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SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 145
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In Memory |
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of |
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Ramiro Raul Casso |
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WHEREAS, The Senate of the State of Texas honors and |
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commemorates the life of legendary South Texas physician, |
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educator, and civil rights leader Dr. Ramiro Raul Casso, who died |
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June 23, 2011, at the age of 88; and |
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WHEREAS, Ramiro R. Casso was born in Laredo on August 4, 1922; |
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he earned an engineering degree from Texas A&M University in 1943 |
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and served overseas during World War II; after returning to |
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Laredo, he worked as an engineer for two years; and |
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WHEREAS, He then earned a medical degree and moved with his |
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family to McAllen; he had a private practice in family medicine |
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for 37 years and devoted much time to treating the indigent and |
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uninsured, opening a charity medical clinic for farmworkers and |
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helping to found the Hidalgo County Health Care Corporation; and |
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WHEREAS, After retiring from private practice in 1994, he |
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continued working for civil rights and better access to health |
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care at the local, state, and national levels; he helped found |
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the nursing program at South Texas College and was instrumental |
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in the establishment of its Nursing and Allied Health Center, |
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which was subsequently named after him; and |
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WHEREAS, He was a devoted and caring husband, father, and |
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grandfather, and he leaves behind memories that will long be |
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treasured by his family, his many friends, and all those who had |
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the good fortune of knowing him; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas, 82nd |
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Legislature, 1st Called Session, hereby pay tribute to the life |
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of Dr. Ramiro Raul Casso and extend sincere condolences to his |
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bereaved family; and, be it further |
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RESOLVED, That a copy of this Resolution be prepared for |
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and that when the Senate adjourns this day, it do so in memory of |
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Dr. Ramiro Raul Casso. |
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Hinojosa |
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President of the Senate |
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I hereby certify that the |
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above Resolution was adopted by |
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the Senate on June 28, 2011, by a |
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rising vote. |
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Secretary of the Senate |
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Member, Texas Senate |