H.R. No. 419
R E S O L U T I O N
1-1 WHEREAS, Dr. Haden Edwards McKay III has devoted more than 50
1-2 years of his life to the people of Humble, both as a physician and
1-3 as a public servant, and has been honored by numerous organizations
1-4 over the years, but his most recent recognition as a recipient of
1-5 the American Medical Association's Dr. Nathan Davis Award is
1-6 particularly noteworthy; and
1-7 WHEREAS, This prestigious award is named for the founder of
1-8 the AMA and is presented to public servants and elected officials
1-9 who have made outstanding contributions in the healing arts; Dr.
1-10 McKay was one of 10 distinguished Americans who were formally
1-11 honored at a reception and dinner in Washington, D.C., on February
1-12 2, 1993; and
1-13 WHEREAS, This distinguished Texan has not limited his
1-14 achievements to the field of medicine, however; he has been an
1-15 active political force in the Humble area since 1938 and has served
1-16 an unprecedented 11 terms as mayor of that city; and
1-17 WHEREAS, Dr. McKay's Texas roots reach back to the year 1825,
1-18 when one of his ancestors, Haden Edwards, settled near Nacogdoches
1-19 and established one of the earliest Texas colonies; Dr. McKay was
1-20 born in Bardstown, Kentucky, in 1908, but his father, Dr. Haden
1-21 Edwards McKay, Sr., moved the family to Humble in 1919; and
1-22 WHEREAS, After he was graduated from Charles Bender High
1-23 School in 1926, Haden Edwards McKay III attended Mississippi State
1-24 University, where he received a bachelor of science degree, and
2-1 Chicago Medical School, where he was awarded a doctor of medicine
2-2 degree; he then returned home to Humble to join his father's
2-3 medical practice; and
2-4 WHEREAS, In 1941, Dr. McKay married Lillian Janda, a
2-5 registered nurse who has remained active in the medical field and
2-6 in community affairs throughout their many years together; built on
2-7 a foundation of mutual love, trust, and support, their remarkable
2-8 union has been an inspiration to the people of Humble for more than
2-9 50 years; and
2-10 WHEREAS, This dedicated public servant first stepped into the
2-11 political spotlight as a member of the Humble City Council in 1938,
2-12 and over the past half century he has emerged as the city's
2-13 foremost civic leader; at the age of 63, when most individuals are
2-14 planning their retirements, Dr. McKay announced his candidacy for
2-15 mayor; and
2-16 WHEREAS, Humble voters elected him to that position in 1971,
2-17 and they have demonstrated their overwhelming confidence in his
2-18 abilities by returning him to that post to serve an extraordinary
2-19 11 terms; and
2-20 WHEREAS, Despite the many demands of this august position,
2-21 Dr. McKay has found ample time to devote to numerous professional
2-22 organizations and has given generously of his considerable talent
2-23 and leadership skills; his terms as vice-president of the Harris
2-24 County Medical Society, as president of the Harris County Academy
2-25 of General Practice, the Texas Academy of General Practice, and the
2-26 Ninth District Medical Society, and as a delegate to the American
2-27 Academy of Family Physicians provide a brief glimpse both of his
3-1 long-standing commitment to the medical profession and of the
3-2 esteem and regard accorded to him by his colleagues; and
3-3 WHEREAS, An active participant in many of Humble's community
3-4 and religious organizations, including the Rotary Club, the Arabia
3-5 Shrine, the chamber of commerce board, and the Methodist Church,
3-6 Dr. McKay was the proud recipient of the Humble Chamber of Commerce
3-7 Outstanding Citizen Award in 1973; he also is a long-time member of
3-8 the Texas Medical Association and accepted their highest honor, the
3-9 Texas Medical Association Distinguished Service Award, in 1991; and
3-10 WHEREAS, As a physician, as a civic leader, and as an elected
3-11 official, Dr. McKay has tirelessly served the people of Humble and
3-12 his fellow Texans, and in doing so he has distinguished himself as
3-13 a man of great honor and integrity; Dr. McKay is truly worthy of
3-14 highest praise and recognition, and it is indeed fitting that the
3-15 house of representatives bestow this honor upon him today, his 85th
3-16 birthday; now, therefore, be it
3-17 RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 73rd Texas
3-18 Legislature hereby honor Dr. Haden Edwards McKay III, one of the
3-19 1992 recipients of the Dr. Nathan Davis Award, for his many years
3-20 of outstanding service to the people of Humble as well as for his
3-21 most recent honor and extend to him warmest best wishes on the
3-22 occasion of his 85th birthday; and, be it further
3-23 RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be
3-24 forwarded to Dr. McKay as an expression of high regard by the Texas
3-25 House of Representatives.
3-26 forwarded to Dr. McKay as an expression of high regard by the Texas
3-27 House of Representatives.
4-1 Crabb
4-2 H.R. No. 419
4-3 Laney Giddings Naishtat
4-4 Alexander Glaze Nieto
4-5 Allen Goodman Oakley
4-6 Alonzo Goolsby Ogden
4-7 Alvarado Granoff Oliveira
4-8 Averitt Gray Park
4-9 Bailey Greenberg Parra
4-10 Berlanga Grusendorf Patterson
4-11 Black Gutierrez Pitts
4-12 Blackwood Haggerty Place
4-13 Bomer Hamric Price
4-14 Bosse Harris Puente
4-15 Brady Hartnett Rabuck
4-16 Brimer Heflin Ramsay
4-17 Cain Hernandez Rangel
4-18 Campbell Hightower Raymond
4-19 Carona Hilbert Rodriguez
4-20 Carter Hilderbran Romo
4-21 Chisum Hill Rudd
4-22 Clemons Hirschi Sadler
4-23 Coleman Hochberg Saunders
4-24 Combs Holzheauser Schechter
4-25 Conley Horn Seidlits
4-26 Cook Hudson Shields
4-27 Corte Hunter of Taylor Siebert
5-1 Counts Hunter of Nueces A. Smith of Harris
5-2 Crabb Jackson D. Smith of Harris
5-3 Craddick James Smithee
5-4 Cuellar of Webb Johnson Solis
5-5 Cuellar of Hidalgo Jones of Lubbock Stiles
5-6 Culberson Jones of Dallas Swinford
5-7 Danburg Junell Tallas
5-8 Davila Kamel Talton
5-9 Davis Krusee Telford
5-10 De La Garza Kubiak Thompson of Tarrant
5-11 Dear Kuempel Thompson of Harris
5-12 Delco Lewis Turner of Coleman
5-13 Delisi Linebarger Turner of Harris
5-14 Denton Longoria Uher
5-15 Driver McCall Van de Putte
5-16 Duncan McCoulskey Vowell
5-17 Dutton McDonald West
5-18 Earley Madden Williamson
5-19 Eckels Marchant Willis
5-20 Edwards Martin Wilson
5-21 Erickson Maxey Wolens
5-22 Finnell Moffat Yarbrough
5-23 Flores Moreno Yost
5-24 Gallego Mowery Zbranek
5-25 Gallegos Munoz
5-26 H.R. No. 419
5-27 _______________________________
6-1 Speaker of the House
6-2 I certify that H.R. No. 419 was adopted by the House on March
6-3 18, 1993, by a non-record vote.
6-4 _______________________________
6-5 Chief Clerk of the House