By:  Ellis                                             S.R. No. 852
    1-1                           SENATE RESOLUTION
    1-2        WHEREAS, This year Houston honors 20 years of practice by
    1-3  the eminent Bayou City physician, Reginald B. Cherry, M.D., and
    1-4  the Texas Senate wishes to extend felicitations to this celebrated
    1-5  healer; and
    1-6        WHEREAS, Born in Fort Smith, Arkansas, Dr. Cherry majored
    1-7  in pre-medicine at Baylor University in Waco, Texas, from 1966 to
    1-8  1969; he then spent four years at The University of Texas Medical
    1-9  School at San Antonio, and rounded off his post-graduate training
   1-10  in Internal Medicine and Radiology at Methodist Hospital in
   1-11  Dallas, Texas; and
   1-12        WHEREAS, Although at that time, exercise and nutrition were
   1-13  just beginning to emerge as an important health field, Dr. Cherry
   1-14  saw the importance of this critical area of health care and joined
   1-15  Dr. Kenneth Cooper at the Aerobics Center/Cooper Clinic in Dallas,
   1-16  practicing preventive medicine; and
   1-17        WHEREAS, Dr. Cherry then moved to Houston where he continued
   1-18  his specialization in diagnostic and preventive medicine, and from
   1-19  1975 to the present, he has been in private practice at his own
   1-20  clinic, The R. B. Cherry Clinic for Preventive Medicine, and
   1-21  over time, the fuller dimensions of exercise and diet as capable
   1-22  of preventing, delaying, or altering the course of illness began
   1-23  to emerge, and Dr. Cherry remained in the forefront of research and
    2-1  treatment, earning a most distinguished reputation; and
    2-2        WHEREAS, A member of the American Medical Association,
    2-3  Texas Medical Association, Harris County Medical Society, and
    2-4  the American College of Preventive Medicine, Dr. Cherry is also a
    2-5  consultant to many corporations and was an assistant professor in
    2-6  Clinical Medicine at The University of Texas Medical School at
    2-7  Houston; and
    2-8        WHEREAS, Over the years, Dr. Cherry has been able to
    2-9  continuously extend his mission and message of health through
   2-10  numerous articles and speaking engagements, and he has reached out
   2-11  through a syndicated weekly television program which communicates
   2-12  with millions of Americans each week, bringing directly into their
   2-13  homes the expertise which Dr. Cherry has amassed in the vital and
   2-14  vibrant realm of human health and happiness; and
   2-15        WHEREAS, Dr. Cherry's service to the community is amplified
   2-16  by his work as president of Community Educational Television and
   2-17  Jacksonville Educators Broadcasting which own and operate five
   2-18  educational television stations in Texas and Florida; now,
   2-19  therefore, be it
   2-20        RESOLVED, That the Senate of Texas, 74th Legislature, hereby
   2-21  congratulate and offer best wishes to Dr. Reginald B. Cherry for
   2-22  his dedicated service to Houston and to Texas; and, be it further
   2-23        RESOLVED, That a copy of this Resolution be prepared for
   2-24  Dr. Cherry and his family as a memento of his outstanding work
   2-25  and 20 years of practice in Houston.
    3-1                               ______________________________________
    3-2                                       President of the Senate
    3-3                                    I hereby certify that the above
    3-4                               Resolution was adopted by the Senate
    3-5                               on April 28, 1995.
    3-6                               ______________________________________
    3-7                                       Secretary of the Senate
    3-8                               ______________________________________
    3-9                                        Member, Texas Senate