H.R. No. 1821 R E S O L U T I O N WHEREAS, The Memorial Hermann Foundation is hosting its 2013 Circle of Life Gala on May 11, 2013; and WHEREAS, A component of the Memorial Hermann Healthcare System, the foundation is honoring civic leaders and philanthropists Elizabeth and Gary Petersen at the gala; proceeds of the event will benefit the Revolutionizing Neuroscience initiative, a $100 million fund-raising campaign undertaken by Memorial Hermann-Texas Medical Center and The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston; and WHEREAS, Memorial Hermann and UTHealth have partnered for more than four decades to provide comprehensive medical care, and together, they have launched Revolutionizing Neuroscience to advance the field of neuroscience research and clinical care and to make the institutions national and international leaders in the field; and WHEREAS, Today, Memorial Hermann and UTHealth form one of the few hospital-medical school collaborations in the United States that fully integrate pediatric and adult neurology, neurosurgery, and neurorehabilitation; to attain the best patient outcomes, they provide a full continuum of state-of-the-art neuroscience research and care beginning when a patient arrives in the trauma center and continuing through treatment in the acute care facility and rehabilitation; and WHEREAS, Through its support for this ambitious fund-raising drive, the Memorial Hermann Foundation is making a significant contribution to the advancement of neuroscience research and patient care, and it is a privilege to commend all those associated with this event and the cause that it benefits; now, therefore, be it RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 83rd Texas Legislature hereby commemorate both the Memorial Hermann Foundation 2013 Circle of Life Gala and the Revolutionizing Neuroscience initiative and honor Elizabeth and Gary Petersen for their efforts in behalf of that worthy cause; and, be it further RESOLVED, That official copies of this resolution be prepared for Mr. and Mrs. Petersen and for the foundation as an expression of high regard by the Texas House of Representatives. Wu S. Davis of Harris ______________________________ Speaker of the House I certify that H.R. No. 1821 was adopted by the House on May 6, 2013, by a non-record vote. ______________________________ Chief Clerk of the House