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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Dr. Robert F. Austin of Houston is celebrating his |
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75th birthday on May 10, 2007, and this occasion offers a fitting |
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opportunity to honor him; and |
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WHEREAS, Born in New York on May 10, 1932, Dr. Austin spent |
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his formative years in the Bronx, where he enjoyed playing |
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basketball with his friends; he earned a bachelor of arts degree |
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from Grinnell College in Iowa before serving in the U.S. Air Force |
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for three years, after which he pursued a graduate degree in biology |
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at Boston College; and |
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WHEREAS, In 1963, Dr. Austin received his doctorate in |
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medicine from Meharry Medical College in Nashville, Tennessee; he |
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did his pediatric residency at Upstate Medical Center of the State |
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University of New York and earned a fellowship in hematology from |
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Tufts University; and |
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WHEREAS, A noted pediatrician and children's health |
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advocate, Dr. Austin has more than 43 years of experience in the |
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field of pediatrics; currently serving as a consultant advisor for |
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community development at the Cullen Child and Adolescent Health |
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Center, Dr. Austin was the center's director of community |
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development for a number of years and played a key role in its |
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establishment; he has also served as an assistant clinical |
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professor of pediatrics at Baylor College of Medicine; and |
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WHEREAS, For his work as an advocate for children's health |
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and education, Dr. Austin received an honorary doctorate in humane |
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letters from Grinnell College, where he was recently elected to the |
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school's board of trustees; he is also a recipient of the Savvy |
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Award, recipients of which are nominated by the Child Abuse |
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Prevention Network, and he was honored in May 2006 with the |
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dedication of the R. F. Austin Professional Plaza; and |
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WHEREAS, Dr. Austin serves on the St. Luke's Episcopal |
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Charities Technical Assistance Committee and as chairman of the |
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advisory committee for the Michael E. DeBakey High School for the |
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Health Professions; in all of his endeavors, he is blessed with the |
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love and support of his wife, Joan Perry-Austin, his children and |
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their spouses, his grandchildren, and his large network of extended |
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family and friends; and |
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WHEREAS, A 75th birthday is a significant milestone in the |
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life of an individual, and the knowledge that many of his years have |
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been spent in service to children is a testament to the character |
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and integrity of this notable physician; 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. Robert F. Austin as he |
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celebrates his 75th birthday on May 10, 2007, and extend to him best |
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wishes for a joyous and memorable occasion; and, be it further |
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RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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prepared for Dr. Austin as an expression of high regard by the Texas |
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House of Representatives. |