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SENATE CONCURRENT RESOL UTION NO. 27
BY SENATORS PEACOCK AND TARVER AND REPRESENTATI VE JENKINS
A CONCURRENT RESOL UTION
To commend Dr. John H. Haynes Jr. on his retirement.
WHEREAS, Dr. John H. Haynes Jr. has announced his retirement, effective
August 1, 2016, after serving the citizens of North Caddo Parish for fifty years; and
WHEREAS, Dr. Haynes received his Bachelor of Science degree from Centenary
College, his medical degree from the University of Texas Medical Branch School in
Galveston, and completed his internship and residency at John Peter Smith Hospital in Fort
Worth, Texas; and
WHEREAS, he became the chief of staff of the North Caddo Medical Center and has
served as a board certified family practitioner at the Medical and Surgical Clinic in Vivian,
Louisiana, since 1966; and
WHEREAS, Dr. Haynes and his longtime partner, Dr. Stephen Taylor, developed the
first Rural Family Practice Fellowship and Residency program in the United States; and
WHEREAS, physicians who have successfully completed this program are caring
for patients throughout the United States and in third world countries; and
WHEREAS, in 1993, Dr. Haynes received the first-ever Country Doctor of the Year
award in 1993 by Staff Care, and was named Louisiana Family Practitioner of the Year in
1998 and 2004, and Louisiana's Rural Practitioner of the Year in 1998 and 2009; and
WHEREAS, Dr. Haynes is quick to say his greatest reward is serving the families
of the community for up to five generations, seeing them healthy, and knowing he had a
positive impact on their lives; and
WHEREAS, Dr. Haynes said when the time comes for him to no longer tend to
patients on a daily basis, he plans to continue teaching young doctors the "rural way"; and
WHEREAS, his patients seem like family, but he speaks of his two sons, daughter,
grandchildren, and great-grandson like no other; and
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WHEREAS, his community efforts include several terms on the Caddo Parish School
Board, where he was instrumental in establishing the teacher incentives in increased pay for
educators to travel to rural areas to teach; and
WHEREAS, Dr. Haynes' personal interests are vast, with impressive
accomplishments as a former All-American Skeet Shoot Champion who competed in the
Olympic Trials; and
WHEREAS, he is an avid hunter and fisherman and has amassed numerous trophies
which demonstrate his abilities; and
WHEREAS, Dr. Haynes is a published writer and his findings have been featured in
multiple professional publications, including "Texas Reports in Biology and Medicine",
"American Family Physician", and "The Journal of Family Practice"; and
WHEREAS, Dr. John H. Haynes Jr. merits the highest commendation and sincere
congratulations for his exemplary service as a respected and dedicated physician in his
community and for his outstanding contributions to the state of Louisiana and its citizens.
THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the Legislature of Louisiana does hereby
commend and congratulate Dr. John H. Haynes Jr. for his exceptional career, does hereby
express to him enduring appreciation for his distinguished service to the citizens of Caddo
Parish, does hereby recognize and record for posterity his vital contributions and tireless
dedication to the state of Louisiana, and does hereby extend to him best wishes for continued
success and happiness in all of his future endeavors.
PRESIDENT OF THE SENATE
SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
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