By Janek                                              H.C.R. No. 50
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                             HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION
 1-1           WHEREAS, On January 29, 1999, Dr. Carlos R. Hamilton, Jr.,
 1-2     will be installed as the 98th president of the Harris County
 1-3     Medical Society, the nation's second largest county medical
 1-4     society, and this occasion is truly worthy of special legislative
 1-5     recognition; and
 1-6           WHEREAS, Established in 1903, HCMS is composed of more than
 1-7     8,000 members who continue to work toward promoting the highest
 1-8     standards of ethical medical practice for their community, while
 1-9     advocating on behalf of physicians and patients alike; and
1-10           WHEREAS, Dr. Hamilton, a fourth generation Texas physician,
1-11     is the ideal choice to continue in the pursuit of these admirable
1-12     goals and to champion the tradition of excellence that has come to
1-13     define this outstanding organization; and
1-14           WHEREAS, After graduating with honors from Baylor College of
1-15     Medicine in Houston with an M.D. degree and a master of science
1-16     degree in physiology and endocrinology, Dr. Hamilton served as
1-17     chief resident at Johns Hopkins University Hospital in Baltimore
1-18     and as a research fellow with Massachusetts General Hospital at the
1-19     Harvard Medical School; and
1-20           WHEREAS, Currently physician and partner with the Medical
1-21     Clinic of Houston, he is also an associate professor at Baylor
1-22     College of Medicine's Department of Internal Medicine, the
1-23     Methodist Hospital, St. Luke's Episcopal Hospital, and Ben Taub
1-24     General Hospital; and
 2-1           WHEREAS, This eminent Texan is a fellow of the American
 2-2     College of Physicians and served as director of the Texas chapter;
 2-3     he is affiliated with numerous prestigious organizations and
 2-4     associations, including the Texas Society of Internal Medicine, of
 2-5     which he is a past president, and he has been listed in Who's Who
 2-6     in Texas and Who's Who in Science and Technology; and
 2-7           WHEREAS, A devoted family man, Dr. Hamilton and his wife,
 2-8     Carolyn, are the proud parents of a son, Dr. Carlos R. Hamilton
 2-9     III, who has followed in his father's professional footsteps, and a
2-10     daughter, Patricia Frances Hamilton, who is a graduate of the
2-11     University of Houston Law School; and
2-12           WHEREAS,  Dr. Hamilton has shown his dedication to the future
2-13     by serving as chairman of the board of the Sam Houston Council of
2-14     the Boy Scouts of America, and he currently serves on the board of
2-15     directors of the National Council of the Boy Scouts of America; and
2-16           WHEREAS, In his performance of his duties as president of the
2-17     Harris County Medical Society, Carlos R. Hamilton, Jr., will
2-18     undoubtedly continue to receive from his colleagues the admiration
2-19     and respect that he so richly deserves, and it is indeed a pleasure
2-20     to honor him and wish him well in this endeavor; now, therefore, be
2-21     it
2-22           RESOLVED, That the 76th Legislature of the State of Texas
2-23     hereby congratulate Dr. Carlos R. Hamilton, Jr., on his selection
2-24     as president of the Harris County Medical Society; and, be it
2-25     further
 3-1           RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be
 3-2     prepared for Dr. Hamilton as an expression of high regard by the
 3-3     Texas House of Representatives and Senate.