H.R. No. 229



R E S O L U T I O N
	WHEREAS, For the past 75 years, Henderson Memorial Hospital 
has provided exemplary medical care to the citizens of Rusk County, 
combining the sophistication and quality of a large medical center 
with the warmth and friendliness of a small-town community 
hospital; and
	WHEREAS, Since its inception in 1928, when local residents 
Dr. and Mrs. Reube Shaw donated the Wettermark home and property to 
the Henderson Hospital Association, this outstanding institution 
has grown from a modest eight-bed operation to a state-of-the-art, 
multimillion-dollar facility with more than 350 employees, 
including a superlative staff of physicians, nurses, and health 
care professionals; and
	WHEREAS, Henderson Memorial Hospital has played a critically 
important role in the lives of generations of Rusk County citizens; 
over the decades, the people associated with this institution have 
devoted themselves to meeting the ever-changing medical needs of 
the community, and the hospital's success is an enduring tribute to 
their hard work and compassion; now, therefore, be it
	RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 78th Texas 
Legislature, 3rd Called Session, hereby commemorate the 75th 
anniversary of the founding of Henderson Memorial Hospital and 
extend best wishes to its staff, directors, volunteers, and 
benefactors; and, be it further
	RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be 
prepared for Henderson Memorial Hospital as an expression of high 
regard by the Texas House of Representatives.

                                                                          Hopson

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                                                       Speaker of the House     

	I certify that H.R. No. 229 was adopted by the House on 
October 2, 2003, by a non-record vote.

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                                                     Chief Clerk of the House