R E S O L U T I O N
 1-1           WHEREAS, The passing of Dr. Don W. Micks on June 16, 1998, at
 1-2     the age of 79 has brought a great loss to his family and many
 1-3     friends and to the fields of science in which he was so renowned;
 1-4     and
 1-5           WHEREAS, Dr. Micks was born November 23, 1918, to Dr. W. W.
 1-6     Micks and Bernice Barbour Micks in Mt. Vernon, New York; he grew up
 1-7     in Texas and attended North Texas State University in Denton,
 1-8     earning a bachelor's degree in biology and a master's degree in
 1-9     zoology; and
1-10           WHEREAS, The onset of World War II delayed his academic
1-11     career when he enlisted in the U.S. Navy; he served with the 5th
1-12     Marine Division and was in the Battle of Iwo Jima; and
1-13           WHEREAS, His experience in the South Pacific fueled his
1-14     interest in tropical diseases, and on returning he entered Johns
1-15     Hopkins University School of Hygiene and Public Health, where he
1-16     earned his doctorate in public health; and
1-17           WHEREAS, Dr. Micks returned to Texas in 1949 when he accepted
1-18     a position with the Department of Preventive Medicine and Community
1-19     Health at the University of Texas Medical Branch in Galveston; in
1-20     1961, he was made chairman of the department, a post he held until
1-21     his retirement in 1985; and
1-22           WHEREAS, His abilities and competence became more widely
1-23     known, and Dr. Micks was invited to participate in a variety of
1-24     professional projects and studies, including a Fulbright Senior
 2-1     Research Professorship at the Spallanzani Institute at the
 2-2     University of Pavia in Italy and a position as senior biologist in
 2-3     the Division of Environmental Health at the World Health
 2-4     Organization in Geneva, Switzerland; and
 2-5           WHEREAS, Over the course of years, his talents for teaching
 2-6     and his dedication to research earned him an enviable roster of
 2-7     awards, citations, and completed studies; in 1991, he received the
 2-8     Alumni Appreciation Award for Teaching Excellence and was a member
 2-9     of the Texas Academy of Science; and
2-10           WHEREAS, Dr. Micks also served as a fellow of the American
2-11     Public Health Association, a member of the American Association for
2-12     the Advancement of Science and the Royal Society of Tropical
2-13     Medicine and Hygiene, and as president of the American Mosquito
2-14     Control Association; he was awarded numerous research grants,
2-15     published more than 100 papers, and frequently contributed to
2-16     science publications; and
2-17           WHEREAS, This noted scholar was also an active community
2-18     member; the Vestry of Trinity Episcopal Church, the William Temple
2-19     Foundation, and St. Vincent's House are among the organizations
2-20     that benefited from Dr. Micks's prodigious energy and caring; and
2-21           WHEREAS, Since 1986, the  Department of Preventive Medicine
2-22     at UTMB-Galveston has awarded a graduate scholarship in the name of
2-23     Dr. Micks, for in his concern, scholarship, and drive, he embodied
2-24     all that is noble and lasting of science, and it is truly fitting
2-25     to honor his memory at this time; now, therefore, be it
2-26           RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 76th Texas
2-27     Legislature hereby pay tribute to the life of Dr. Don W. Micks and
 3-1     extend sincere sympathy to his wife of 54 years, Martha; to their
 3-2     children and their spouses, Fred and Jane Micks, Steve and Barbara
 3-3     Micks, Marj and Travis Heare, and Carol Zapp; to their
 3-4     grandchildren, Callie, Ryan, Austin, Jordan, Stephen, and Michael;
 3-5     to his brother, William R. Micks; to his sisters, Janet Loveless
 3-6     and Betty Lenski; and to the many friends and colleagues of this
 3-7     esteemed gentleman; and, be it further
 3-8           RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be
 3-9     prepared for the members of his family and that when the Texas
3-10     House of Representatives adjourns this day, it do so in the memory
3-11     of Dr.  Don W. Micks.
                                                                      Eiland
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                                                   Speaker of the House
               I certify that H.R. No. 68 was unanimously adopted by a
         rising vote of the House on March 25, 1999.
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                                                 Chief Clerk of the House