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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Dr. Lovell Jones of Houston has greatly contributed |
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to the field of medicine through his work to improve health care for |
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minorities and the medically underserved; and |
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WHEREAS, Affiliated with The University of Texas MD Anderson |
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Cancer Center for more than three decades, Dr. Jones currently |
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serves as director of the Dorothy I. Height Center for Health |
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Equity and Evaluation Research, a program dedicated to addressing |
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medical inequalities through a holistic approach; he has further |
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contributed to this vital mission as chair of the Health |
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Disparities Education, Awareness, Research & Training Consortium, |
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as founding co-chair of the Intercultural Cancer Council, and as |
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editor of Minorities & Cancer, one of the few comprehensive |
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textbooks on the subject; and |
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WHEREAS, This notable Texan is also the founding chair of |
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Minorities, the Medically Underserved and Cancer, a multicultural |
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biennial conference to promote the exchange of the latest |
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scientific and treatment information; and |
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WHEREAS, Dr. Lovell A. Jones has been a tireless health care |
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advocate for those in this country who have borne the burden of |
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disease disproportionately, and it is a privilege to recognize his |
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insightful and inspiring leadership in addressing an issue of |
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immeasurable import for all Americans; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 83rd Texas |
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Legislature hereby honor Dr. Lovell Jones for his work to reduce |
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disparities in health care for minorities and the medically |
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underserved and extend to him sincere best wishes for continued |
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success in all his endeavors; and, be it further |
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RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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prepared for Dr. Jones as an expression of high regard by the Texas |
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House of Representatives. |
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McClendon |
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| Straus |
M. Gonzalez of El Paso |
Oliveira |
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| Allen |
N. Gonzalez of El Paso |
Orr |
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| Anderson |
Gutierrez |
Patrick |
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| Aycock |
Harper-Brown |
Perry |
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| Bell |
Hernandez Luna |
Phillips |
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| Bonnen of Brazoria |
Hilderbran |
Pitts |
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| Bonnen of Galveston |
Howard |
Price |
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| Capriglione |
Keffer |
Rodriguez of Bexar |
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| Carter |
King of Hemphill |
Rodriguez of Travis |
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| Clardy |
King of Parker |
Rose |
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| Coleman |
King of Taylor |
Sanford |
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| Collier |
King of Zavala |
Schaefer |
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| Cortez |
Klick |
Sheffield of Bell |
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| Craddick |
Kolkhorst |
Sheffield of Coryell |
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| Crownover |
Kuempel |
Simpson |
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| Davis of Dallas |
Lavender |
Springer |
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| J. Davis of Harris |
Leach |
Stephenson |
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| S. Davis of Harris |
Lewis |
Stickland |
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| Dutton |
Lucio III |
Thompson of Brazoria |
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| Eiland |
Marquez |
Thompson of Harris |
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| Fallon |
Martinez Fischer |
Turner of Collin |
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| Farias |
McClendon |
Turner of Harris |
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| Farney |
Menendez |
Turner of Tarrant |
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| Fletcher |
Miller of Comal |
Villarreal |
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| Flynn |
Miller of Fort Bend |
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______________________________ |
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Speaker of the House |
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I certify that H.R. No. 1338 was adopted by the House on April |
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4, 2013, by a non-record vote. |
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Chief Clerk of the House |
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