81R32846 JGH-D
By: Marquez H.R. No. 2265
R E S O L U T I O N
WHEREAS, Rachel Harracksingh of El Paso is the 2009 recipient
of the Joe B. Brown Humanitarian of the Year Award from the Texas
Ambulance Association; and
WHEREAS, The Texas Ambulance Association is dedicated to
improving emergency medical care and transportation in the Lone
Star State, and the Joe B. Brown Award pays tribute to the
association's founder and first president; and
WHEREAS, Rachel Harracksingh is the president of Life
Ambulance Service in El Paso, which has served El Paso County since
1985; the company also runs the Life Ambulance EMS Academy, one of
the largest EMS and paramedic training and certification programs
in West Texas; and
WHEREAS, In her capacity as secretary of the TAA and chair of
the association's reimbursement committee, Ms. Harracksingh has
worked to promote an increase in Medicaid reimbursements,
benefiting ambulance providers across the Lone Star State; and
WHEREAS, Rachel Harracksingh has proven herself to be a
leader in her profession, and her work with the Texas Ambulance
Association in helping to guarantee the safety and reliability of
emergency medical care in Texas is indeed worthy of recognition;
now, therefore, be it
RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 81st Texas
Legislature hereby congratulate Rachel Harracksingh on receiving
the 2009 Joe B. Brown Humanitarian of the Year Award from the Texas
Ambulance Association and extend to her sincere best wishes for
continued success and happiness; and, be it further
RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be
prepared for Ms. Harracksingh as an expression of high regard by the
Texas House of Representatives.