IV 
112TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. RES. 55 
Honoring Christina Taylor Green for giving the gift of life with organ dona-
tion and encouraging Americans to join her call to make organ donation 
a personal choice. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JANUARY 25, 2011 
Mr. BACA submitted the following resolution; which was referred to the 
Committee on Energy and Commerce 
RESOLUTION 
Honoring Christina Taylor Green for giving the gift of life 
with organ donation and encouraging Americans to join 
her call to make organ donation a personal choice. 
Whereas Christina Taylor Green is a national beacon of hope; 
Whereas she gave the ultimate gift of life by organ donation; 
Whereas Christina Taylor Green was born in Maryland on 
September 11, 2001, a day of national tragedy; 
Whereas her birth proved to be a beacon of hope on a day 
that this country mourned an extreme loss; 
Whereas she died on January 8, 2011, due to the horrific ac-
tions that took place during a public meeting with United 
States Representative Gabrielle Giffords called ‘‘Congress 
on Your Corner’’ in Tucson, Arizona; 
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Whereas Americans felt the pain of losing a child; 
Whereas on that day, America mourned the loss of Christina 
Taylor Green, Dorothy Morris, John Roll, Phyllis 
Schneck, Dorwan Stoddard, and Gabriel Zimmerman; 
Whereas at this time of extreme sorrow, Christina’s parents, 
John and Roxanna Green, along with her brother, Dallas 
Green, willingly gave the gift of life and vision to other 
children by following Christina’s wishes and donating her 
organs; 
Whereas just as Christina came into this world providing a 
hopeful look to the future of this Nation, in her passing 
she has showed us, this country, and the world that by 
giving another the ultimate gift of life that we are a peo-
ple of unity and love, and that we can overcome adversity 
and tragedy; 
Whereas in life, Christina loved all that is true to the Amer-
ican spirit; 
Whereas as the granddaughter to George Dallas Green, 
Philadelphia Phillies manager when they won their first 
World Series title in franchise history in 1980, Christina 
along with her father John, a scout for the Los Angeles 
Dodgers, loved baseball; 
Whereas Christina was the only girl that played for the Pi-
rates, the Canyon del Oro Little League baseball team; 
Whereas Christina was a young person of faith and had re-
ceived her first Holy Communion at St. Odilia’s Catholic 
Church; 
Whereas she went to meet Congresswoman Giffords with 
family friend, Susan Hileman, to learn more about public 
service because she too was starting a legacy of giving 
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back to her community, having recently been elected to 
her student council at Mesa Verde Elementary School; 
Whereas during the tragic event on January 8, 2011, Susan 
Hileman used her own body to help shield Christina Tay-
lor Green from the deadly bullets; 
Whereas this act of courage was not futile because 
Christina’s parents were provided some solace during this 
stressful time knowing that Christina’s final wishes of 
organ donation could be realized; 
Whereas Christina’s grandmother, Yolanda Segalini, died at 
age 74 and the family supported the decision to donate 
their grandmother’s organs so that others could live a 
better life; 
Whereas from this experience, Christina and her family 
learned how important it is to be an organ donor; 
Whereas it is estimated that 110,000 Americans are on a 
waiting list for an organ transplant; 
Whereas, in 2009, only 28,463 transplants were performed, 
a statistic that is sure to increase given Christina’s un-
conditional gift and the teaching born by all who have 
learned of this remarkable young person and her family; 
Whereas Christina Taylor Green’s life, passing, and organ 
donation has affected the whole country; and 
Whereas this Nation is better for the gifts shared by Chris-
tina Taylor Green and John and Roxanna Green: Now, 
therefore, be it 
Resolved, That the House of Representatives— 
(1) honors Christina Taylor Green for giving 
the gift of life with organ donation; 
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(2) believes that Christina Taylor Green’s mem-
ory will live on and that she will continue to be the 
Nation’s face of hope; and 
(3) encourages Americans to join her call to 
make organ donation a personal choice. 
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