By: Gallegos S.R. No. 161
1-1 SENATE RESOLUTION
1-2 WHEREAS, The Senate of the State of Texas is pleased to
1-3 recognize Dr. John W. Nichols who has been named the Man of
1-4 the Year by the Galena Park Chamber of Commerce; and
1-5 WHEREAS, Born and raised in Jackson, Michigan, he attended
1-6 Michigan State University, Sam Houston State University, and
1-7 the University of Oklahoma; and
1-8 WHEREAS, John Nichols moved to Texas to enter Baylor College
1-9 of Medicine before serving his residency and practicing internal
1-10 medicine at City Hospital in Cleveland, Ohio; and
1-11 WHEREAS, Dr. Nichols honored his obligation to serve his
1-12 country in the United States Air Force Medical Corps; he reached
1-13 the rank of Captain and became Chief of Medicine at Ellington Air
1-14 Force Base Hospital; and
1-15 WHEREAS, In 1954, he accepted a position as a physician with
1-16 Deaton Hospital and he and his family settled in Galena Park; and
1-17 WHEREAS, Elected a member of the Board of Trustees of
1-18 Galena Park Independent School District, he served in that
1-19 position for 10 years until he was made President in 1969; and
1-20 WHEREAS, This outstanding gentleman was elected to serve
1-21 on the Board of Regents of San Jacinto Community College and
1-22 is still a trustee; he has served as the Regents' Secretary,
1-23 Vice-Chair, and Chairman; and
2-1 WHEREAS, Touted for his countless hours spent in community
2-2 activity, Dr. Nichols feels that energy should be returned to
2-3 the community; he is a member of the Board of Directors of the
2-4 Association of Community College Trustees, has served nationally
2-5 as its Second Vice-President, First Vice-President, and President,
2-6 and was recently made a life member; and
2-7 WHEREAS, Involved in a wide variety of civic activities,
2-8 he is a member of the Texas Society of the Sons of the American
2-9 Revolution, Paul Covington Chapter, and has received the Bronze
2-10 Good Citizenship Medal; and
2-11 WHEREAS, A diligent and hardworking man, Dr. Nichols has
2-12 been an active member of the Galena Park Chamber of Commerce
2-13 and was appointed by Governor Clements to the District Review
2-14 Committee of the State Medical Examiners' Board; and
2-15 WHEREAS, A man who believes in keeping his commitments,
2-16 Dr. Nichols has maintained a perfect 40-year record of attendance
2-17 at the Galena Park Rotary Club and has been its President; his
2-18 fellow Rotarians awarded him the Paul Harris Fellowship and last
2-19 year a Rotary scholarship for San Jacinto College was named in
2-20 his honor; and
2-21 WHEREAS, He is a Charter Fellow of the American Academy
2-22 of Family Physicians, was named a life member, and was
2-23 appointed associate professor of Family Practice at Baylor
2-24 College of Medicine; he is serving on the clinical faculty of
2-25 The University of Texas Health Science Center and is teaching
3-1 medical students and residents in family practice; and
3-2 WHEREAS, Throughout his distinguished career, Dr. Nichols
3-3 has been supported by the love of his wife, his four children,
3-4 and his eight grandchildren; and
3-5 WHEREAS, His meritorious work and exemplary devotion to his
3-6 community and his profession have earned Dr. John W. Nichols the
3-7 admiration and esteem of his peers and the citizens of Galena Park;
3-8 now, therefore, be it
3-9 RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas,
3-10 74th Legislature, hereby congratulate Dr. John W. Nichols on
3-11 being named the 1994 Galena Park Chamber of Commerce's Man of the
3-12 Year; and, be it further
3-13 RESOLVED, That a copy of this Resolution be prepared for him
3-14 as an expression of the high regard and esteem of the Texas Senate.
3-15 ______________________________________
3-16 President of the Senate
3-17 I hereby certify that the above
3-18 Resolution was adopted by the Senate
3-19 on February 7, 1995.
3-20 ______________________________________
3-21 Secretary of the Senate
3-22 ______________________________________
3-23 Member, Texas Senate