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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Bill Moore has served with great distinction as |
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president of the Texas Pharmacy Association for 2008-2009; and |
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WHEREAS, Founded in 1879, the TPA represents almost 4,000 |
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members and works to unite and advance the pharmacy profession in |
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order to help Texans lead healthy lives; Mr. Moore has been a member |
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since 1963 and has served as chair of the TPA Insurance Trust, in |
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addition to holding numerous other leadership positions; a tireless |
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advocate for the association, he has long traveled the state to |
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visit pharmacy students, help develop local association chapters, |
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and recruit new members from the ranks of practicing pharmacists; |
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he is also a longtime member of the National Community Pharmacists |
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Association and the American Pharmacists Association; and |
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WHEREAS, Mr. Moore was born in Hallettsville and graduated |
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from The University of Texas College of Pharmacy in 1960; he worked |
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as a pharmacist in Ganado and Victoria before purchasing a pharmacy |
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in Sinton in 1965; today, Moore's Pharmacy, Inc., is an |
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independently owned group of three pharmacies in Sinton, Beeville, |
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and Corpus Christi that specialize in custom compounding; Mr. |
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Moore's son and fellow TPA member Robert Moore manages the Beeville |
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location; and |
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WHEREAS, A devoted family man, Mr. Moore shares a rewarding |
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marriage with his wife, Linda, and they take pleasure in spending |
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time with their 5 children, 11 grandchildren, and 2 |
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great-grandchildren; he plays an active role in his church, and in |
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his free time he joins with his wife in devoting significant effort |
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to the fight against cancer; and |
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WHEREAS, After nearly half a century as a pharmacist, Bill |
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Moore continues to be a dynamic leader in his profession, with a |
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deep commitment to improving the health of his fellow Texans, and he |
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can indeed take pride in his outstanding tenure as president of the |
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Texas Pharmacy Association; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 81st Texas |
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Legislature hereby honor Bill Moore for his contributions as |
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president of the Texas Pharmacy Association and extend to him |
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sincere best wishes for 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 Mr. Moore as an expression of high regard by the Texas |
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House of Representatives. |