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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Dr. Melvyn E. Huckaby has served the citizens of |
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Houston as an oral surgeon for nearly half a century; and |
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WHEREAS, A graduate of New Mexico Highlands University with a |
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degree in chemistry and zoology, Dr. Huckaby went on to earn his DDS |
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degree in 1962 from the Meharry Medical College School of Dentistry |
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in Nashville, Tennessee; after interning at Harlem Hospital in New |
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York and completing a postgraduate oral pathology program at the |
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New York Institute of Clinical Oral Pathology, he returned to |
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Harlem Hospital to work as a resident oral surgeon; and |
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WHEREAS, In 1968, Dr. Huckaby established a private practice |
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in his hometown of Houston, becoming the city's first African |
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American oral surgeon; he operated the practice until 1990, when he |
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joined the staff of the Craven & Plummer, Inc., Dental Center; he |
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has since earned the admiration of many not only for his medical |
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expertise but also for the compassion and care with which he treats |
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his patients, including families of limited means; and |
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WHEREAS, Over the years, Dr. Huckaby has served as a visiting |
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professor and lecturer at his alma mater, Meharry's School of |
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Dentistry, and he is a member of the American Association of Oral |
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and Maxillofacial Surgeons; he has contributed to his community |
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through his service on the board of the Resource Development Center |
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and as secretary of Hope Development; in 2009, the New Mexico |
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Highlands University Alumni Association honored him for his |
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achievements with the Distinguished Alumnus Award; and |
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WHEREAS, Dr. Melvyn Huckaby has had a positive and lasting |
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impact on countless lives throughout his long career in medicine, |
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and he may reflect with considerable pride on all that he has |
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accomplished; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 85th Texas |
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Legislature hereby commend Dr. Melvyn E. Huckaby for his many years |
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of service as an oral surgeon and extend to him sincere best wishes |
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for the future; and, be it further |
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RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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prepared for Dr. Huckaby as an expression of high regard by the |
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Texas House of Representatives. |
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Dutton |
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Speaker of the House |
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I certify that H.R. No. 451 was adopted by the House on March |
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2, 2017, by a non-record vote. |
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Chief Clerk of the House |
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