Texas 2023 - 88th Regular

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1	1	H.R. No. 2371
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4	4	R E S O L U T I O N
5	5	WHEREAS, The friends and family of McCarley Jean Rutledge,
6	6	who passed away on November 24, 2021, at the age of 27, will forever
7	7	remember her as a passionate champion for good in this world; and
8	8	WHEREAS, Carley Rutledge was born on May 10, 1994, to John and
9	9	Laura Rutledge in Fort Worth, and her childhood was spent exploring
10	10	the woods behind her house, performing skits with her siblings and
11	11	friends, and participating in family game nights that inevitably
12	12	descended into giddy chaos; and
13	13	WHEREAS, Although Ms. Rutledge's teenage years were
14	14	interrupted by a stage 4 Ewing Sarcoma diagnosis, she continued to
15	15	live her teenage life by going to concerts and parties and inviting
16	16	friends to the teen room at the hospital to hang out; she had a knack
17	17	for taking what scraps life gave her and fashioning them into
18	18	beautiful moments; her habit of bringing decorations and home
19	19	comforts along on her many hospital stays inspired Carley's Closet,
20	20	a service that donates similar items to young adult cancer patients
21	21	in 13 hospitals across Texas; and
22	22	WHEREAS, Two years into her cancer journey, Ms. Rutledge
23	23	enrolled in college at the University of Colorado Boulder and
24	24	blazed a trail as the first Ewing patient to receive a promising
25	25	cancer vaccine that other Ewing patients benefited from; she grew
26	26	from a bright-eyed college girl into a woman full of opinions,
27	27	interests, and passion, and she immersed herself in politics,
28	28	cooking, gardening, running, and travel; and
29	29	WHEREAS, After eight years, her cancer returned in her spine,
30	30	and following two debilitating surgeries, she spent months learning
31	31	to walk again; she continued excelling at her job and created a
32	32	popular podcast with her best friend from high school, Monica
33	33	Moser, called TX Forever; she went scuba diving in the Blue Hole in
34	34	Belize and ran a 10K just months after regaining her ability to
35	35	walk; her time was also spent in Red River, New Mexico, with her
36	36	family, often curled in an armchair with a huge book in her lap; she
37	37	giggled and played with her beloved niece and nephews, and she drove
38	38	from Denver to Central Texas to celebrate her grandmother's
39	39	birthday, all while undergoing chemo treatments; and
40	40	WHEREAS, Ms. Rutledge was an icon of hope in the cancer
41	41	community; she shared her story on behalf of the Rutledge Cancer
42	42	Foundation and encouraged countless other patients; furthermore,
43	43	she testified movingly before both the Colorado and Texas state
44	44	legislatures to advocate for insurance coverage of fertility
45	45	preservation treatments for young adult cancer patients; and
46	46	WHEREAS, Carley Rutledge lived each moment to the fullest and
47	47	met every obstacle with grace and strength, and she left an
48	48	indelible mark on all those who were fortunate enough to share in
49	49	the richness of her life; now, therefore, be it
50	50	RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 88th Texas
51	51	Legislature hereby pay tribute to the memory of McCarley Jean
52	52	Rutledge and extend heartfelt sympathy to her parents, John and
53	53	Laura Rutledge, and to her many other relatives and friends; and, be
54	54	it further
55	55	RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be
56	56	prepared for her family and that when the Texas House of
57	57	Representatives adjourns this day, it do so in memory of Carley
58	58	Rutledge.
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61	61	Speaker of the House
62	62	I certify that H.R. No. 2371 was unanimously adopted by a
63	63	rising vote of the House on May 28, 2023.
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65	65	Chief Clerk of the House