Texas 2023 - 88th Regular

Texas House Bill HR670 Compare Versions

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1	1	H.R. No. 670
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4	4	R E S O L U T I O N
5	5	WHEREAS, Ginny Levenback and Dr. Charles Levenback have
6	6	greatly distinguished themselves through their long record of
7	7	dedicated service to the citizens of Houston; and
8	8	WHEREAS, Ginny Levenback worked for 20 years as a corporate
9	9	transactional and regulatory attorney at the United Gas Pipeline
10	10	Company and Williams; in 2005, she founded Levenback & Associates,
11	11	where she acted as general counsel for two start-up companies and
12	12	handled legal matters including mediation, entertainment law,
13	13	contract drafting and negotiation, real estate, and Holocaust-era
14	14	restitution claims; a cancer survivor, she currently works as a
15	15	coach for individuals facing personal and professional transitions
16	16	and serves on the leadership team at Unity of Houston; she is a
17	17	graduate of St. Lawrence University, The University of Texas School
18	18	of Law, and the Center for Houston's Future Leadership Forum; and
19	19	WHEREAS, For more than three decades, Dr. Levenback served as
20	20	a gynecological oncologist at The University of Texas MD Anderson
21	21	Cancer Center, and he also held administrative roles such as chief
22	22	quality officer and chief professionalism officer; over the course
23	23	of his career, he pioneered sentinel node biopsy in women with
24	24	gynecologic cancer; a world-class oncologist, he earned an
25	25	unparalleled reputation for his bedside manner, and he helped one
26	26	cancer patient launch a campaign to obtain an experimental drug
27	27	that was considered safe for use; he and his wife formed a skilled
28	28	and supportive team who worked together to help countless patients;
29	29	a graduate of McGill University, Dr. Levenback attended Albert
30	30	Einstein College of Medicine, and he also studied at the Icahn
31	31	School of Medicine at Mount Sinai and Memorial Sloan Kettering
32	32	Cancer Center; and
33	33	WHEREAS, Native New Yorkers, the Levenbacks are longtime
34	34	residents of the Bayou City, and they take great pride in their two
35	35	sons, Sam and Ben, their daughter-in-law, Melissa, and their
36	36	grandson, Simon; they volunteer at a local public school and are
37	37	valued supporters of Houston's professional sports teams;
38	38	partnering with one of Dr. Levenback's patients, the couple
39	39	established the Levenback Family Endowment Fund at Holocaust Museum
40	40	Houston, which will generate income to support changing
41	41	exhibitions, archival preservations, and social justice
42	42	educational activities; the museum also received an important
43	43	collection of documents, furniture, art, and photographs from the
44	44	Levenback family; Dr. Levenback's mother, Hedwig Basch Levenback,
45	45	was one of 10,000 Jewish children evacuated from Germany and
46	46	Austria to England on the Kindertransport, and the donation became
47	47	the core of the museum's Uprooted exhibit in 2013; and
48	48	WHEREAS, Our communities draw immeasurable strength from
49	49	individuals such as Ginny and Charles Levenback, whose generosity
50	50	and civic engagement have made a positive and lasting difference in
51	51	Houston; now, therefore, be it
52	52	RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 88th Texas
53	53	Legislature hereby honor Ginny Levenback and Dr. Charles Levenback
54	54	for their contributions to the Houston community and extend to them
55	55	sincere best wishes for the future; and, be it further
56	56	RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be
57	57	prepared for Dr. and Mrs. Levenback as an expression of high regard
58	58	by the Texas House of Representatives.
59	59	A. Johnson of Harris
60	60	______________________________
61	61	Speaker of the House
62	62	I certify that H.R. No. 670 was adopted by the House on April
63	63	5, 2023, by a non-record vote.
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65	65	Chief Clerk of the House