Dr. Tasha Faruqui, award-winning pediatrician, bestselling author, public speaker and medical advocate, will be the special guest at the Houston Hospice 25th Butterfly Luncheon. Please join us Monday, April 27, 2026, from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m.

Dr. Faruqui is a shining star of a pediatrician whose professional expertise is matched by deep personal experience. Her middle daughter is receiving hospice care, and Dr. Faruqui brings a powerful perspective bridging medicine, motherhood and the profound importance of compassionate end-of-life care.

A USA Today bestseller, “Keep Your Head Up: A Mother’s Story of Chasing Joy in the Face of Grief,” is a testament to the depth of familial love and our ability to endure in the face of childhood terminal illness.

At the close of the luncheon, guests will have the opportunity to chat with Dr. Faruqui and snap a selfie during a book signing. Sharing the spotlight with Dr. Faruqui will be our Houston Hospice volunteers as we celebrate them during National Volunteer Month.

Proceeds from the luncheon support Houston Hospice and our pediatric Butterfly Program, which cares for our youngest and most vulnerable patients.

Tami Jorden is this year’s luncheon chair.

For more information on the 25th Butterfly Luncheon, please contact Daphne Singleterry at 713-677-7124.

Thank you to our sponsors!

The Purple Emperor
Tami and Tom Jorden

The Tawny Emperor
John P. McGovern Foundation

The Monarch
H. Richard Walton

The Red Admiral
Joan and Stanford Alexander Family Fund
Dignity Memorial/Funeraria Del Angel
Monica and Wallis Hampton
in Memory of Jake Hampton
Kay and Paul Mansfield
Vivie and Chris O’Sullivan
Karen Rosales/Stablewood Neighbors
Nestor Vicknair/VMT Wealth Management

The Pearl Crescent
Dorothy and Mickey Ables
in Honor of Tami Jorden
Bracewell LLP
DataVox, Inc.
Nancy and Al Gatmaitan
Hospice Support, Inc. – El Campo
Houston Methodist
Jill and Conrad Johnson
OnePoint Patient Care
Prosperity Bank
Isla C. Reckling
Joyce and Mohammed Salhoot
Margo and Hal Scholin
Sue White

Chrysalis
Kelli and Eddy Blanton
Krista and John Foley
Janet F. McKenzie
Cynthia Nordt
Cora Guinn Robinson
Sarah Selleck and Brent Nyquist
Lynda Underwood
Jon Unroe
Andrea and Bill White
Melvyn and Cyvia Wolff Family Fund
in Honor and in Memory of Ruth Landauer & in Honor of Tamara Jorden

Centerpiece Sponsor
H-E-B