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SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 667
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In Memory |
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of |
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Jose Gerardo Garcia |
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WHEREAS, The Senate of the State of Texas honors and |
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commemorates the life of Dr. Jose Gerardo Garcia, who died |
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April 10, 2015, at the age of 79; and |
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WHEREAS, Jose Garcia was born on November 21, 1935, in |
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Nuevo Laredo, Tamaulipas, Mexico; he earned his medical degree in |
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1957 from la Universidad de Nuevo Leon Medical School, and he |
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embarked on a distinguished career in medicine that would span |
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more than 50 years; and |
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WHEREAS, He became a naturalized United States citizen in |
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1965; his love of his adopted country compelled him to join the |
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United States Army, and he served the nation with distinction for |
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20 years as a surgeon and physician; he was an expert in the field |
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of aerospace medicine and became a charter member of United |
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States Army Aviation in 1983; he was promoted to the rank of |
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colonel and served as a NASA flight surgeon; and |
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WHEREAS, Dr. Garcia married the love of his life, Yolanda |
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Davila, in 1990; the couple lived in Laredo for 25 years, and he |
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served as medical director at several institutions, including |
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Charter Hospital of Laredo; he was active in a number of civic and |
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philanthropic organizations, such as the Laredo Daybreak Rotary |
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Club and the Knights of Columbus; and |
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WHEREAS, A devout Catholic and a devoted husband, father, |
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and grandfather, Dr. Garcia leaves behind memories that will be |
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treasured forever by his family and countless friends; now, |
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therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas, 84th |
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Legislature, hereby extend sincere condolences to the bereaved |
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family of Dr. Jose Gerardo Garcia; and, be it further |
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RESOLVED, That a copy of this Resolution be prepared for |
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his family as an expression of deepest sympathy from the Texas |
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Senate and that when the Senate adjourns this day, it do so in |
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memory of Dr. Jose Gerardo Garcia. |
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Zaffirini |
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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 April 30, 2015, by a |
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rising vote. |
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Secretary of the Senate |
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Member, Texas Senate |