By:  Ellis                                             S.R. No. 314

 1-1     By:  Ellis                                             S.R. No. 314

 1-2                              SENATE RESOLUTION

 1-3           WHEREAS, It is an honor for the Senate of the State of Texas

 1-4     to recognize Dr. Arthur C. Beall, Jr., on his selection as the

 1-5     Houston Surgical Society's Distinguished Houston Surgeon of

 1-6     1997; and

 1-7           WHEREAS, Born on August 17, 1929, in Atlanta, Georgia,

 1-8     Arthur Beall graduated from Emory University in 1950, where

 1-9     he also earned his medical degree; and

1-10           WHEREAS, After serving his internship with Barnes Hospital

1-11     in Saint Louis, Missouri, he served his residency at the Methodist

1-12     Hospital and Baylor College of Medicine from 1954 through 1961; and

1-13           WHEREAS, Following his residency, Dr. Beall served his country

1-14     honorably as a surgeon in the United States Naval Reserve; he was

1-15     an Assistant Chief, Thoracic and Cardiovascular Branch, Surgical

1-16     Service, United States Naval Hospital, Oakland, California, from

1-17     1956 through 1958, and he was LCDR, Medical Corps, United States

1-18     Naval Reserve from 1959 through 1963; and

1-19           WHEREAS, Presently Professor of Surgery at the Baylor College

1-20     of Medicine, Dr. Beall was president of the Michael E. DeBakey

1-21     International Surgical Society in 1978 and was president of

1-22     the Houston Cardiology Society in 1991; and

1-23           WHEREAS, Dr. Beall's hospital associations include Attending

 2-1     with the Methodist Hospital, Attending with Ben Taub General

 2-2     Hospital, Chief of Surgical Service with the Veterans Affairs

 2-3     Medical Center, and Courtesy Staff at Saint Luke's Episcopal

 2-4     Hospital and Children's Hospital in Houston, Texas; and

 2-5           WHEREAS, Certainly such an outstanding surgeon is deserving

 2-6     of legislative recognition; now, therefore, be it

 2-7           RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas,

 2-8     75th Legislature, hereby commend Dr. Arthur C. Beall, Jr., on

 2-9     being named the Houston Surgical Society's Distinguished Houston

2-10     Surgeon for 1997; and, be it further

2-11           RESOLVED, That a copy of this Resolution be prepared for

2-12     Dr. Beall as an expression of the high regard of the Texas Senate.

2-13                                  ______________________________________

2-14                                          President of the Senate

2-15                                       I hereby certify that the above

2-16                                  Resolution was adopted by the Senate

2-17                                  on March 11, 1997.

2-18                                  ______________________________________

2-19                                          Secretary of the Senate

2-20                                  ______________________________________

2-21                                           Member, Texas Senate