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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, A rich and purposeful life drew to a close with the |
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passing of admired physician Jan Hansen Garrett of Tyler on |
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July 16, 2024, at the age of 83; and |
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WHEREAS, The son of Dr. James Marion Garrett and Annabelle |
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Hansen Garrett, Jan Garrett was born in Temple on June 14, 1941; he |
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graduated from The University of Texas at Austin and Baylor |
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University College of Medicine; after serving as a general medical |
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officer in the U.S. Navy, he completed his orthopedic residency at |
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the University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center; he established |
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the Bone and Joint Clinic in Tyler, and in 1992, he became founding |
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president of the Azalea Orthopedics clinic; he was adored by his |
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patients, staff, and colleagues and received many honors, including |
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induction into the Bethesda Health Clinic Doctor Luke Society in |
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2019; over the years, he held positions at the UT Tyler Health |
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Science Center and several other hospitals, and he was a founding |
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member of the Baylor Scott & White Texas Spine & Joint Hospital and |
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president of Ambulatory Surgical Center of Tyler; for more than two |
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decades, he served on the board of Physicians Contracting |
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Organization of Texas; he retired in 2017; and |
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WHEREAS, Dr. Garrett married the love of his life, the former |
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Madonna Sue Jones, on August 21, 1965, and they were blessed with |
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two daughters, Jennifer and Laura; eventually, he knew the joy of |
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becoming the proud grandfather of Patrick and Annabelle; he and Sue |
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Garrett shared a fulfilling relationship until her death in 2017; |
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fortunate enough to find love a second time, he married Elen |
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Moncrieff on December 29, 2018; his many interests included wine, |
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classical music, travel, golf, reading, and collecting and sharing |
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first edition books; and |
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WHEREAS, Although Jan Garrett is deeply missed, his strong |
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faith, great kindness, and immense devotion to his family will |
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remain a source of inspiration to all who were privileged to know |
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him; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the Senate of the 89th Texas Legislature |
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hereby pay tribute to the life of Dr. Jan Hansen Garrett and extend |
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sincere sympathy to the members of his family: to his wife, Elen |
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Garrett; to his daughters, Jennifer Deen and her husband, Patrick, |
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and Laura Jones and her husband, Matt; to his grandchildren, |
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Patrick Deen Jr. and Annabelle Gardner; to his siblings, Mary Joyce |
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and Chris, Steve, and Mike Garrett; and to his many other relatives |
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and friends; and, be it further |
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RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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prepared for his family and that when the Texas Senate adjourns this |
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day, it do so in memory of Jan Garrett. |