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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, With the passing of Dr. Sophie Thompson Womack on |
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February 17, 2008, the citizens of Detroit, Michigan, and San |
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Antonio, Texas, lost a gifted and caring professional, and we join |
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her family and friends in mourning their loss; and |
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WHEREAS, A graduate of Howard University, Sophie Womack |
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earned her master's degree from the University of Tennessee at |
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Knoxville and went on to attend Meharry Medical College; and |
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WHEREAS, Dr. Womack broke new ground for both African |
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Americans and women throughout her notable career in medicine; the |
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first African American elected president of the Wayne County |
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Medical Society of Michigan, she was also the first African |
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American and first woman to become president of the medical staff at |
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Detroit Medical Center; and |
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WHEREAS, This distinguished neonatologist served as a |
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division chief at Sinai-Grace Hospital and as vice president of |
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medical affairs at Harper University Hospital and Hutzel Women's |
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Hospital; moreover, she gave back to her community through her |
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establishment with her husband, Dr. Jimmy Womack, of the |
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Coalition-Circle of Hope, an organization dedicated to children's |
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health and wellness; and |
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WHEREAS, In addition to enjoying the special bond she shared |
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with her husband, Dr. Womack also found great joy in her |
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relationship with her daughters, Ashley and Brandi; and |
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WHEREAS, Although "Dr. Sophie" will be greatly missed, she |
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leaves behind a legacy that will forever serve to inspire the |
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countless people whose lives she touched during her time on this |
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earth; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 81st Texas |
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Legislature hereby pay tribute to the life of Dr. Sophie Thompson |
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Womack and extend deepest sympathy to the members of her family: to |
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her husband, Dr. Jimmy Womack; to her daughters, Ashley and Brandi |
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Womack; to her mother, Irene Thompson; to her sisters, Laura and |
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Carolyn Thompson, Irene Jones, and Juanita Turner; to her brother, |
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Clarence Thompson; and to her other relatives and many friends; |
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and, be it further |
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RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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prepared for her family and that when the Texas House of |
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Representatives adjourns this day, it do so in memory of Dr. Sophie |
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Thompson Womack. |