Bill Text: WV SR23 | 2018 | Regular Session | Introduced
Bill Title: Recognizing contributions and efforts of Donate Life West Virginia partners
Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Republican 3-1)
Status: (Passed) 2018-02-01 - Completed legislative action [SR23 Detail]
Download: West_Virginia-2018-SR23-Introduced.html
SENATE RESOLUTION 23
(By Senators Carmichael (Mr. President), Ferns, Stollings, and Boso)
[Introduced February 1, 2018]
Recognizing the contributions and efforts of Donate Life West Virginia partners on the occasion of Hospital Day at the Legislature.
Whereas, Donate Life West Virginia partners consists of four organ procurement organizations that cover the state of and encourage West Virginians to Make the Pledge for Life by registering to become an organ, tissue, or cornea donor; and
Whereas, In 2017, there were 151 donor families from the West Virginia affiliated with the Center for Organ Recovery & Education (CORE), Kentucky Organ Donor Affiliates, Lifeline of Ohio Organ Procurement Agency, and LifeNet Health; and
Whereas, In 2017, there were 68 organ donors and 219 tissue donors in West Virginia; and
Whereas, Over 500 West Virginia adults and children are waiting for an organ transplant; and
Whereas, West Virginians, including 3-year-old Maren Foster, who received a life-saving liver transplant in the Cincinnati Children’s Hospital at the age of 8 months, are blessed with a second chance to live long and productive lives surrounded by loving and grateful families and friends; and
Whereas, West Virginia communities and families band together in support of organ recipients, like Maren Foster recognizing the courage and sacrifice of donor families, who often remain anonymous, even to those whose lives they save; and
Whereas, West Virginia recipients and communities are awed and humbled by the generosity of donors and their families, such as the late Nadya Irena Zitek, mother and nurse who gave the gift of life to five individuals waiting for their life-saving transplants, as well as the Halstead family, whose gift in the face of terrible tragedy inspires others to renewed hope and optimism. May they find peace and comfort; and
Whereas, Charleston Area Medical Center assisted in completing a total of 28 kidney transplants in West Virginia alone in 2017; and
Whereas, The West Virginia Division of Motor Vehicles facilitates the process of designating individuals as organ donors by allowing West Virginians to simply check the donor box on their application or renewal form for their driver’s license or photo identification at the local DMV office; therefore, be it
Resolved by the Senate:
That the Senate hereby recognizes the contributions and efforts of Donate Life West Virginia partners on the occasion of Hospital Day at the Legislature; and, be it
Further Resolved, That the Senate acknowledges the overwhelming value of lifesaving organ donation and transplant services within our own communities, and encourages all eligible West Virginians to register as donors; and be it
Further Resolved, That the Clerk is hereby directed to forward a copy of this resolution to the appropriate representatives of CORE, Kentucky Organ Donor Affiliates, Lifeline of Ohio Organ Procurement Agency, and LifeNet.
