H.R. No. 1472
R E S O L U T I O N
WHEREAS, Mary Ann Thompson-Frenk of Dallas celebrated her
44th birthday on May 14, 2021, to the great delight of her family
and friends; and
WHEREAS, The daughter of Debra Rutherford Thompson and John
Philp Thompson Jr., the former Mary Ann Thompson was born in Mexico
in 1977 and grew up in Dallas; as a child, she experienced hearing
loss and other health issues, but she learned from her father to
embrace challenges as opportunities to grow stronger and find ways
to make the world a better place; she became an admired artist,
receiving such major accolades as the ARTV Sculptor of the Year
award; in addition, she has served on the advisory board of the
Visual Arts Coalition of Dallas, which represents more than 7,500
artists, and she donated space to the organization; and
WHEREAS, Ms. Thompson-Frenk has been very involved in
philanthropy, human rights, and the environment, as well as the
arts, and she has served on the boards of numerous worthwhile
organizations; with her husband, Joshua Frenk, she founded the
Memnosyne Institute, and she serves as president of the
organization, which encourages positive, peaceful global
collaboration in all areas of knowledge; during the COVID-19
pandemic, Ms. Thompson-Frenk guided the Memnosyne Institute in
addressing the need for KN95 reusable masks for indigenous
communities across the country; the couple also established the
John Philp Thompson Foundation, which supports research on
non-radiation/non-chemotherapy cures for glioblastoma; much in
demand internationally as a speaker, Ms. Thompson-Frenk has
addressed organizations from the United Nations and TEDx to the
Parliament of World Religions; she was the first major investor in
Dallas-based Women That Soar; among numerous accolades, she has
received the 2018 Civic Pioneer Award and the Southern Methodist
University Profiles in Leadership Award; and
WHEREAS, With the passage of another year, Mary Ann
Thompson-Frenk may reflect with pride on her wide-ranging
accomplishments and on the many significant contributions she has
made in behalf of her fellow Texans; now, therefore, be it
RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 87th Texas
Legislature hereby congratulate Mary Ann Thompson-Frenk on her 44th
birthday and extend to her sincere best wishes for the future; and,
be it further
RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be
prepared for Ms. Thompson-Frenk as an expression of high regard by
the Texas House of Representatives.
Neave
Bowers
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Speaker of the House
I certify that H.R. No. 1472 was adopted by the House on May
26, 2021, by a non-record vote.
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Chief Clerk of the House