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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, After eight years of exceptional service as |
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commissioner of the Texas Department of State Health Services, |
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Dr. David L. Lakey concluded his tenure in that important post on |
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January 30, 2015; and |
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WHEREAS, This skilled medical professional became |
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commissioner of DSHS in January 2007, taking charge of one of the |
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state's largest agencies; he was responsible for overseeing |
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programs to address such urgent issues as disease prevention, |
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disaster preparedness, environmental and consumer safety, and |
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family and community health services; his outstanding leadership |
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abilities were demonstrated on a number of occasions, most recently |
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in response to the Ebola virus outbreak in 2014, when he played a |
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key part in coordinating the state's efforts to contain the |
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disease; and |
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WHEREAS, Dr. Lakey is a graduate of the Indiana University |
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School of Medicine, and he completed his residency in internal |
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medicine and a fellowship in adult and pediatric infectious disease |
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at Vanderbilt University Medical Center; before joining DSHS, he |
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served as an associate professor of medicine for eight years at The |
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University of Texas Health Science Center in Tyler, where he was |
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also chief of the Division of Clinical Infectious Disease and |
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medical director of the Center for Pulmonary and Infectious Disease |
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Control; in addition, he excelled in his duties as the associate |
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director for infectious disease and biosecurity at the UT Center |
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for Biosecurity and Public Health Preparedness, and he was |
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responsible for leading a bioterrorism preparedness committee for |
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34 hospitals and for guiding the development of the Public Health |
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Laboratory of East Texas; and |
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WHEREAS, Dr. Lakey left his post as commissioner to accept a |
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first-ever joint appointment with The University of Texas System |
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and UT Health Northeast, in which he will focus on improving health |
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outcomes throughout the state; in this role, he will continue to |
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make important contributions that will help safeguard the |
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well-being of Texas residents, furthering his notable legacy of |
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public service; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 84th Texas |
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Legislature hereby commend Dr. David L. Lakey for his |
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accomplishments as commissioner of the Texas Department of State |
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Health Services and extend to him sincere best wishes for continued |
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success; and, be it further |
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RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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prepared for Dr. Lakey as an expression of high regard by the Texas |
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House of Representatives. |
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Anderson of Dallas |
Hernandez |
Phillips |
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Anderson of McLennan |
Herrero |
Pickett |
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Bonnen of Brazoria |
Johnson |
Rodriguez of Bexar |
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Bonnen of Galveston |
Kacal |
Rodriguez of Travis |
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Burkett |
Keffer |
Romero, Jr. |
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Burrows |
King of Hemphill |
Sanford |
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Button |
King of Parker |
Schaefer |
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Canales |
King of Taylor |
Schofield |
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Capriglione |
King of Uvalde |
Schubert |
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Craddick |
Landgraf |
Simpson |
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Cyrier |
Laubenberg |
Smithee |
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Davis of Dallas |
Lozano |
Stephenson |
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Davis of Harris |
Lucio III |
Stickland |
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Deshotel |
Márquez |
Thompson of Brazoria |
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Dukes |
Martinez |
Thompson of Harris |
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Dutton |
Martinez Fischer |
Tinderholt |
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Elkins |
McClendon |
Turner of Collin |
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Faircloth |
Metcalf |
Turner of Harris |
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Fallon |
Meyer |
Turner of Tarrant |
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Farney |
Miller of Comal |
Villalba |
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Farrar |
Miller of Fort Bend |
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Flynn |
Morrison |
White of Bell |
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Muñoz, Jr. |
White of Tyler |
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Speaker of the House |
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I certify that H.R. No. 396 was adopted by the House on February |
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19, 2015, by a non-record vote. |
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Chief Clerk of the House |
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