H.R. No. 734
R E S O L U T I O N
WHEREAS, The Carson Leslie Foundation is making a positive
impact through its efforts in behalf of children battling cancer;
and
WHEREAS, In 2010, the foundation was established by Annette
Leslie just a few months following the untimely death of her
17-year-old son, Carson; the organization is dedicated to raising
funds for pediatric cancer and enriching the lives of teenage
cancer patients; and
WHEREAS, The American Cancer Society reports that cancer is
the leading cause of death by disease in children under the age of
15; one in every 285 Americans develops cancer before the age of 20,
and the incidence of invasive pediatric cancers has gone up 29
percent in the past 20 years; some pediatric brain cancers are
terminal upon diagnosis, and no new protocols have been developed
in three decades; and
WHEREAS, Since its inception, the Carson Leslie Foundation
has sponsored a variety of fund-raising events; it secured a $3.2
million partnership with the Cancer Prevention and Research
Institute of Texas, and grants from the Carson Leslie Awards for
Pediatric Brain Cancers are now supporting research at The
University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Baylor College of
Medicine, and the Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center; and
WHEREAS, The medical community has long recognized the need
to expand research in pediatric brain cancer, and the Carson Leslie
Foundation is playing a vital role through its commitment to
increasing funding for these vital endeavors; now, therefore, be it
RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 84th Texas
Legislature hereby honor the Carson Leslie Foundation for raising
funds to combat pediatric cancer and extend to all those associated
with the organization sincere best wishes for continued success in
their important work; and, be it further
RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be
prepared for the foundation as an expression of high regard by the
Texas House of Representatives.
Villalba
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Speaker of the House
I certify that H.R. No. 734 was adopted by the House on March
12, 2015, by a non-record vote.
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Chief Clerk of the House