By Berlanga                                            H.R. No. 516

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                                 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.