H.R. No. 398

	R E S O L U T I O N
	WHEREAS, Residents of San Angelo lost an esteemed physician
	and civic leader with the passing of Dr. Ralph Raymond Chase on
	March 16, 2012, at the age of 89; and
	WHEREAS, Born in San Angelo on January 3, 1923, Dr. Chase was
	the son of Ralph Raymond Chase, Sr., and Hildur Sandberg Chase; he
	graduated from San Angelo High School and Junior College before
	earning a bachelor's degree in biology at The University of Texas at
	Austin in 1943; and
	WHEREAS, During World War II, he answered his nation's call
	to duty, enlisting in the U.S. Navy and serving in the Admiralty
	Islands; following his military service, he earned his medical
	degree at Northwestern University and served his residency in
	Chicago, where he met his future wife, Virginia Louise Berg; and
	WHEREAS, Dr. Chase began practicing pediatric medicine at
	Angelo Community Hospital; in the early 1950s, he was instrumental
	in carrying out a mass polio immunization program and later
	coordinated another intensive inoculation effort against
	diphtheria, tetanus, measles, rubella, and smallpox; with
	characteristic concern that everyone have access to medical care,
	he was one of the first to promote the use of physician's assistants
	in underserved rural areas; named the Texas Pediatrician of the
	Year in 1978, he also received the American Academy of Pediatrics
	Citation; and
	WHEREAS, Deeply committed to his community, Dr. Chase was a
	member of the Tom Green County Historical Society and played a major
	part in the development of a medical museum at the Fort Concho site;
	in the 1970s, he helped launch the Roy E. Moon Distinguished
	Lectureship in Science series and the Angelo Community Hospital
	Lectureship in the Humanities series, later renamed the Chase
	Lectureship in the Humanities, at Angelo State University; thanks
	to his efforts, 11 Nobel Prize winners and numerous other scholars
	have shared their ideas with the citizens of San Angelo; and
	WHEREAS, Over the years, Dr. Chase received many honors,
	including the Service to Society Award from the Northwestern
	University Alumni Association and a distinguished alumnus award
	from Angelo State University; in 1988, the San Angelo Chamber of
	Commerce named him the Citizen of the Year, and he was recognized by
	the mayor and city council with Ralph Chase Day in 1991; and
	WHEREAS, Known to generations of patients as "Uncle Ralphie,"
	this beloved physician worked throughout his life to improve the
	health and well-being of his fellow Texans, and he contributed to
	his community through nearly six decades of engaged citizenship;
	now, therefore, be it
	RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 83rd Texas
	Legislature hereby pay tribute to the memory of Dr. Ralph Raymond
	Chase and extend sincere condolences to the members of his family:
	to his wife of 60 years, Virginia Chase; to his children, Priscilla
	Griffis and her husband, Don, Julia Kinkel and her husband, Carl,
	Sallie Helms and her husband, Bill, and John Chase; to his
	grandchildren, William Griffis and his wife, Leslie, James Griffis
	and his wife, Lindsay, Abigail Cox and her husband, Jason, John
	Griffis, and Travis and Chase Helms; to his great-grandchildren,
	Sarah Cox and Chase Griffis; and to his other relatives and many
	friends; and, be it further
	RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be
	prepared for his family and that when the Texas House of
	Representatives adjourns this day, it do so in honor of Dr. Ralph
	Chase.
	Darby
	Straus M. Gonzalez of El Paso Oliveira
	Allen N. Gonzalez of El Paso Orr
	Alonzo Gooden Otto
	Alvarado Guerra Paddie
	Anchia Guillen Parker
	Anderson Gutierrez Patrick
	Ashby Harless Perez
	Aycock Harper-Brown Perry
	Bell Hernandez Luna Phillips
	Bohac Herrero Pickett
	Bonnen of Brazoria Hilderbran Pitts
	Bonnen of Galveston Howard Price
	Branch Huberty Raney
	Burkett Hughes Ratliff
	Burnam Hunter Raymond
	Button Isaac Reynolds
	Callegari Johnson Riddle
	Canales Kacal Ritter
	Capriglione Keffer Rodriguez of Bexar
	Carter King of Hemphill Rodriguez of Travis
	Clardy King of Parker Rose
	Coleman King of Taylor Sanford
	Collier King of Zavala Schaefer
	Cook Kleinschmidt Sheets
	Cortez Klick Sheffield of Bell
	Craddick Kolkhorst Sheffield of Coryell
	Creighton Krause Simmons
	Crownover Kuempel Simpson
	Dale Larson Smith
	Darby Laubenberg Smithee
	Davis of Dallas Lavender Springer
	J. Davis of Harris Leach Stephenson
	S. Davis of Harris Lewis Stickland
	Deshotel Longoria Strama
	Dukes Lozano Taylor
	Dutton Lucio III Thompson of Brazoria
	Eiland Marquez Thompson of Harris
	Elkins Martinez Toth
	Fallon Martinez Fischer Turner of Collin
	Farias McClendon Turner of Harris
	Farney Menendez Turner of Tarrant
	Farrar Miles Villalba
	Fletcher Miller of Comal Villarreal
	Flynn Miller of Fort Bend Vo
	Frank Moody Walle
	Frullo Morrison White
	Geren Munoz, Jr. Workman
	Giddings Murphy Wu
	Goldman Naishtat Zedler
	Gonzales Nevarez Zerwas
	______________________________
	Speaker of the House
	I certify that H.R. No. 398 was unanimously adopted by a rising
	vote of the House on February 28, 2013.
	______________________________
	Chief Clerk of the House