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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Dr. Melonie R. Dutton Lewis has been named as a |
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recipient of the Audrey Lawson Impact Award for service in the |
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community, and her selection for this honor is indicative of the |
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positive effect she has had on the lives of her fellow citizens; and |
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WHEREAS, A 1986 graduate of the High School for the Health |
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Professions in Houston, Dr. Dutton Lewis earned her bachelor's |
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degree from Howard University and her doctor of dental surgery from |
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The University of Texas Dental Branch at Houston; after completing |
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a pediatric dental residency in 1996, she began her practice with |
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the Almeda Dental Group; in March 2000, she opened The Children's |
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Dental Universe in Texas City, and she later founded the Dutton |
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Lewis & Associates Family Dental in Houston; and |
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WHEREAS, Above and beyond the duties of her practice, |
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Dr. Dutton Lewis sees patients at a private health clinic in Fort |
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Bend County and works with special needs patients of Galveston |
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County; moreover, she provides dental services at no charge to |
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children who would otherwise do without; she is a member of numerous |
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professional organizations, including the Ninth District Dental |
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Society, the American Dental Association, the Texas Dental |
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Association, the National Dental Association, the American Academy |
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of Pediatric Dentistry, and the Charles H. George Dental Society; |
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and |
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WHEREAS, Dr. Dutton Lewis shares her time speaking to youth |
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at area schools on the importance of good oral hygiene and obtaining |
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a quality education, and she and her husband, Therron Lewis, host an |
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annual Back-to-School Fair where they provide school supplies; in |
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2006, the couple served as the honorary chairs of the mask ball of |
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the Houston Area Urban League, Inc.; and |
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WHEREAS, By taking a proactive role in her community, Melonie |
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Dutton Lewis has rightfully earned the respect and admiration of |
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countless people, and her receipt of this award is indeed well |
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deserved; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 80th Texas |
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Legislature hereby congratulate Dr. Melonie R. Dutton Lewis on her |
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receipt of the Audrey Lawson Impact Award for service in the |
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community and extend to her best regards for continued success in |
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all her endeavors; and, be it further |
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RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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prepared for Dr. Dutton Lewis as an expression of high regard by the |
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Texas House of Representatives. |
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Dutton |
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Speaker of the House |
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I certify that H.R. No. 659 was adopted by the House on March |
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13, 2007, by a non-record vote. |
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Chief Clerk of the House |
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