R E S O L U T I O N
 1-1           WHEREAS, The Texas House of Representatives is proud to
 1-2     congratulate Dr.  Edgar Lee Lancaster on his retirement from Baylor
 1-3     Medical Center at Grapevine, which concludes an outstanding career
 1-4     in medicine spanning nearly five decades; and
 1-5           WHEREAS, Dr. Lancaster and his wife, Dr. Minnie Lee
 1-6     Lancaster, met and married while both were medical students at the
 1-7     University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston; the devoted couple
 1-8     have enjoyed a happy and rewarding marriage for half a century, and
 1-9     they have been blessed with five children; and
1-10           WHEREAS, In 1953, Dr. Lancaster and his family moved to
1-11     Grapevine, and with his wife he opened a family medical practice
1-12     and built a small clinic and hospital; in 1967, the Lancasters
1-13     established Grapevine Memorial Hospital, now known as Baylor
1-14     Medical Center at Grapevine, and donated it to Baylor University in
1-15     1981, with the expressed desire that it remain a nonprofit
1-16     institution supporting research and an intern-resident program; and
1-17           WHEREAS, Deeply committed to his community, church, and area
1-18     charitable organizations, this esteemed physician volunteers with
1-19     the Boy Scouts and assists young people in the community as well as
1-20     those living at the Methodist Children's Home in Waco; and
1-21           WHEREAS, Dr. Lancaster also shares his time and resources
1-22     with the First United Methodist Church of Grapevine, Baylor Medical
1-23     Center at Grapevine, and the Methodist Mission Home of San Antonio;
1-24     and
 2-1           WHEREAS, During Edgar Lancaster's notable career, he has
 2-2     exemplified the highest ideals of the medical profession and he is
 2-3     truly worthy of special recognition at this time; now, therefore,
 2-4     be it 
 2-5           RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 76th Texas
 2-6     Legislature hereby commend Dr. Edgar Lancaster for a distinguished
 2-7     career in medicine and extend to him warmest best wishes for a
 2-8     fulfilling and enjoyable retirement; and, be it further
 2-9           RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be
2-10     prepared for Dr.  Lancaster as an expression of high regard by the
2-11     Texas House of Representatives.
                                                                      Truitt
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                                                   Speaker of the House
               I certify that H.R. No. 1078 was adopted by the House on May
         28, 1999, by a non-record vote.
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                                                 Chief Clerk of the House