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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Dr. John Graham Compton retired from medical |
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practice in 2017, after more than 60 years of service to the |
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community of Waxahachie; and |
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WHEREAS, Born in Dallas on January 21, 1926, John Compton |
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graduated as valedictorian of his high school and subsequently |
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served in the United States Navy as an operating room technician; he |
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later attended Baylor University and The University of Texas |
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Medical School in Galveston, and he interned at the U.S. Public |
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Health Service Hospital in Rockville, Maryland, on the way to |
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obtaining his medical diploma in 1954; and |
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WHEREAS, Dr. Compton opened his practice in Waxahachie the |
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following year, and he went on to earn a stellar reputation for his |
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caring and friendly manner and the respectful way he treated |
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everyone who walked through his door; over the course of his career, |
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he became the beloved physician of generations of area families, |
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and he endeared himself to his staff as well, with his warmth and |
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wonderful sense of humor; and |
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WHEREAS, In addition to his work in private practice, |
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Dr. Compton has served as the chief of staff at Waxahachie |
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Sanitarium, as the medical director of Renfro Healthcare Center, as |
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a staff doctor at Baylor Hospital, and as head of the Ellis County |
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Medical Health Department; and |
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WHEREAS, While studying at Baylor, Dr. Compton met the love |
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of his life, the former Evelyn Lynette Stahl, and they enjoyed 58 |
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years of marriage before her passing in 2007; a devoted father, he |
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takes great pride in his three children, Graham, Debbie, and |
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Deannie; and |
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WHEREAS, Dr. John Compton's compassion and dedication to the |
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highest standards of his profession have touched the lives of |
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countless Waxahachie residents throughout his long and |
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accomplished career in medicine, and he has earned the lasting |
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gratitude and affection of all who know him; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 85th Texas |
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Legislature hereby congratulate Dr. John Graham Compton on his |
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retirement and commend him for his six decades of service to the |
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Waxahachie community; and, be it further |
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RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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prepared for Dr. Compton as an expression of high regard by the |
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Texas House of Representatives. |