TITLE: Commending Michael Fawzi Tarabay of Sour Lake for his act as an organ donor.

SUMMARY: Commending Michael Fawzi Tarabay of Sour Lake for his act as an organ donor.

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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 Mu oz Anch a 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 Rodr guez 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 G mez 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 Gonz lez of Dallas Moody Wilson Gonz lez 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