By:  Ellis                                              S.R. No. 91
    1-1                           SENATE RESOLUTION
    1-2        WHEREAS, Dr. Frank G. Moody has been selected as the
    1-3  "Distinguished Houston Surgeon" for 1995 by The Houston Surgical
    1-4  Society, and the Texas Senate is proud to recognize the esteemed
    1-5  doctor for his exceptional contributions to medicine; and
    1-6        WHEREAS, Dr. Moody is the Denton A. Cooley Professor and
    1-7  Chairman of the Department of Surgery at The University of Texas
    1-8  Medical School and the Surgeon-in-Chief at Hermann Hospital; and
    1-9        WHEREAS, Dr. Moody is also Professor of Surgery at the
   1-10  Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences at The University of Texas
   1-11  Health Science Center; and
   1-12        WHEREAS, His illustrious career has been marked by
   1-13  professional honors including the Grand Gold Medaille, Milan, Italy,
   1-14  in 1990; the Olof Acrel Medal of the Swedish Surgical Society in
   1-15  1992, and the Professor Honorario at the Hospital Universitario
   1-16  Doce de Octubre, Madrid, Spain, in 1992; and
   1-17        WHEREAS, A native of Franklin, New Hampshire, Dr. Moody
   1-18  graduated from Dartmouth College in 1953 and received his medical
   1-19  training at Cornell University Medical Center in New York in 1963;
   1-20  and
   1-21        WHEREAS, He was the recipient of an Advanced Research Fellow
   1-22  of the American Heart Association at the University of California
   1-23  Medical Center where he continued his studies from 1963 through
    2-1  1965; and
    2-2        WHEREAS, After serving as Staff Surgeon with the Veteran's
    2-3  Administration Hospital until 1971, Dr. Moody was affiliated
    2-4  with the University of Utah School of Medicine and was Chief of
    2-5  Surgery at the University Hospital and the University of Utah
    2-6  Health Science Center in Salt Lake City; and
    2-7        WHEREAS, The renowned surgeon has published numerous
    2-8  articles in medical journals and has been a coeditor of Surgical
    2-9  Gastroenterology, Digestive Surgery; he has freely shared his
   2-10  knowledge and experience as Director of the American Board of
   2-11  Surgery and as President of the Utah Chapter of Surgeons; and
   2-12        WHEREAS, His care and concern for others have been reflected
   2-13  in his magnificent contributions to his profession and to the people
   2-14  of Texas who have benefitted from his exceptional abilities; now,
   2-15  therefore, be it
   2-16        RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas,
   2-17  74th Legislature, hereby express its gratitude to Dr. Frank G. Moody
   2-18  for his achievements in the field of surgical medicine; and, be it
   2-19  further
   2-20        RESOLVED, That a copy of this Resolution be prepared for
   2-21  Dr. Moody as an expression of the gratitude and high regard of
   2-22  the Texas Senate.
   2-23                               ______________________________________
   2-24                                       President of the Senate
   2-25                                    I hereby certify that the above
    3-1                               Resolution was adopted by the Senate
    3-2                               on January 26, 1995.
    3-3                               ______________________________________
    3-4                                       Secretary of the Senate
    3-5                               ______________________________________
    3-6                                        Member, Texas Senate