HR224 - Commending Michael Fawzi Tarabay of Sour Lake for his act as an organ donor.

      H.R. No. 224       R E S O L U T I O N          WHEREAS, Michael Fawzi Tarabay of Sour Lake has demonstrated   extraordinary compassion and selflessness by becoming an organ   donor and helping to save the life of a friend and colleague; and          WHEREAS, Mike Tarabay met Marshall Goode in 2020, and the two   developed a friendship while working together over the next several   years; Mr. Goode had suffered from an inherited liver disease for a   decade and a half, but his health had begun to rapidly decline in   the months leading up to February 2024, when he was diagnosed with   end-stage liver disease and given only 12 to 16 months to live; and          WHEREAS, Devastated by the news, Mr. Goode and his family   were left with few options; while undergoing the process of joining   the liver transplant waiting list, Mr. Goode's condition worsened,   forcing him to take a leave of absence from his job and to be   hospitalized for a time; he was informed that, due to his blood   type, a partial liver transplant from a living donor would offer the   best chance of resolving his symptoms; and          WHEREAS, After learning of the grim prognosis that his friend   faced, Mr. Tarabay reached out to the Goode family and volunteered   as a potential donor; testing revealed that Mr. Tarabay was a   match, and he went on to endure a battery of tests, scans, and   procedures over the next six months to prepare himself for   transplant surgery; along the way, Mr. Tarabay and the Goode family   received an outpouring of prayers and support from their Southeast   Texas community and from churches as far away as North Carolina; and          WHEREAS, On September 10, 2024, dual operations were   performed on the two men; the surgeries were a success, and thanks   to Mr. Tarabay's act of generosity, Mr. Goode faces a far more   optimistic future; and          WHEREAS, Mike Tarabay has deservedly been hailed a hero for   his actions, and his inspiring gift to a friend in need is a   testament to the most admirable qualities of the human spirit; now,   therefore, be it          RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 89th Texas   Legislature hereby commend Michael Fawzi Tarabay for his lifesaving   act as an organ donor and extend to Mr. Tarabay and Mr. Goode   sincere best wishes for continued health and happiness; and, be it   further          RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be   prepared for Mr. Tarabay as an expression of high regard by the   Texas House of Representatives.     Holt     Burrows Guerra Morales Shaw   Alders Guillen Morgan   Allen Harless Muñoz   Anchía Harris Noble   Ashby Harris Davila Olcott   Barry Harrison Oliverson   Bell of Kaufman Hayes Ordaz   Bell of Montgomery Hefner Orr   Bernal Hernandez Patterson   Bhojani Hickland Paul   Bonnen Hinojosa Perez of El Paso   Bowers Holt Perez of Harris   Bryant Hopper Phelan   Buckley Howard Pierson   Bucy Hull Plesa   Bumgarner Hunter Raymond   Button Isaac Reynolds   Cain Johnson Richardson   Campos Jones of Dallas Rodríguez Ramos   Canales Jones of Harris Romero   Capriglione Kerwin Rose   Cole King Rosenthal   Collier Kitzman Schatzline   Cook LaHood Schofield   Cortez Lalani Schoolcraft   Craddick Lambert Shaheen   Cunningham Landgraf Shofner   Curry Leach Simmons   Darby Leo Wilson Slawson   A. Davis of Dallas Little Smithee   Y. Davis of Dallas Longoria Spiller   Dean Lopez of Bexar Swanson   DeAyala Lopez of Cameron Talarico   Dorazio Louderback Tepper   Dutton Lowe Thompson   Dyson Lozano Tinderholt   Fairly Lujan Toth   Flores Luther Troxclair   Frank Manuel Turner   Gámez Martinez VanDeaver   Garcia of Bexar Martinez Fischer Vasut   Garcia of Dallas McLaughlin Villalobos   Garcia Hernandez McQueeney Virdell   Gates Metcalf Vo   Gerdes Meyer Walle   Geren Meza Ward Johnson   Gervin-Hawkins Money Wharton   González of Dallas Moody Wilson   González of El Paso Morales of Harris Wu   Goodwin Morales of Maverick Zwiener     ______________________________   Speaker of the House                 I certify that H.R. No. 224 was adopted by the House on February   12, 2025, by a non-record vote.     ______________________________   Chief Clerk of the House