HR190 - In memory of Antonio Cornelius Baker.

      H.R. No. 190       R E S O L U T I O N          WHEREAS, Antonio Cornelius Baker, a longtime champion of   people with HIV and AIDS, passed away in Washington, D.C., on   November 8, 2024, at the age of 63; and          WHEREAS, Born in Sodus, New York, on September 30, 1961,   Cornelius Baker graduated from Rochester Institute of Technology's   Eisenhower College; he joined the George H. W. Bush administration   in 1989 and worked in the White House Presidential Personnel Office   before becoming an assistant in the U.S. Department of Health and   Human Services national AIDS program; in that role, he was   instrumental in securing HHS funding for cities and minority   communities most affected by the HIV/AIDS crisis; he set an example   for other gay Black men as an early volunteer in the National   Institutes of Health's AIDS vaccine trials; later, as executive   director of the National Association of People with AIDS, he helped   reduce stigma through the establishment of National HIV Testing   Day; in 1999, he was named executive director of the Whitman-Walker   Clinic; and          WHEREAS, Over the years, Mr. Baker served on the boards of   many groups committed to addressing HIV/AIDS and held key advisory   and policy positions with a number of nonprofit and governmental   organizations, including the NIH Office of AIDS Research; as a   cofounder and policy advisor of the National Black Gay Men's   Advocacy Coalition, he worked with the NIH and the Centers for   Disease Control and Prevention on research funding for the care of   gay Black men with HIV and AIDS; he loved the theater and served for   three decades as a trustee of Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS; a   man of deep faith and boundless compassion, he made time to visit   and call the sick, comfort the suffering, and assist those in need   of food and shelter; his myriad accolades included the Award of   Courage from amfAR, The Foundation for AIDS Research, and a James   Baldwin Legacy Award from the National Black Justice Coalition; and          WHEREAS, Through his vision and tireless leadership,   Cornelius Baker made the world a better place, and those he left   behind will continue to find inspiration in his kind, joyful nature   and fierce advocacy for the most vulnerable; now, therefore, be it          RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 89th Texas   Legislature hereby pay tribute to the memory of Antonio Cornelius   Baker and extend sincere condolences to all who mourn his passing;   and, be it further          RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be   prepared for his family and that when the Texas House of   Representatives adjourns this day, it do so in memory of Cornelius   Baker.     Jones of Dallas     ______________________________   Speaker of the House                 I certify that H.R. No. 190 was adopted by a rising vote of   the House on February 6, 2025.     ______________________________   Chief Clerk of the House