SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 1020

	WHEREAS, The Senate of the State of Texas is pleased to 
recognize Dr. Joaquin G. Cigarroa for his 50 years of outstanding 
service as a physician in the Laredo community; and
	WHEREAS, Dr. Cigarroa graduated cum laude from Harvard 
Medical School in 1947; he was an intern at the University of 
Chicago Clinics and a resident in internal medicine at Harvard 
Medical School and Boston City Hospital; and
	WHEREAS, Joaquin Cigarroa has long been revered in the 
Laredo community for the devotion and attention he has given to 
countless patients over the years; having distinguished himself 
as one of Laredo's finest physicians, he has been a member of the 
staff of Mercy Health Center for 50 years, and served as its chief 
of staff in 1962 and 1977; he helped oversee the hospital's 
growth from a small institution with fewer than 30 beds to a new 
facility with 300 beds; and
	WHEREAS, During his tenure as a member of the Coordinating 
Board of Texas Colleges and Universities, he helped ensure the 
establishment of The University of Texas Health Science Center at 
Houston and realized his dream of helping to bring Texas A&M 
International University to Laredo; and
	WHEREAS, For his many achievements, Dr. Cigarroa has been 
honored as Mr. South Texas, as the Laredo Times Man of the Year and 
as a Distinguished Alumnus of The University of Texas at Austin; and
	WHEREAS, A man who has spent his life dedicated to his 
calling as a physician, Dr. Cigarroa is deeply loved by the 
citizens of Laredo, and he deserves recognition for his years of 
hard work and his exceptional achievements; now, therefore, be it
	RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas,
78th Legislature, hereby commend Dr. Joaquin G. Cigarroa for his 
outstanding career in the field of medicine and his invaluable 
contribution to the Laredo community; and, be it further
	RESOLVED, That a copy of this Resolution be prepared for 
him as an expression of esteem from the Texas Senate.
                                                                       Zaffirini




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    President of the Senate
 
    I hereby certify that the 
above Resolution was adopted by 
the Senate on May 30, 2003.



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    Secretary of the Senate



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     Member, Texas Senate