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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Dr. Tom Johnson retired from private practice on |
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March 31, 2021, drawing to a close a distinguished career as a |
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military and civilian physician that spanned half a century; and |
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WHEREAS, A 1971 graduate of the U.S. Air Force Academy, |
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Dr. Johnson earned his medical degree from the University of South |
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Carolina, and he went on to study aerospace medicine at Brooks Air |
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Force Base in San Antonio, receiving his flight surgeon's wings in |
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1975; he worked at the cadet clinic at the Air Force Academy and |
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completed a family practice internship at Scott AFB, as well as a |
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residency in diagnostic radiology at Wilford Hall Medical Center in |
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San Antonio, before serving as chief of diagnostic radiology at |
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Malcolm Grow Medical Center at Andrews AFB; and |
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WHEREAS, In the 1980s, Dr. Johnson set up a private practice |
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in North Carolina while remaining active with the Air Force |
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Reserve; in 1989, he returned to active duty as chair of the |
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radiology department of the USAF Surgeon General in Germany; |
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returning to the U.S., he served as chief of diagnostic radiology at |
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Wilford Hall and as chair of the department of radiology, director |
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of the radiology residence program, and radiology and nuclear |
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medicine consultant to the USAF Surgeon General; and |
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WHEREAS, Promoted to colonel in 1995, Dr. Johnson was |
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appointed as chair of a radiology business process re-engineering |
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working group in Washington, D.C.; he also represented the air |
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force in the American College of Radiology and the Radiological |
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Society of North America and taught at The University of Texas |
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Health Science Center at San Antonio; his awards include the Legion |
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of Merit, the Meritorious Service Medal with one oak leaf cluster, |
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and the National Defense Service Medal with a bronze star; and |
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WHEREAS, Dr. Johnson ended his military career as chair of |
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the department of radiology at Wilford Hall and as deputy commander |
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of the 59th Medical Diagnostic and Therapeutics Group, retiring |
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from the air force in 1998 after 27 years; he then set up GMN |
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Associates in Plano, a private radiology practice specializing in |
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mammography, where he has earned the deep respect and admiration of |
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his staff and patients alike; and |
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WHEREAS, In all his endeavors, Dr. Johnson benefits from the |
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love and support of his wife, Nancy, and his four children, Beth, |
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Sarah, Matthew, and Mary; and |
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WHEREAS, Dr. Tom Johnson's dedication, vast expertise, and |
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commitment to excellence have greatly benefited countless patients |
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over the years, and he may indeed reflect with pride on a career |
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well spent as he embarks on the next exciting chapter of his life; |
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now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 87th Texas |
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Legislature hereby congratulate Dr. Tom Johnson on his retirement |
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and extend to him sincere best wishes for continued happiness; and, |
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be it further |
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RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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prepared for Dr. Johnson as an expression of high regard by the |
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Texas House of Representatives. |