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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. |