84R12294 BPG-D
By: Kacal H.R. No. 1291
R E S O L U T I O N
WHEREAS, Stephanie Simpson has been named a 2015 Woman of the
Year candidate by the South Central Texas Chapter of the Leukemia
and Lymphoma Society; and
WHEREAS, Each year, the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society
sponsors a 10-week Man and Woman of the Year campaign to raise funds
for research; candidates employ their leadership skills and
resources to collect donations in honor of local children who are
blood cancer survivors, and the volunteer who achieves the highest
"vote" total earns the prestigious title of Man or Woman of the
Year; in 2014 alone, the South Central Texas Chapter raised more
than $550,000 in its campaign to benefit this worthy cause; and
WHEREAS, The Leukemia and Lymphoma Society has supported
groundbreaking research since 1949; moreover, it provides
information and support services for patients and their families,
and it works to improve access to the latest individual therapy
options and clinical trials; and
WHEREAS, Through her endeavors as a candidate in the Leukemia
and Lymphoma Society's Woman of the Year program, Stephanie Simpson
is furthering the organization's important mission and helping to
raise public awareness of the need to find a cure for blood cancers;
now, therefore, be it
RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 84th Texas
Legislature hereby congratulate Stephanie Simpson on her selection
as a 2015 Woman of the Year candidate by the South Central Texas
Chapter of the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society and commend her for her
dedication to the organization's worthy goals; and, be it further
RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be
prepared for Ms. Simpson as an expression of high regard by the
Texas House of Representatives.