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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Dr. Julio C. O'Ryan has greatly benefited countless |
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South Texas patients over the course of his long career in |
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pediatrics; and |
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WHEREAS, Born in Bayamo, Cuba, in 1943, Dr. O'Ryan earned his |
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medical degree from the University of Zaragoza in Spain; he |
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completed an internship at Perth Amboy General Hospital in New |
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Jersey and residencies at Massachusetts hospitals associated with |
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Harvard Medical School; in addition, he had teaching appointments |
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as a clinical fellow in pediatrics at Harvard and as a senior |
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resident at Driscoll Children's Hospital; and |
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WHEREAS, Dr. O'Ryan entered private practice in Kingsville |
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in 1975; he was also a clinical instructor for the Coastal Bend |
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College nursing program and taught neonatal resuscitation at the |
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Academy of Pediatrics at Christus Spohn Kleberg Memorial Hospital |
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in Kingsville; in 1998, he joined the pediatrics specialty clinic |
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at Christus Spohn Health System in Falfurrias; and |
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WHEREAS, Since 2006, Dr. O'Ryan has led pediatrics for |
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Community Action Health Center; its Federally Qualified Health |
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Centers provide care for medically underserved communities in |
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Kingsville and Falfurrias; with a gentle manner and quick smile, he |
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puts his young patients and their parents at ease; he and his staff |
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work long hours to ensure that every child receives the best |
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possible care; and |
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WHEREAS, Dr. O'Ryan exemplifies the skill, compassion, and |
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dedication that are the hallmarks of the best physicians, and he has |
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earned the deep gratitude of his patients and the great admiration |
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of his colleagues; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the Senate of the 88th Texas Legislature |
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hereby honor Dr. Julio C. O'Ryan for his contributions to |
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pediatrics in South Texas and extend to him sincere best wishes for |
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continued success in his important work; and, be it further |
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RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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prepared for Dr. O'Ryan as an expression of high regard by the Texas |
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Senate. |