By Hightower                                   H.C.R. No. 104

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                             HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION

 1-1           WHEREAS, The passing of Dr. Eugene Morse Addison on December

 1-2     25, 1996, at the age of 74, has brought a great loss to the many

 1-3     friends and relatives of this esteemed Huntsville physician; and

 1-4           WHEREAS, Born May 3, 1922, in Huntsville to Eugene Jesse and

 1-5     Larue Howard Morse Addison, he attended school in his hometown and

 1-6     pursued his higher education at Sam Houston State University, where

 1-7     he earned his bachelor of science degree; he later attained his

 1-8     medical degree from Southwestern Medical School in Dallas and

 1-9     served his internship at Jeff Davis Hospital in Houston; and

1-10           WHEREAS, Dr. Addison was a patriotic man who served this

1-11     nation as a member of the Army Medical Corps from 1945 to 1948, and

1-12     he continued his service as a lieutenant colonel in the active

1-13     reserve from 1948 to 1959; and

1-14           WHEREAS, On leaving active duty in 1948, he began his medical

1-15     practice in Huntsville and became one of the city's most renowned

1-16     physicians over the course of his 40 years of service as a

1-17     practitioner of obstetrics and general medicine; during that time,

1-18     he also served as chief of staff at Huntsville Memorial Hospital

1-19     for seven terms and as chief of surgery at the facility for four

1-20     terms; and

1-21           WHEREAS, A dynamic presence in the medical field, Dr. Addison

1-22     demonstrated outstanding leadership and judgment as president of

1-23     both the Walker-Madison-Trinity County Medical Society and the

1-24     Ninth District Medical Society; he also held a seat on the board of

 2-1     directors of the Texas Academy of Family Practice and maintained

 2-2     membership in the American Academy of General Practice, the Texas

 2-3     Medical Association, the American Medical Association, the American

 2-4     Geriatrics Society, the American Heart Association, and the

 2-5     American Academy of Family Physicians; and

 2-6           WHEREAS, Among his many notable professional accolades were

 2-7     the Award for Meritorious Service from the Texas Academy of General

 2-8     Practice, a life membership in the Texas Medical Association, a

 2-9     charter fellowship in the American Academy of Family Physicians,

2-10     and the Physician's Recognition Award from the American Medical

2-11     Association, which he was awarded on four separate occasions; and

2-12           WHEREAS, Dr. Addison also devoted his time and energy to a

2-13     number of worthy civic organizations and served as president of

2-14     both the Kiwanis Club and the Huntsville-Walker County Chamber of

2-15     Commerce; in addition, he participated in the Huntsville High

2-16     School Alumni Association, the Sam Houston State University Alumni,

2-17     the Sons of the American Revolution, the Boy Scout Council, the

2-18     Grand Pelory of American Order St. John of Jerusalem Knights

2-19     Hospitaler, and other groups too numerous to mention; and

2-20           WHEREAS, A man of deep religious conviction as well, he was

2-21     an active member of the First Baptist Church, where he taught

2-22     Sunday school classes for more than 40 years and was also a deacon;

2-23     and

2-24           WHEREAS, Dr. Addison was a man of rare compassion and

2-25     understanding; although his warmth and wisdom are gone from us now,

2-26     his remarkable spirit will surely live on in the hearts of the many

2-27     people whose lives he touched during his time on this earth; now,

 3-1     therefore, be it

 3-2           RESOLVED, That the 75th Legislature of the State of Texas

 3-3     hereby honor the life of Dr. Eugene Morse Addison and extend

 3-4     sincere sympathy to the members of his family: to his wife of 50

 3-5     years, Mary Jane Pond Addison; to his sons, Eugene Morse Addison,

 3-6     Jr., and his wife, Annie, and Dr. Paul Davis Addison and his wife,

 3-7     Glenda; to his three grandchildren, Eugene Morse Addison III, Sarah

 3-8     Larue Addison, and Clifford Paul Addison; and to the many other

 3-9     friends and relatives of this beloved gentleman; and, be it further

3-10           RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be

3-11     prepared for the members of his family and that when the Texas

3-12     House of Representatives and Senate adjourn this day, they do so in

3-13     memory of Dr. Eugene Morse Addison.