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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Dr. Clarence Brooks of Fort Worth has earned the |
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admiration and esteem of his colleagues, patients, and community |
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for his selfless dedication to his fellow citizens; and |
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WHEREAS, Born to Marie Norris Brooks and Dr. Marion J. Brooks |
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in Fort Worth on October 22, 1950, Dr. Brooks is heir to an |
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impressive family legacy; his father was an accomplished physician |
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and community leader, and his uncle, Dr. Donald Brooks, was the |
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first African American in Fort Worth to practice general surgery; |
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and |
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WHEREAS, In 1968, Dr. Brooks enrolled at Howard University, |
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where he joined Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity; after graduating with a |
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medical degree in 1975, he became part of the Brooks Family Practice |
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Clinic, which was founded by his father and uncle; at the clinic, he |
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was moved by the compassion and generosity evidenced by the senior |
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Brooks brothers, who treated patients regardless of their ability |
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to pay; guided by their example, he has continued to waive fees for |
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patients of lesser means throughout his nearly 40 years with the |
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family practice; he has also provided low-cost physicals to |
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countless aspiring high school athletes, in the belief that cost |
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should never be a barrier to participation in sports; his open-door |
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policy is still repaid by grateful patients with such heartfelt |
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expressions of thanks as cakes, cookies, and the occasional slab of |
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ribs; and |
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WHEREAS, While accomplishing immeasurable good through his |
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work as a physician, Dr. Brooks has also carried forward his |
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family's notable tradition of community service; as president of |
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the Sickle Cell Anemia Association of Texas from 1976 to 1986, he |
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traveled across the state promoting testing for the disease and |
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seeking increased funding for both testing and research; he |
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formerly served for two years on the City of Fort Worth Planning and |
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Zoning Commission, and he was a founding director of the Tarrant |
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County Black Historical and Genealogical Society; and |
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WHEREAS, Among the awards garnered by this distinguished |
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gentleman is the Dr. Marion J. Brooks Living Legends Award for |
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Medicine, given by the Renaissance Cultural Center; in addition, he |
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has been a recipient of the Outstanding Young Doctor Award from |
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Dollars and Cents magazine, and he has been named one of the |
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Outstanding Physicians in Black America; and |
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WHEREAS, Dr. Brooks is the devoted husband of Sonya Hamilton |
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and the proud father of two children, Leigh Higginbotham Butler and |
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Codie Elaine Brooks; his treasured family also includes two |
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grandchildren, Christopher Caleb Butler and Gavin Brooks Butler; |
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and |
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WHEREAS, Possessed of a genuine concern for others, |
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Dr. Clarence Brooks has given freely of his talents and resources |
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to benefit the wider community, and he is an inspiration to all who |
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are privileged to know him; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 83rd Texas |
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Legislature, 1st Called Session, hereby honor Dr. Clarence Brooks |
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for his exceptional career in medicine and extend to him sincere |
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appreciation for his sterling example of social responsibility in |
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action; and, be it further |
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RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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prepared for Dr. Brooks as an expression of high regard by the Texas |
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House of Representatives. |
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Collier |
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Speaker of the House |
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I certify that H.R. No. 252 was adopted by the House on June |
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25, 2013, by a non-record vote. |
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Chief Clerk of the House |
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