Bill Text: IA SR5 | 2021-2022 | 89th General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: A resolution honoring the work of Dr. Steven Meyer of Sioux City, Iowa.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2021-03-23 - Introduced, referred to Rules and Administration. S.J. 668. [SR5 Detail]
Download: Iowa-2021-SR5-Introduced.html
Senate
Resolution
5
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Introduced
SENATE
RESOLUTION
NO.
5
BY
CARLIN
A
Resolution
honoring
the
work
of
Dr.
Steven
Meyer
of
1
Sioux
City,
Iowa.
2
WHEREAS,
Dr.
Steven
Meyer
is
a
respected
general
3
and
pediatric
orthopedic
physician
who
has
practiced
4
medicine
in
the
Sioux
City,
Iowa,
area
for
over
37
5
years;
and
6
WHEREAS,
since
embarking
on
a
three-week
long
7
mission
to
Tanzania
with
his
church
in
1996,
Dr.
Meyer
8
has
devoted
his
life
to
providing
ongoing
assistance
to
9
Tanzania’s
children,
and
to
facilitating
opportunities
10
for
others
to
experience
a
life-changing
journey
to
11
Tanzania;
and
12
WHEREAS,
in
1997,
Dr.
Meyer
and
his
wife,
Dana
13
Meyer,
founded
Siouxland
Tanzania
Educational
14
Medical
Ministries
(STEMM)
to
assist
in
transporting
15
Americans
to
Tanzania
to
address
the
spiritual
growth,
16
medical
care
needs,
and
educational
opportunities
of
17
Tanzanians;
and
18
WHEREAS,
due
to
Dr.
Meyer’s
work,
STEMM
has
built
19
roads,
bridges,
classrooms,
teacher
housing,
a
birthing
20
center,
and
a
fully
staffed
orphanage,
and
increased
21
the
number
of
orthopedic
surgeons
in
Tanzania
from
8
22
to
nearly
40;
and
23
WHEREAS,
Dr.
Meyer
has
now
completed
50
trips
to
24
Tanzania;
and
25
WHEREAS,
in
2017,
Dr.
Meyer
and
his
STEMM
team
26
helped
save
the
lives
of
3
children
involved
in
a
fatal
27
bus
accident
in
Arusha,
Tanzania,
by
pulling
them
from
28
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the
crash
and
bringing
them
to
Sioux
City,
Iowa;
and
1
WHEREAS,
in
2020,
the
American
Academy
of
Orthopedic
2
Surgeons
recognized
Dr.
Meyer’s
efforts
by
awarding
him
3
their
humanitarian
of
the
year
award;
NOW
THEREFORE,
4
BE
IT
RESOLVED
BY
THE
SENATE,
That
the
Senate
honors
5
Dr.
Steven
Meyer
for
his
exemplary
work
in
orthopedics
6
and
his
humanitarian
aid
over
the
past
25
years;
and
7
BE
IT
FURTHER
RESOLVED,
That
upon
passage
of
this
8
resolution,
the
Secretary
of
the
Senate
shall
transmit
9
a
copy
of
this
resolution
to
Dr.
Steven
Meyer.
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