Bill Text: WV HCR58 | 2022 | Regular Session | Introduced
Bill Title: February 14 as National Donor Day
Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Republican 8-3)
Status: (Engrossed - Dead) 2022-02-15 - To Rules [HCR58 Detail]
Download: West_Virginia-2022-HCR58-Introduced.html
HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION 58
(By Delegates Capito, Burkhammer, Fast, Hornbuckle, Storch, Summers, Rohrbach, D. Jeffries, Skaff, Lovejoy, and Queen)
[February 10, 2022]
Recognizing February 14, 2022, as National Donor Day.
Whereas, The State of West Virginia recognizes February 14, 2022, as National Donor Day, a day to celebrate those who save and heal lives as organ, tissue and cornea donors; and
Whereas, The State of West Virginia recognizes Cecil F. Lockhart of Welch, West Virginia, a World War II veteran, who at the age of 95 years old became the oldest organ donor in United States history, donating his liver after his death in May, 2021, to a woman in her 60s, saving her life; and
Whereas, More than 100,000 individuals in the United States, including 500 West Virginians, are currently waiting for a life-saving organ transplant; and
Whereas, Another person is added to the national transplant waiting list every 10 minutes and, on average, 20 people die in the United States each day because the organ they need is not donated in time; and
Whereas, One organ donor can save the lives of eight people and heal 75 others; and
Whereas, West Virginia encourages all residents to register as an organ, tissue and cornea donor online at registerme.org, or at their local West Virginia DMV offices, or on their West Virginia hunting and fishing license application; therefore, be it
Resolved by the Legislature of West Virginia:
That February 14, 2022, be recognized as National Donor Day in the State of West Virginia, to bring awareness to the value and life-saving benefits of organ, tissue and cornea donation; and, be it
Further Resolved, That the Clerk of the House of Delegates forward a copy of this resolution to the Governor.
