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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, The untimely passing of Dr. Dana Bryant Donatto of |
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Playa del Rey, California, on August 3, 2010, at the age of 53, |
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brought deep sorrow to her loved ones; and |
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WHEREAS, A San Antonio native, the former Dana Bryant was |
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born to Gloria Bryant and Dr. Frank Bryant on March 5, 1957; she |
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graduated from Holmes High School and went on to earn her bachelor's |
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degree from Rice University and her medical degree from The |
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University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston; "Dr. Dana" began |
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her 20-year career in medicine with her father's practice on the |
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east side of San Antonio, and she later joined the staff at Wilford |
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Hall Medical Center; after moving to California, she treated |
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patients in the state's penal system as a contract physician and |
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worked briefly for a plasma center; and |
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WHEREAS, This dynamic professional loved to travel, and she |
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shared a passion for sailing with her husband, Phillip Donatto, |
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whom she met on a trip to Tahiti; devoted to her family, Dr. Donatto |
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encouraged her four younger sisters to excel, and she adored her |
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nieces and nephews, to whom she was a favorite aunt; she was a woman |
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of great compassion and gave generously to those in need; and |
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WHEREAS, Dana Donatto lived a caring and purposeful life, and |
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she will forever hold a treasured place in the hearts of those she |
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left behind; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 82nd Texas |
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Legislature hereby pay tribute to the memory of Dr. Dana Bryant |
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Donatto and extend sincere condolences to the members of her |
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family: to her husband, Phillip Donatto; to her mother, Gloria |
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Bryant; to her sisters, Janice Murphy and her husband, Dr. Vincent |
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Murphy, Toni Pyjar and her husband, John Pyjar, Robyn Deshotel and |
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her husband, Raphael Deshotel, Jr., and Kellie Fowler and her |
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husband, Dr. John Fowler; to her nieces and nephews, Victoria and |
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Juliette Murphy, Lauren and Jacob Pyjar, Raphael Deshotel III, and |
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Alexsis, Harrison, Rowen, Bridgette, Frank, and John Fowler; and to |
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her other relatives and friends; 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. Dana |
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Donatto. |