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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Dr. Raymond Paul Harle of San Antonio, an admired |
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physician and friend to many, passed away on February 12, 2013, at |
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the age of 85; and |
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WHEREAS, Born in San Antonio on November 7, 1927, Raymond |
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Harle was raised in Del Rio; he played football and served as |
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president of the social club in high school; he graduated from |
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St. Mary's University and went on to study medicine at The |
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University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, completing his |
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internship at Santa Rosa Hospital; and |
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WHEREAS, Dr. Harle practiced family medicine for 55 years; he |
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was the first physician to admit a patient to Southwest Texas |
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Medical Hospital, and he received a Lifetime Achievement Award from |
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the Bexar County Medical Society; Dr. Harle loved his work, and he |
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was known for treating his patients with care and compassion; and |
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WHEREAS, Above all else, Dr. Harle treasured his family; he |
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shared five and a half decades with his wife, Dorothy Pitts Harle, |
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and he took great pride in their three sons, Sidney, Mark, and |
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Brian, and their five grandchildren; and |
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WHEREAS, Although his death has brought great sorrow to his |
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loved ones, Raymond Harle leaves behind many fond memories that |
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they will forever treasure; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 83rd Texas |
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Legislature hereby pay tribute to the life of Dr. Raymond Paul |
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Harle and extend sincere sympathy to the members of his family: to |
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his wife, Dorothy Pitts Harle; to his children, Judge Sidney Harle |
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and his wife, Carol, Dr. Mark Harle and his wife, Renee, and |
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Dr. Brian Harle; to his grandchildren, Kimberly, Paul, Michele, |
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Luke, and Jake; and to his other relatives and friends; and, be it |
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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 |
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Dr. Raymond Harle. |