HJR115 Summary

• Recognizes the success of UAB Hospital's organ transplant program and encourages all Alabama citizens to become organ donors.

• Honors Angelynn Luckado, a Munford teenager who received a rare double-lung and heart transplant at UAB Hospital in November 2015 as the first UAB patient to use extracorporeal life support as a bridge to this transplant.

• Recognizes organ donor Courtney Harris, a 26-year-old Alabama resident who donated her organs in November 2015, with her gifts saving and enriching the lives of others including Angelynn Luckado.

• Commends UAB Hospital for its accomplishments in organ transplant and other life-saving procedures and directs that a copy of the resolution be displayed at the hospital.

• Designates February 14 as National Organ Donor Day and encourages promotion of the organ donor program throughout Alabama year-round.