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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, For nearly two decades, Dr. Fred M. Zaunbrecher of |
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League City has operated a free medical clinic for homeless people |
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in Galveston, and for this he has been named a 2009 Unsung Hero by |
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the Galveston County Daily News; and |
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WHEREAS, Along with his wife, Michele, Dr. "Fritz" |
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Zaunbrecher founded the Luke Society Clinic in 1980 to coordinate |
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medical mission projects, and in 1995 they began the Luke Society |
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Medical Mission to the Homeless, an outside clinic in Galveston |
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staffed by volunteer physicians, nurses, and lay workers; the |
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clinic, which is named for the biblical Luke who wrote about the |
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compassion of Jesus, is open every Saturday and provides a range of |
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care; and |
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WHEREAS, Dr. Zaunbrecher grew up in Louisiana, where he |
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admired the work of his grandfather, a horse-and-buggy doctor; he |
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and his wife decided to make their home on the Texas coast after |
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moving to Galveston for a fellowship at The University of Texas |
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Medical Branch, and he is today employed as an internist in Texas |
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City; and |
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WHEREAS, Dr. Fritz Zaunbrecher has made a positive difference |
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in the lives of many of Galveston's most vulnerable residents, and |
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his outstanding humanitarian efforts are indeed deserving of |
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recognition; now, 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. Fred M. Zaunbrecher on being |
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named a 2009 Unsung Hero by the Galveston County Daily News and |
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extend to him sincere best wishes for continued success with his |
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important work; and, be it further |
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RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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prepared for Dr. Zaunbrecher as an expression of high regard by the |
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Texas House of Representatives. |
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Eiland |
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Speaker of the House |
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I certify that H.R. No. 2129 was adopted by the House on May |
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21, 2009, by a non-record vote. |
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Chief Clerk of the House |
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