H.R. No. 291



R E S O L U T I O N
	WHEREAS, The 90th birthday of a notable Texan is indeed a 
cause for celebration, and on September 7, 2005, Dr. Floyd 
Verheyden of Jacksonville is celebrating this special event in his 
life; and
	WHEREAS, Dr. Verheyden was born on September 7, 1915, in 
Waxahachie and attended Waxahachie High School; he studied at The 
University of Texas at Austin, where he earned a degree in pharmacy, 
and he became a member of the inaugural class at Southwestern 
Medical School; after serving with distinction in the U.S. Army 
Medical Corps in Regensburg, Germany, Dr. Verheyden returned to 
Texas and moved to Jacksonville, where he enjoyed a successful 
35-year career in internal medicine with the Travis Clinic 
Association; and
	WHEREAS, The recipient of the 2004 Jacksonville Outstanding 
Citizen Award, Dr. Verheyden continues to share his time and 
talents with others as an active and valued member of his community 
and remains a source of inspiration and admiration to his family 
members and friends; now, therefore, be it
	RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 79th Texas 
Legislature, 1st Called Session, hereby congratulate Dr. Floyd 
Verheyden on the joyous occasion of his 90th birthday and extend to 
him warmest best wishes for continued happiness; and, be it further
	RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be 
prepared for Dr. Verheyden 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. 291 was adopted by the House on July 
19, 2005, by a non-record vote.

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                                                     Chief Clerk of the House