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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, For more than two decades, nurse practitioner Tim |
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Flynn has served the officials and employees of the legislative |
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community with skill and good humor; and |
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WHEREAS, Mr. Flynn began his career as an emergency medical |
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technician, and he went on to earn a nursing degree from The |
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University of Texas at Austin; he first served as the Capitol nurse |
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during a special session in 1992, and the following year, he was |
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hired as the legislature's permanent, year-round health care |
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provider; in 2002, he earned his master's degree in nursing from UT |
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Austin, graduating with a perfect 4.0 grade point average and |
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earning certification as a nurse practitioner; and |
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WHEREAS, Over the course of a year, Mr. Flynn averages more |
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than 4,000 visits, serving as the friendly and capable "small-town |
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doctor" to the community of elected officials and state employees |
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who work in the Capitol Complex, as well as citizens who are |
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visiting; he is assisted by the physician-of-the-day during the |
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biennial legislative session, but during the 18 months of the |
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interim, he is the sole health care provider at the Capitol clinic, |
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diagnosing and treating a wide range of minor ailments and saving |
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his patients the time and expense of a doctor's appointment; his |
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professional peers have recognized his expertise with the 1994 |
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Community Health Nurse of the Year Award from District 5 of the |
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Texas Nurses Association and the 2007 Austin Advanced Practice |
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Nurses Alliance Award of Excellence; and |
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WHEREAS, A calm, welcoming, and familiar presence in the |
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State Capitol, Mr. Flynn has earned the affection, respect, and |
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gratitude of countless legislators and state employees over the |
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years with his expert and compassionate care; 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 Tim Flynn for his continuing outstanding |
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service as Capitol nurse practitioner and extend to him sincere |
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best wishes for many more years of success and happiness; 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 Mr. Flynn as an expression of high regard by the Texas |
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House of Representatives. |
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Márquez |
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Speaker of the House |
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I certify that H.R. No. 3399 was adopted by the House on May |
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30, 2015, by a non-record vote. |
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Chief Clerk of the House |
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