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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, For nearly six decades, Dr. William Gonzaba has |
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provided skilled and compassionate care to his patients in San |
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Antonio, both as a physician and as founder of the Gonzaba Medical |
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Group; and |
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WHEREAS, After earning a bachelor's degree from The |
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University of Texas at Austin, Dr. Gonzaba graduated with a medical |
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degree from The University of Texas Medical Branch in Galveston; in |
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1960, he opened his family practice near the neighborhood where he |
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had grown up in San Antonio, and within two decades, it had expanded |
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enough for him to bring on additional doctors; and |
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WHEREAS, In need of a larger space, the Gonzaba Medical Group |
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renovated the old Pan American Restaurant building and reopened it |
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in 1986 as a state-of-the-art health care facility featuring a |
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laboratory and an outpatient surgery center; the group went on to |
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open additional clinics in other neighborhoods, and in 2000, |
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Dr. Gonzaba's sons, Dr. Tom Gonzaba and Dr. Greg Gonzaba, joined |
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the practice; today, Gonzaba Medical Group employs more than 50 |
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physicians and other medical professionals in seven clinics and an |
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occupational medicine and therapy center; and |
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WHEREAS, In addition to leading this successful group |
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practice as president and CEO, Dr. Gonzaba has served as clinical |
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assistant professor in the Department of Family Practice at The UT |
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Health Science Center; his many honors include the Entrepreneur of |
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the Year Award from Ernst & Young, Inc. magazine and Merrill Lynch, |
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the Mexican American Hispanic Physicians Association Hall of Fame |
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Award, the Adelante Award from Hispanic magazine, and the Health |
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Care Heroes Lifetime Achievement Award from the San Antonio |
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Business Journal; and |
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WHEREAS, From a small beginning 57 years ago, Dr. Gonzaba has |
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built a health care empire and made a positive difference in the |
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lives of thousands of his fellow residents, and he may indeed take |
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great pride in all that he has achieved during a lifetime of service |
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to others; 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. William Gonzaba for his |
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contributions to the health and welfare of the people of San Antonio |
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and extend to him sincere best wishes for the future; 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 Dr. Gonzaba as an expression of high regard by the |
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Texas House of Representatives. |
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Uresti |
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Speaker of the House |
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I certify that H.R. No. 2332 was adopted by the House on May |
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25, 2017, by a non-record vote. |
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Chief Clerk of the House |
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