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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Dr. Henry Ward Bendel, Jr., of Arlington, an admired |
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physician and friend to many, passed away on March 28, 2010, at the |
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age of 86; and |
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WHEREAS, Henry Bendel was born on March 18, 1924, and raised |
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in Greenville, and he attended Texas A&M University--Commerce; as |
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World War II began, he joined the United States Army, earning a |
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Marksmanship Badge during basic training, and although he was not |
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called to active duty, he remained in the U.S. Army Reserves while |
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he completed his studies; after graduating from the University of |
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Tennessee School of Medicine, he returned to the Lone Star State to |
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complete his residency at Harris Hospital in Fort Worth, and soon he |
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met his future wife, Velma Ray Boone; the couple were joined in |
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matrimony in 1949, and they nurtured a rewarding relationship that |
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spanned more than five decades, until her passing; and |
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WHEREAS, Dr. Bendel established a general medical practice in |
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Honey Grove, but his work was interrupted when he volunteered for |
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military service a second time; on joining the U.S. Air Force during |
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the Korean War, he was stationed at Elmendorf Air Force Base in |
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Alaska, where he served as a flight surgeon, and he later retired as |
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a captain; and |
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WHEREAS, By the mid-1950s, Dr. Bendel was training in |
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orthopedic surgery at a VA hospital in McKinney, and he went on to |
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complete an orthopedic residency at Scottish Rite Hospital in |
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Dallas; urged by the city's mayor, Dr. Bendel moved his family to |
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Arlington and launched a private medical practice in 1958; after he |
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completed his first year in practice, he teamed up with a group of |
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other new doctors in the area, and they formed the Survivor's Club |
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to keep in touch through the years as their careers advanced; Dr. |
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Bendel further contributed his expertise to the football teams of |
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The University of Texas at Arlington, Arlington High School, and |
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Sam Houston High School, and he later established the Arlington |
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Orthopedic Group; and |
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WHEREAS, In his leisure time, Dr. Bendel enjoyed hunting, and |
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he was active in the Arlington Sportsman Club and the National Rifle |
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Association; in addition, he was a 32nd degree Mason and a member of |
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the Arlington Masonic Lodge, and he served on the vestry of St. |
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Alban's Episcopal Church; and |
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WHEREAS, Although his death has brought great sorrow to his |
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loved ones, Henry Bendel leaves behind many fond memories that they |
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will forever treasure; 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 life of Henry Ward Bendel, |
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Jr., and extend sincere sympathy to the members of his family: to |
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his children, Paul Bendel and his wife, Rebecca, Martha Pritchard |
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and her husband, David, and Ward Bendel; to his grandchildren, |
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David Bendel and Megan and Molly Pritchard; and to his other |
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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 his family, and that when the Texas House of |
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Representatives adjourns this day, it do so in memory of Dr. Henry |
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Ward Bendel, Jr. |
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Patrick |
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Speaker of the House |
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I certify that H.R. No. 390 was unanimously adopted by a |
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rising vote of the House on March 3, 2011. |
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Chief Clerk of the House |
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