R E S O L U T I O N
1-1 WHEREAS, Dr. James W. Simpson has spent a lifetime working to
1-2 safeguard the health and welfare of his fellow Texans, and it is
1-3 indeed fitting at this time to recognize his many contributions to
1-4 the common good; and
1-5 WHEREAS, A native of Corpus Christi, Dr. Simpson received his
1-6 medical degree from The University of Texas Medical Branch at
1-7 Galveston, and when he first opened his medical practice in his
1-8 hometown, he was the city's only trained cardiologist; since that
1-9 time he has gone on to specialize in pediatric cardiology and to
1-10 oversee the development of a series of lifesaving outreach clinics
1-11 throughout South Texas; and
1-12 WHEREAS, Currently the chief of pediatric cardiology at
1-13 Driscoll Children's Hospital in Corpus Christi, Dr. Simpson also
1-14 maintains hospital privileges at 22 area health care facilities,
1-15 and he shares his vital wealth of experience with medical students
1-16 in his capacity as professor at The University of Texas Medical
1-17 Branch at Galveston and at the Baylor College of Medicine; and
1-18 WHEREAS, Professional peers and patients alike hold Dr.
1-19 Simpson in the highest esteem, and this regard is aptly expressed
1-20 in the construction of the James W. Simpson M.D. Catheterization
1-21 Laboratory in Corpus Christi; a valuable addition to the area's
1-22 health care facilities, the laboratory will commemorate Dr.
1-23 Simpson's achievements in the most appropriate fashion possible:
1-24 by serving the community; and
2-1 WHEREAS, James W. Simpson's life and work stand as eloquent
2-2 testament to the ability of one committed individual to make the
2-3 world a better place, and his many remarkable accomplishments are
2-4 truly worthy of every Texan's admiration and gratitude; now,
2-5 therefore, be it
2-6 RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 75th Texas
2-7 Legislature hereby honor Dr. James W. Simpson for his many years of
2-8 service to his fellow Texans through his skilled practice of
2-9 medicine and extend to him sincere best wishes for continued
2-10 success and happiness in the future; and, be it further
2-11 RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be
2-12 prepared for Dr. Simpson as an expression of high regard by the
2-13 Texas House of Representatives.
Berlanga
Luna
Seaman
Laney Gutierrez Oliveira
Alexander Haggerty Olivo
Allen Hamric Palmer
Alvarado Hartnett Patterson
Averitt Hawley Pickett
Bailey Heflin Pitts
Berlanga Hernandez Place
Bonnen Hightower Price
Bosse Hilbert Puente
Brimer Hilderbran Rabuck
Burnam Hill Ramsay
Carter Hinojosa Rangel
Chavez Hirschi Raymond
Chisum Hochberg Reyna of Bexar
Christian Hodge Reyna of Dallas
Clark Holzheauser Rhodes
Coleman Horn Rodriguez
Cook Howard Roman
Corte Hunter Sadler
Counts Hupp Seaman
Crabb Isett Serna
Craddick Jackson Shields
Cuellar Janek Siebert
Culberson Jones of Lubbock Smith
Danburg Jones of Dallas Smithee
Davila Junell Solis
Davis Kamel Solomons
Delisi Keel Staples
Denny Keffer Stiles
Driver King Swinford
Dukes Krusee Talton
Dunnam Kubiak Telford
Dutton Kuempel Thompson
Edwards Lewis of Tarrant Tillery
Ehrhardt Lewis of Orange Torres
Eiland Longoria Turner of Coleman
Elkins Luna Turner of Harris
Farrar McCall Uher
Finnell McClendon Van de Putte
Flores McReynolds Walker
Gallego Madden West
Galloway Marchant Williams
Garcia Maxey Williamson
Giddings Merritt Wilson
Glaze Moffat Wise
Goodman Moreno Wohlgemuth
Goolsby Mowery Wolens
Gray Naishtat Woolley
Greenberg Nixon Yarbrough
Grusendorf Oakley Zbranek
_______________________________
Speaker of the House
I certify that H.R. No. 516 was adopted by the House on April
2, 1997, by a non-record vote.
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Chief Clerk of the House