83R9858 MGR-D
 
  By: Callegari H.R. No. 898
 
 
 
R E S O L U T I O N
         WHEREAS, The Honorable Dr. John Zerwas and Cindy Zerwas were
  honored as the 2013 Citizens of the Year at the Katy Area Chamber of
  Commerce annual gala on February 22, 2013; and
         WHEREAS, John and Cindy Zerwas both graduated from Bellaire
  High School in 1973, and they were married five years later; he
  attended the University of Houston as an undergraduate and then
  earned a doctorate from the Baylor College of Medicine in 1980; he
  has been a physician for more than three decades, starting a
  full-time private practice in 1985 and subsequently a group
  practice; he has presided over the Memorial Hermann Health Network
  Providers and served as chief medical officer of the Memorial
  Hermann Hospital System, and he is now the president of the American
  Society of Anesthesiologists; and
         WHEREAS, As a member of the Texas House of Representatives,
  Dr. Zerwas brings exceptional experience and expertise to
  decisions relating to health care in this state; he has worked to
  increase transparency for patients and sought to update organ
  donation laws, and his efforts have led to honors from the Texas
  Medical Association and the Texas Hospital Association; moreover,
  he has twice been named one of the 10 best legislators by Texas
  Monthly magazine; and
         WHEREAS, Cindy Zerwas is the bedrock of the Zerwas family,
  devoting herself to her husband and her loved ones, including her
  four children, John, Joseph, Brandon, and Sherry, a
  daughter-in-law, Monica, a son-in-law, Matthew, and two
  grandchildren, Isabel and Matthew; she has been active in her
  community through involvement in several parent-teacher
  organizations, the Boy Scouts, and other groups, and her dedication
  and commitment were recognized when she was named the Woman of the
  Year by the West Fort Bend County Republican Women's Club; and
         WHEREAS, Dr. and Mrs. Zerwas are active church leaders, and
  Dr. Zerwas helped to form the First Colony Church of Christ and was
  one of its first deacons; in addition, he took part in the creation
  of a Boy Scout troop in the Pecan Grove area; and
         WHEREAS, These esteemed Texans have made many significant
  contributions to the betterment of life in their community and
  beyond, and they may take justifiable pride in their exemplary
  records of achievement; now, therefore, be it
         RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 83rd Texas
  Legislature hereby congratulate the Honorable Dr. John Zerwas and
  Cindy Zerwas on their selection as the 2013 Citizens of the Year by
  the Katy Area Chamber of Commerce and extend to them sincere best
  wishes for continued success and happiness; and, be it further
         RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be
  prepared for Representative and Mrs. Zerwas as an expression of
  high regard by the Texas House of Representatives.