Bill Text: TX SR418 | 2023-2024 | 88th Legislature | Enrolled
Bill Title: In memory of Kirk D. Myers-Hill.
Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1)
Status: (Passed) 2023-04-13 - Reported enrolled [SR418 Detail]
Download: Texas-2023-SR418-Enrolled.html
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| In Memory | ||
| of | ||
| Kirk D. Myers-Hill | ||
| WHEREAS, The Senate of the State of Texas honors and | ||
| commemorates the life of Kirk D. Myers-Hill, who died on | ||
| April 4, 2023, at the age of 54; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Kirk Myers-Hill was born on June 25, 1968; he was | ||
| the chief executive officer and founder of Abounding Prosperity, | ||
| Incorporated, a nonprofit organization in Dallas that is | ||
| dedicated to addressing health, social, and economic disparities | ||
| among Black Americans, with a particular emphasis on LGBTQ | ||
| individuals and their families; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Kirk was a visionary and an activist who dedicated | ||
| his life to serving vulnerable groups who face discrimination | ||
| with respect to medical services and in society at large and to | ||
| fighting for the rights of people suffering from HIV and AIDS; he | ||
| concentrated his energies on the right to health care and on | ||
| mobilization efforts to increase equity and access to services | ||
| for ethnic minority groups that are disproportionately affected | ||
| by HIV and AIDS; and | ||
| WHEREAS, For more than 20 years, Kirk fought to influence | ||
| HIV and AIDS policy, championing increased access to biomedical | ||
| interventions, treatment as prevention, and research on behalf | ||
| of Black communities; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Expanding his mission to encompass direct medical | ||
| and social services, in 2005, Kirk founded Abounding Prosperity, | ||
| an HIV testing, counseling, and referral agency; the | ||
| organization now offers a comprehensive range of services, | ||
| including HIV primary care, transgender health care, substance | ||
| abuse counseling, mental health counseling, supportive housing, | ||
| financial assistance, tele-wellness, and research and | ||
| recreational centers; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Kirk established an ethos of education, | ||
| prevention, and treatment and served with the State of Texas | ||
| Community Planning Group, chairing the Interventions Committee; | ||
| he also served on the City of Dallas Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and | ||
| Transgender Task Force and represented his community as a | ||
| founding member of the Dallas Chapter of the Texas Black Gay | ||
| Network; and | ||
| WHEREAS, A pillar of support and treasured member of his | ||
| community, Kirk was a passionate, selfless man whose courage, | ||
| warmth, and commitment to equitable health services has inspired | ||
| his colleagues, friends, and fellow citizens; Kirk's labors and | ||
| activism touched the lives of countless people, and he will be | ||
| long remembered by his many loved ones and by all who were | ||
| privileged to share in his life; now, therefore, be it | ||
| RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas, 88th | ||
| Legislature, hereby extend sincere condolences to the bereaved | ||
| family of Kirk D. Myers-Hill; and, be it further | ||
| RESOLVED, That a copy of this Resolution be prepared for | ||
| his family as an expression of deepest sympathy from the Texas | ||
| Senate and that when the Senate adjourns this day, it do so in | ||
| memory of Kirk Myers-Hill. | ||
| West | ||
| ________________________________ | ||
| President of the Senate | ||
| I hereby certify that the | ||
| above Resolution was adopted by | ||
| the Senate on April 13, 2023, by a | ||
| rising vote. | ||
| ________________________________ | ||
| Secretary of the Senate | ||
| ________________________________ | ||
| Member, Texas Senate | ||
