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78R11937 MDM-D

By:  Chavez                                                       H.R. No. 822


R E S O L U T I O N
WHEREAS, The year 2003 marks the 30th anniversary of the Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center at El Paso, and this milestone provides a fitting opportunity to honor one of the individuals who has helped to make this facility the renowned institution it is today; and WHEREAS, Dr. J. Robert Brown chairs the board of regents at Texas Tech University and has previously served as vice chairman of the board of regents at the university and Texas Tech Medical School; in addition, he has distinguished himself as chair of the university's Investment Advisory Committee and as a member of the President's Council; and WHEREAS, An alumnus of Texas Tech University, from which he earned his bachelor's degree, he also holds a doctor of jurisprudence degree from St. Mary's University; and WHEREAS, This highly respected businessman is president and chairman of the board of Desert Eagle Distributing and the co-owner of the Anheuser-Busch distributorship in Roswell, New Mexico; and WHEREAS, Through his exemplary service to the Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center, Dr. Brown has helped to establish Texas Tech El Paso as a valuable resource for health care education and delivery for the citizens of West Texas, and his unwavering devotion to the well-being of his fellow Texans will not soon be forgotten; now, therefore, be it RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 78th Texas Legislature hereby commend Dr. J. Robert Brown, whose outstanding service in behalf of the Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center has ensured a brighter future for countless people; and, be it further RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be prepared for Dr. Brown as an expression of high regard by the Texas House of Representatives.