H.R. No. 1417
R E S O L U T I O N
WHEREAS, Randy DeLay has served with great dedication as
international campaign chair of the Eliminate Project of the
Kiwanis organization; and
WHEREAS, The largest fund-raising campaign in the history of
Kiwanis International, the Eliminate Project is a partnership with
UNICEF dedicated to the eradication of maternal/neonatal tetanus, a
deadly but highly preventable disease; the global volunteer network
of Kiwanis provides financial resources for the immunization and
maternal outreach programs of UNICEF, and since the inception of
the initiative in 2010, the infant mortality rate from neonatal
tetanus has declined by 15 percent; and
WHEREAS, Mr. DeLay, an attorney, is president and chief
executive officer of Public/Private Strategies, a strategic
planning and governmental affairs firm in Houston; active in
Kiwanis International for more than three decades, he is a member
and former president of Greater North Houston Kiwanis and a former
governor of the Texas-Oklahoma District; before becoming chair of
the Eliminate Project in 2011, he served for three years as
international trustee of Kiwanis International; and
WHEREAS, The Eliminate Project saves the lives of women and
infants who have little or no access to medical care, and it is
paving the way for other health interventions among this most
vulnerable population; through his tireless endeavors to advance
this vital mission, Randy DeLay has earned widespread respect and
admiration; now, therefore, be it
RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 84th Texas
Legislature hereby honor Randy DeLay for his outstanding
contributions as chair of the Eliminate Project of Kiwanis
International and extend to him sincere best wishes for continued
success; and, be it further
RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be
prepared for Mr. DeLay as an expression of high regard by the Texas
House of Representatives.
Spitzer
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Speaker of the House
I certify that H.R. No. 1417 was adopted by the House on April
20, 2015, by a non-record vote.
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Chief Clerk of the House