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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Dr. John Richard Lucas of Longview, an esteemed |
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physician and a friend to many, passed away on April 4, 2025, at the |
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age of 85; and |
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WHEREAS, The son of Helen Marjorie Waddell and Mack Lucas, |
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Richard Lucas was born in Midland on June 21, 1939, and grew up in |
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Longview with the companionship of a sister, Carolyn; he graduated |
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from North Texas State University and The University of Texas at |
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Galveston Medical School; following his internship at Methodist |
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Hospital of Dallas, he served as an officer in the U.S. Air Force |
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and then completed his residency at Parkland Hospital; and |
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WHEREAS, Dr. Lucas was a practicing ob-gyn in Longview for 35 |
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years and delivered some 5,000 babies; unfailingly gentle, kind, |
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and patient, he was beloved by his colleagues and by his many |
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longtime patients; he served Good Shepherd Medical Center as |
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president of its medical staff, as chair of the |
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obstetrics-gynecology-pediatrics section, and as a trustee; |
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moreover, he benefited his profession as a member of the American |
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Council for Gynecological Endoscopy, and he was both a diplomat and |
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a fellow of the American Board of Obstetrics and Gynecology; |
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following his retirement in 2007, he continued to serve county |
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patients through Wellness Pointe Longview and Zeid Women's Health |
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Center; and |
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WHEREAS, Dr. Lucas married his high school sweetheart, the |
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former Sara Ann Skaggs, in 1969, and they were blessed with three |
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children, Tosch, Todd, and Susan Ann; despite his busy schedule, he |
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always made time for his family, which grew to include five |
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treasured grandchildren; after the death of his first wife in 2010, |
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Dr. Lucas was fortunate enough to find love again, and he wed Andee |
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Napolitano in 2013; the couple enjoyed traveling and spending time |
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with their large circle of friends and relatives; Dr. Lucas |
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attended weekly breakfasts with "the boys" and monthly lunches with |
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the RODEO group, more formally known as Retired Old Doctors Eating |
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Out; he was an elder for life of First Christian Church of Longview |
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and served the congregation in numerous capacities, among them |
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chair of the board; and |
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WHEREAS, Over the course of his long career in medicine, |
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Richard Lucas earned the respect and appreciation of innumerable |
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people, and he will be remembered with great affection by all who |
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were privileged to know 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. John Richard Lucas and extend |
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sincere condolences to the members of his family: to his wife, Andee |
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Lucas; to his children, Tosch Lucas, Todd Lucas, and Susan Ann Lucas |
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Stroud and her husband, John; to his grandchildren, Tyler Anne |
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Bosher, Miles Lucas, and Sara Grace, Sophie Jane, and Lucas Stroud; |
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to his great-grandchildren, Hattie and Holland; and to his many |
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other relatives 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 Dr. Richard Lucas. |