78S20351 MW-D By: Kuempel H.R. No. 152R E S O L U T I O N WHEREAS, Family and friends of Dr. Sam A. Nixon of Houston were profoundly saddened by the passing of this esteemed physician, educator, and administrator on August 17, 2003; and WHEREAS, Dr. Nixon was born in Galveston on June 28, 1927, and he graduated from Texas A&M University with a bachelor of science degree in 1946; he earned his medical degree from The University of Texas Medical Branch in Galveston and had a rotating internship at Fordham Hospital in New York City; and WHEREAS, Serving in the U.S. Army Medical Corps, he was stationed in Korea, Japan, and Texas; he established a successful private practice caring for patients in Floresville and Nixon for 23 years and then moved to Houston to be a professor in the Department of Family Practice and Community Medicine at The University of Texas at Houston; and WHEREAS, Maintaining a strong commitment to medical education, he worked as a faculty associate for the Center for Health Promotion Research and Development at The University of Texas at Houston, as assistant dean of continuing education at The University of Texas Medical School at Houston, and as director of the Office of Continuing Medical Education at The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston; and WHEREAS, Benefiting others with his experience and leadership skills, Dr. Nixon served as president of the Texas Academy of Family Physicians (TAFP), the American Academy of Family Physicians, the Texas Medical Association (TMA), and the Houston Academy of Medicine; and WHEREAS, His professional contributions also included working as a diplomate of the American Board of Family Practice and an editor of Texas Health Letter; furthermore, Dr. Nixon belonged to the board of regents of the Uniformed Services University of Health Sciences, the advisory committee of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, which he also served as consultant, and the Harris County and Gonzales County medical societies; and WHEREAS, This esteemed physician was duly honored with the 2002 TAFP Lifetime Achievement Award and the 1999 TMA Distinguished Service Award; he also received the 1991 American Medical Association Award for Health Education and the 1982 Ashbel Smith Distinguished Alumnus Award of The University of Texas Medical Branch; and WHEREAS, Through many years of dedication to the field of medicine, as both a practitioner and an educator, Dr. Nixon positively affected the lives of countless individuals, and his legacy will endure through his many good works; now, therefore, be it RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 78th Texas Legislature, 2nd Called Session, hereby pay tribute to the life of Dr. Sam A. Nixon and extend sincere sympathy to the members of his family: to his wife, Elizabeth Nixon; to his four daughters, Alice Nixon, Betsy Carrell, Jano Nixon, and Dorothy Robinson; and to his other relatives and numerous friends; and, be it further RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be prepared for his family and that when the Texas House of Representatives adjourns this day, it do so in memory of Dr. Sam A. Nixon.