82R9946 MGR-D
By: Zerwas H.C.R. No. 77
CONCURRENT RESOLUTION
WHEREAS, To spread the word about the significance of organ
donation, representatives from the Texas Transplantation Society
are visiting the State Capitol on March 1, 2011, and celebrating
Donate Life Texas Day; and
WHEREAS, Statistics demonstrate the urgent need for organ
donors; the national waiting lists for transplants include more
than 110,000 people, and over 10,000 of them reside in Texas; about
5,600 individuals in the nation and nearly 600 in the state died in
2010 while awaiting an organ transplant; and
WHEREAS, It is the goal of the Texas Transplantation Society
to educate Texans about the critical shortage of donors and the
lifesaving benefits of transplantation; the society works together
with the Texas Organ Sharing Alliance, the Southwest Transplant
Alliance, and the LifeGift organ procurement center, as well as
with state agencies, to increase public awareness concerning organ
donation; and
WHEREAS, The Department of Public Safety, the Texas
Department of Transportation, and the Department of State Health
Services enable Texans to register their intent to be an organ, eye,
or tissue donor, and the Glenda Dawson Donate Life Texas Registry,
the state organ donor registry named in honor of former
representative Dawson, now includes 1.4 million names; and
WHEREAS, Those involved in promoting and facilitating organ
donations are contributing immeasurably to the lives of organ
recipients and their loved ones, and the Texas Transplantation
Society and the other individuals, organizations, and agencies
involved in this worthy endeavor are to be commended for their
tireless commitment and their impressive record of achievements;
now, therefore, be it
RESOLVED, That the 82nd Legislature of the State of Texas
hereby recognize March 1, 2011, as Donate Life Texas Day at the
State Capitol and honor the many Texans who have chosen to become
organ donors and all those who work in behalf of organ donation;
and, be it further
RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be
prepared for the Texas Transplantation Society as an expression of
high regard by the Texas House of Representatives and Senate.