patterson
	Bhojani Hickland Paul
	Bonnen Hinojosa Perez of El Paso
	Bowers Holt Perez of Harris
	Bryant Hopper Phelan
	Buckley Howard Pierson
	Bucy Hull Plesa
	Bumgarner Hunter Raymond
	Button Isaac Reynolds
	Cain Johnson Richardson
	Campos Jones of Dallas Rodríguez Ramos
	Canales Jones of Harris Romero
	Capriglione Kerwin Rose
	Cole King Rosenthal
	Collier Kitzman Schatzline
	Cook LaHood Schofield
	Cortez Lalani Schoolcraft
	Craddick Lambert Shaheen
	Cunningham Landgraf Shofner
	Curry Leach Simmons
	Darby Leo Wilson Slawson
	A. Davis of Dallas Little Smithee
	Y. Davis of Dallas Longoria Spiller
	Dean Lopez of Bexar Swanson
	DeAyala Lopez of Cameron Talarico
	Dorazio Louderback Tepper
	Dutton Lowe Thompson
	Dyson Lozano Tinderholt
	Fairly Lujan Toth
	Flores Luther Troxclair
	Frank Manuel Turner
	Gámez Martinez VanDeaver
	Garcia of Bexar Martinez Fischer Vasut
	Garcia of Dallas McLaughlin Villalobos
	Garcia Hernandez McQueeney Virdell
	Gates Metcalf Vo
	Gerdes Meyer Walle
	Geren Meza Ward Johnson
	Gervin-Hawkins Money Wharton
	González of Dallas Moody Wilson
	González of El Paso Morales of Harris Wu
	Goodwin Morales of Maverick Zwiener
	______________________________
	Speaker of the House
	I certify that H.R. No. 224 was adopted by the House on February
	12, 2025, by a non-record vote.
	______________________________
	Chief Clerk of the House