HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION
1-1 WHEREAS, Dr. O. Wayne Isom, a native of West Texas and now
1-2 department chairman at New York Weill Cornell Medical Center, has
1-3 built an international reputation as a cardiothoracic surgeon and
1-4 leads one of the most respected heart surgery programs in the
1-5 country; and
1-6 WHEREAS, Born and raised on his family's farm near Idalou,
1-7 some 10 miles east of Lubbock, Dr. Isom attended Texas Tech
1-8 University and graduated from The University of Texas Southwestern
1-9 Medical School; after completing his residency at Parkland Hospital
1-10 in Dallas, Dr. Isom joined the faculty of New York University,
1-11 where he trained with fellow Texan and noted cardiothoracic surgeon
1-12 Dr. Frank Spencer; and
1-13 WHEREAS, Since 1985, when he moved to Weill Medical College
1-14 of Cornell University to become chairman of the cardiothoracic
1-15 surgery department, Dr. Isom has overseen more than 20,000
1-16 open-heart procedures; presently his team does about 1,500
1-17 operations a year, and he personally performs some 300 operations
1-18 annually; and
1-19 WHEREAS, Among the throng of patients who have had the great
1-20 good fortune to be treated by Dr. Isom have been a number of
1-21 celebrities, including talk-show host David Letterman, who
1-22 underwent a quintuple bypass; other well-known individuals have
1-23 included violinist Isaac Stern, news anchor Walter Cronkite, and
1-24 talk-show hosts Larry King and Jack Paar; and
2-1 WHEREAS, A soft-spoken, unassuming man who inspires
2-2 confidence in his patients and who is quick to share credit with
2-3 the staff around him, Dr. Isom speaks appreciatively of the West
2-4 Texas environment and values that shaped him; and
2-5 WHEREAS, The State of Texas can take tremendous pride in
2-6 having figured in the development of a man of such graciousness and
2-7 extraordinary ability, and it is truly a pleasure to honor this
2-8 distinguished surgeon and native son; now, therefore, be it
2-9 RESOLVED, That the 77th Legislature of the State of Texas
2-10 hereby pay tribute to Dr. O. Wayne Isom and extend to him sincere
2-11 best wishes for the years ahead; and, be it further
2-12 RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be
2-13 prepared for Dr. Isom as an expression of high regard by the Texas
2-14 House of Representatives and Senate.
Jones of Lubbock
Laney Goodman Merritt
Alexander Goolsby Miller
Allen Gray Moreno of Harris
Averitt Green Moreno of El Paso
Bailey Grusendorf Morrison
Berman Gutierrez Mowery
Bonnen Haggerty Naishtat
Bosse Hamric Najera
Brimer Hardcastle Nixon
Brown of Kaufman Hartnett Noriega
Brown of Brazos Hawley Oliveira
Burnam Heflin Olivo
Callegari Hilbert Pickett
Capelo Hilderbran Pitts
Carter Hill Puente
Chavez Hinojosa Ramsay
Chisum Hochberg Rangel
Christian Hodge Raymond
Clark Homer Reyna of Bexar
Coleman Hope Reyna of Dallas
Cook Hopson Ritter
Corte Howard Sadler
Counts Hunter Salinas
Crabb Hupp Seaman
Craddick Isett Shields
Crownover Janek Smith
Danburg Jones of Lubbock Smithee
Davis of Harris Jones of Bexar Solis
Davis of Dallas Jones of Dallas Solomons
Delisi Junell Swinford
Denny Keel Talton
Deshotel Keffer Telford
Driver King of Parker Thompson
Dukes King of Uvalde Tillery
Dunnam Kitchen Truitt
Dutton Kolkhorst Turner of Coleman
Edwards Krusee Turner of Harris
Ehrhardt Kuempel Uher
Eiland Lewis of Tarrant Uresti
Elkins Lewis of Orange Villarreal
Ellis Longoria Walker
Farabee Luna West
Farrar McCall Williams
Flores McClendon Wilson
Gallego McReynolds Wise
Garcia Madden Wohlgemuth
George Marchant Wolens
Geren Martinez Fischer Woolley
Giddings Maxey Yarbrough
Glaze Menendez Zbranek
_______________________________ _______________________________
President of the Senate Speaker of the House
I certify that H.C.R. No. 258 was adopted by the House on
April 25, 2001, by a non-record vote.
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Chief Clerk of the House
I certify that H.C.R. No. 258 was adopted by the Senate on
April 25, 2001, by a viva-voce vote.
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Secretary of the Senate
APPROVED: __________________________
Date
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Governor