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SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 15
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WHEREAS, The Senate of the State of Texas is pleased to |
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recognize Dr. David Greer for his many years of exceptional service |
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to the people of Henrietta as a physician and community leader; and |
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WHEREAS, Dr. Greer is a graduate of The University of Texas |
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Medical Branch at Galveston and is board certified by the |
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American Board of Family Medicine; in becoming a doctor, he |
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followed in the footsteps of his grandfather, with whom he had |
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made countless house calls in and around Henrietta as a young |
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boy; and |
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WHEREAS, After graduating from medical school in 1964, |
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Dr. Greer served in the United States Army Medical Corps at |
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veterans' hospitals in San Francisco and Germany before being |
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transferred to Vietnam; after his military service, he practiced |
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for a time in Nocona before returning to Henrietta and |
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establishing his family practice there in 1972; and |
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WHEREAS, Over the course of his distinguished 50-year |
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career, Dr. Greer has made many contributions to his profession |
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and his community; he has chaired the Legislative Committee of |
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the Texas Academy of Family Physicians and was named the |
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academy's Physician of the Year in 2004; in 2006, he received the |
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Ashbel Smith Distinguished Alumnus Award from The University of |
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Texas Medical Branch at Galveston; and |
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WHEREAS, Dr. Greer is a highly respected physician, and his |
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professional skill and caring manner have made a difference in the |
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lives of multiple generations of Clay County citizens; he is truly |
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deserving of special recognition for his outstanding commitment to |
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his patients and his profession; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas, 84th |
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Legislature, hereby commend Dr. David Greer on his exceptional |
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50-year career as a physician and his dedicated service to the |
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people of Henrietta and our state and extend to him best wishes |
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for continued success in all his endeavors; and, be it further |
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RESOLVED, That a copy of this Resolution be prepared for |
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him as an expression of high regard from the Texas Senate. |
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President of the Senate |
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I hereby certify that the |
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above Resolution was adopted by |
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the Senate on January 15, 2015. |
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Secretary of the Senate |
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Member, Texas Senate |