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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Dr. William C. Yankowsky retired from the South |
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Texas Medical Clinic in December 2008, drawing to a close a notable |
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career in medicine that spanned 33 years; and |
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WHEREAS, A native of Alabama, Dr. Yankowsky graduated Phi |
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Beta Kappa from the University of Alabama in 1964 and earned his |
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medical degree at Vanderbilt University in 1968; he received his |
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training in general surgery at the Indiana University School of |
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Medicine from 1968 to 1970; and |
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WHEREAS, Dr. Yankowsky entered the United States Air Force in |
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1970 and received further surgical training at the USAF Wilford |
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Hall Medical Center in San Antonio; and |
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WHEREAS, After his military service, Dr. Yankowsky began his |
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own medical practice in Wharton in 1975; he later became affiliated |
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with the Rugeley-Blasingame Clinic, serving as its president for |
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several years, and since that clinic's merger with another to form |
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South Texas Medical Clinics in the mid-1980s, he continued to |
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practice there until his retirement; and |
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WHEREAS, Despite his many professional responsibilities, |
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this caring gentleman also found time to contribute to his |
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community as a member of the board of the Wharton Independent School |
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District from 1982 to 1987, serving as its president for four of |
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those years; and |
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WHEREAS, Dr. Yankowsky's dedication and commitment to |
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excellence have greatly benefited his fellow Texans, and he may |
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indeed reflect with pride on a career well spent as he prepares to |
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embark on the next exciting chapter of his life; now, therefore, be |
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it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 81st Texas |
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Legislature hereby congratulate Dr. William C. Yankowsky on his |
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retirement from the practice of medicine and extend to him sincere |
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best wishes for continued happiness; and, be it further |
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RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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prepared for Dr. Yankowsky as an expression of high regard by the |
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Texas House of Representatives. |