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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Dr. Richard Thomson has been named the Outstanding |
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Baytown Texas Ex for 2007 by the Baytown Texas Exes; and |
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WHEREAS, Better known to Baytown residents as "Dr. Rick," |
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this local past president and lifetime member of Texas Exes is being |
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honored for his outstanding support of The University of Texas as |
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well as for his many contributions to his community; and |
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WHEREAS, Rick Thomson enrolled at The University of Texas at |
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Austin in 1952, following his graduation from Lamar High School in |
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Houston, and was a member of the Phi Kappa Psi fraternity; he left |
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the Austin campus in 1954 to earn his medical degree from The |
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University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston in 1959; and |
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WHEREAS, Following the completion of his internship and |
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residency, Dr. Thomson began what would become a distinguished |
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career as an ophthalmologist in Baytown; he performed more than |
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8,000 surgeries, earned the lasting admiration of countless |
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patients with his warm and often entertaining bedside manner, and |
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traveled to nearly 60 countries, including the former Soviet Union, |
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Mexico, and nations in South America, where he offered his services |
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to underprivileged individuals; and |
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WHEREAS, In all of his endeavors, Dr. Thomson has been |
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supported by his wife, Rose Marie; avid travelers, the couple are |
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active with the Flying Longhorns and plan on celebrating their 50th |
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wedding anniversary with a trip to Barcelona and San Sebastian this |
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summer; and |
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WHEREAS, A respected physician, beloved husband and father, |
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and devoted Longhorn, Dr. Thomson has rendered exceptional service |
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to The University of Texas and the Baytown community; he is a most |
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worthy recipient of this recent honor, and it is a pleasure to |
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recognize him; 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. Richard Thomson on being |
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selected as the 2007 Outstanding Baytown Texas Ex and extend to him |
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best wishes for the future; and, be it further |
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RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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prepared for Dr. Thomson as an expression of high regard by the |
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Texas House of Representatives. |