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