IN THE COUNTY LEGISLATURE OF JACKSON COUNTY, MISSOURI
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A RESOLUTION recognizing Aimee Bultemeier of Lee's Summit, MO, for donating a kidney to save the life of a stranger.
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RESOLUTION NO. 18151, April 22, 2013
INTRODUCED BY Bob Spence, County Legislator
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WHEREAS, Aimee Bultemeier, a Lee's Summit single mother of two children, donated a kidney to save the life of someone she did not know; and,
WHEREAS, currently there are more than 1,800 Missourians and 95,000 people nationally on the waiting list for a kidney donation; and,
WHEREAS, Aimee is a nursing assistant at St. Luke's Hospital, works on the transplant floor of the Mid-America Heart Institute, and is familiar with patients waiting for a donor; and,
WHEREAS, after much praying and soul searching, Aimee believes it was meant to be for her to become one of approximately 159 anonymous kidney donors in the United States; and,
WHEREAS, Aimee underwent multiple screenings, including interviews, mental health evaluations, a background check, and medical tests, before she was approved to be a donor; and,
WHEREAS, Aimee made her kidney donation in the fall of 2011 and has spoken briefly with the kidney recipient; and,
WHEREAS, Aimee's daughters, Londyn, 6, and Lexi, 15, and her mother Kathy Hood, also of Lee's Summit, are proud of her generous act; now therefore,
BE IT RESOLVED by the County Legislature of Jackson County, Missouri, that the Legislature hereby recognizes the selfless and life-saving donation of Aimee Bultemeier and wishes her much happiness and success in the future.
Enacted and Approved
Effective Date: This Resolution shall be effective immediately upon its passage by a majority of the Legislature.
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
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Chief Deputy County Counselor County Counselor
Certificate of Passage
I hereby certify that the attached resolution, Resolution No. 18151 of April 22, 2013, was duly passed on April 22, 2013 by the Jackson County Legislature. The votes thereon were as follows:
Yeas _________8______ Nays _______0_______
Abstaining _____0____ Absent ______0______ Excused_____1______
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Date Mary Jo Spino, Clerk of Legislature