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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Dr. Donald R. Butts has deservedly been named the |
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Distinguished Houston Surgeon of the Year for 2009 by the Houston |
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Surgical Society; and |
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WHEREAS, Dr. Butts has devoted his career to the practice of |
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surgical medicine, and he has maintained an admirable record of |
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achievement over the course of four decades; in 1970, he helped |
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found the Colon and Rectal Clinic in Houston, and he has led that |
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practice as president in the years since; moreover, he has gained |
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further acclaim among his peers for his other professional |
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endeavors, which have included service as chief of staff at Houston |
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Northwest Medical Center and as a clinical associate at The |
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University of Texas Medical School at Houston; and |
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WHEREAS, Born in DeKalb in 1935, Donald Butts graduated from |
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Marlin High School in 1953 and went on to earn a bachelor's degree |
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at North Texas State University in 1958; four years later, he |
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graduated from The University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston, |
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and he completed his internship and residency at Memorial Hermann |
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Hospital in Houston between 1962 and 1970, taking time out for two |
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years of service in the U.S. Navy; moreover, Dr. Butts took part in |
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the fellowship program at The University of Texas Health Sciences |
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Center at Houston and had the distinction of being its first |
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graduate; and |
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WHEREAS, Dr. Butts was the recipient of the Violet Keiller |
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Award in 1969 and the Dr. Ed Roberson Award from Houston Northwest |
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Medical Center in 2004; a well-known figure in his profession, he is |
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active in numerous medical organizations and has served as |
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president of the Harris County Medical Society and as a member of |
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the Cancer Committee and the Patient-Physician Advocate Committee |
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of the Texas Medical Association; and |
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WHEREAS, A surgeon of great ability and extensive experience, |
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Donald Butts has won the respect of his peers and the gratitude of |
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his patients, and his accomplishments have contributed to the City |
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of Houston's renown as a center for skilled medical care; now, |
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therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 81st Texas |
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Legislature hereby congratulate Dr. Donald R. Butts on his |
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selection as the Distinguished Houston Surgeon for 2009 by the |
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Houston Surgical Society and extend to him sincere best wishes for |
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continued success; and, be it further |
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RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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prepared for Dr. Butts as an expression of high regard by the Texas |
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House of Representatives. |