By:  Whitmire                                          S.R. No. 261

 1-1     By:  Whitmire                                          S.R. No. 261

 1-2                              SENATE RESOLUTION

 1-3           WHEREAS, The Senate of the State of Texas takes pride in

 1-4     recognizing Dr. Arthur C. Beall, Jr., who has been selected

 1-5     as the Distinguished Houston Surgeon for 1997 by The Houston

 1-6     Surgical Society; and

 1-7           WHEREAS, Born in Atlanta, Georgia, Arthur Beall received

 1-8     his medical degree from Emory University and served his residency

 1-9     at Methodist Hospital and Baylor University College of Medicine

1-10     from 1954 to 1961; he also served as a research fellow at the

1-11     Houston Heart Association from 1960 to 1961; and

1-12           WHEREAS, Dr. Beall was an assistant chief of the Thoracic

1-13     and Cardiovascular Branch, Surgical Service, United States Naval

1-14     Hospital, in Oakland, California, from 1956 to 1958 and was LCDR,

1-15     Medical Corps, United States Naval Reserve from 1959 to 1963; and

1-16           WHEREAS, A professor of surgery at Baylor College of

1-17     Medicine, Dr. Beall is well known for his expertise in the field

1-18     of thoracic surgery; he has worked closely with Dr. Denton Cooley

1-19     and Dr. Michael DeBakey, and he served as president of the

1-20     Michael E. DeBakey International Surgical Society in 1978 and

1-21     as president of the Houston Cardiology Society in 1991; and

1-22           WHEREAS, Highly respected for his outstanding work,

1-23     Dr. Beall has a number of hospital associations, which include

 2-1     attending with the Methodist Hospital and with Ben Taub General

 2-2     Hospital; he is chief of Surgical Service with the Veterans

 2-3     Affairs Medical Center and serves on the courtesy staff of

 2-4     Saint Luke's Episcopal Hospital and Texas Children's Hospital;

 2-5     and

 2-6           WHEREAS, Devoted to his profession, Dr. Beall has dedicated

 2-7     his life to helping his patients with their cardiovascular problems

 2-8     and to providing superior surgical care to the residents of Harris

 2-9     County; and

2-10           WHEREAS, The citizens of Harris County and Texans across the

2-11     state have greatly benefitted from the dedication and skill of

2-12     this exceptionally talented surgeon; now, therefore, be it

2-13           RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas,

2-14     75th Legislature, hereby commend Dr. Arthur Beall on his

2-15     outstanding career and extend congratulations to him on his

2-16     selection as Distinguished Houston Surgeon for 1997; and,

2-17     be it further

2-18           RESOLVED, That a copy of this Resolution be prepared for

2-19     Dr. Beall as an expression of esteem from the Texas Senate.

2-20                                  ______________________________________

2-21                                          President of the Senate

2-22                                       I hereby certify that the above

2-23                                  Resolution was adopted by the Senate

2-24                                  on March 3, 1997.

2-25                                  ______________________________________

2-26                                          Secretary of the Senate

2-27                                  ______________________________________

2-28                                           Member, Texas Senate