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78R3020 JNC-D
By: Craddick H.C.R. No. 43
CONCURRENT RESOLUTION
WHEREAS, Byron James Bailey has dedicated his career to
improving lives and easing suffering and, through his efforts, has
made significant contributions to the field of medicine; and
WHEREAS, After attending the University of Oklahoma at Norman
for pre-med studies, Dr. Bailey earned his medical degree from the
University of Oklahoma School of Medicine in 1959; he went on to
receive training in head and neck surgery-otolaryngology (ENT) at
the University of California at Los Angeles, where he remained on
the faculty and established a new, affiliated residency training
program at Los Angeles General Hospital; and
WHEREAS, In 1968, Dr. Bailey arrived at the University of
Texas Medical Branch (UTMB) to serve as the Wiess Professor and
chairman of the department of otolaryngology; as a man with an
extraordinary ability to conquer many challenges at once, Dr.
Bailey maintained his role as educator while serving as Galveston's
only practicing ENT specialist, and established a research program
in his specialty at UTMB with the help of a grant from the National
Institute of Health; and
WHEREAS, Dr. Bailey has been a prolific scientific writer and
editor during his tenure at UTMB, publishing more than 200
scientific articles and chapters as well as six textbooks; his
work, Head and Neck Surgery--Otolaryngology, has become a standard
for physicians in training and in practice in the United States and
abroad; he has served as editor-in-chief of the two major journals
in the specialty, the American Medical Association's Archives of
Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, and The Laryngoscope, as well
as the Year Book of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery; and
WHEREAS, In addition to writing, the multifaceted Dr. Bailey
also is a popular speaker, with engagements at more than 300 state
and national scientific conferences over the course of his career;
and
WHEREAS, Along with his many other responsibilities, Dr.
Bailey finds time to serve on numerous state and national medical
boards; the Texas Otolaryngological Association, the American
Board of Otolaryngology and the National Association of Physicians
for the Environment are only a few of the organizations for which he
has been elected president; and
WHEREAS, Dr. Bailey has worked to turn dreams of medical
advances into realities by joining with a group of leaders from his
field in hopes of establishing a new National Institute of Health
(NIH) facility dedicated to supporting research in deafness and
other communicative disorders; after a decade of testimony before
the U.S. Congress, the National Institute on Deafness and Other
Communication Disorders was established and Dr. Bailey was
appointed to serve on the NIH task force for a strategic research
plan for the institute and later to the advisory board; and
WHEREAS, Over the course of his career, this estimable
gentleman has garnered numerous awards, including the Harvey
Washington Wiley Medal for his services as chair of the Food and
Drug Administration Panel on New Devices, the De Roaldes Award of
the American Laryngological Association for pioneering work in
tracheal reconstruction, and the Gold Medal of the American
Laryngological, Rhinological, and Otological Society for lifetime
achievements, humanitarianism, and leadership; and
WHEREAS, This devoted family man has been married to his
lovely wife Margi for 45 years, and she has supported him in every
endeavor; the two have enjoyed serving their community together,
and once organized a movement to develop an emergency medical
service for the area, which resulted in the establishment of the
Galveston EMS; and
WHEREAS, Dr. and Mrs. Bailey married while he was in medical
school and enjoy reading, traveling, bridge, good conversation, and
interesting people; they have raised five children: Mike, Debbie,
James, Jenny, and John, and have seen their family grow to include
their sons- and daughter-in-law: Bruce, Scott, and Shiva, and five
grandchildren: Austin, Madison, Conner, Jai, and Cody Jack; and
WHEREAS, A credit to the field of otolaryngology, Dr.
Bailey's outstanding achievements and expertise in his discipline
have won him the admiration and esteem of all who have been
privileged to know him; now, therefore, be it
RESOLVED, That the 78th Legislature of the State of Texas
hereby commend Byron James Bailey on his myriad accomplishments and
wish him success in all future pursuits; and, be it further
RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be
prepared for Dr. Bailey as an expression of high regard by the Texas
House of Representatives and Senate.