1 | 1 | | H.C.R. No. 205 |
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4 | 4 | | HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION |
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5 | 5 | | WHEREAS, Dr. Larry N. Balli of Edinburg has distinguished |
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6 | 6 | | himself as a successful dentist and an esteemed civic leader; and |
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7 | 7 | | WHEREAS, A native of Mission, Larry Balli graduated from |
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8 | 8 | | Mission High School and earned a bachelor's degree in pharmacy from |
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9 | 9 | | the University of Houston; he subsequently returned to South Texas |
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10 | 10 | | and served as a pharmacist for seven years before pursuing his |
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11 | 11 | | doctor of dental surgery degree at The University of Texas Health |
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12 | 12 | | Science Center at San Antonio; and |
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13 | 13 | | WHEREAS, Dr. Balli opened his practice in Edinburg in 1985 |
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14 | 14 | | and has since become one of the city's most respected dentists; |
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15 | 15 | | through the years, he has continued to further his skills and |
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16 | 16 | | knowledge as a student of the Pankey Institute for Advanced Dental |
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17 | 17 | | Education, and he has been active in the Rio Grande Valley Dental |
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18 | 18 | | Society, which he served as president; in 2008, he was selected as a |
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19 | 19 | | Texas Super Dentist by Texas Monthly magazine, an honor of |
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20 | 20 | | particular significance as recipients are nominated for the |
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21 | 21 | | designation by their colleagues; and |
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22 | 22 | | WHEREAS, Dedicated to bettering the community he calls home, |
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23 | 23 | | Dr. Balli has given generously of his time and talents to numerous |
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24 | 24 | | organizations; he has served as president of the Edinburg Chamber |
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25 | 25 | | of Commerce, as chair of the Board of Governors of the Edinburg |
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26 | 26 | | Regional Medical Center, and as a board member of the Edinburg |
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27 | 27 | | Economic Development Corporation and Edinburg General Hospital; |
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28 | 28 | | moreover, he is involved in the effort to provide free dental |
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29 | 29 | | services to children from low-income families as a member of the |
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30 | 30 | | board of directors of Dentists Who Care; and |
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31 | 31 | | WHEREAS, In all of his endeavors, Dr. Balli enjoys the love |
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32 | 32 | | and support of his wife and business partner, Norma Garza Balli, as |
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33 | 33 | | well as their children, Nicole Balli Little and Brandon Balli; and |
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34 | 34 | | WHEREAS, The professionalism and generosity of this |
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35 | 35 | | outstanding dentist have greatly benefited his fellow citizens, and |
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36 | 36 | | he may indeed reflect with pride on his many accomplishments; now, |
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37 | 37 | | therefore, be it |
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38 | 38 | | RESOLVED, That the 81st Legislature of the State of Texas |
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39 | 39 | | hereby congratulate Dr. Larry N. Balli on the 24th anniversary of |
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40 | 40 | | his Edinburg dental practice and extend to him sincere best wishes |
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41 | 41 | | for continued success; and, be it further |
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42 | 42 | | RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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43 | 43 | | prepared for Dr. Balli as an expression of high regard by the Texas |
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44 | 44 | | House of Representatives and Senate. |
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45 | 45 | | Pea |
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46 | 46 | | ______________________________ ______________________________ |
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47 | 47 | | President of the Senate Speaker of the House |
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48 | 48 | | I certify that H.C.R. No. 205 was adopted by the House on May |
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49 | 49 | | 4, 2009, by a non-record vote. |
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50 | 50 | | ______________________________ |
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51 | 51 | | Chief Clerk of the House |
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52 | 52 | | I certify that H.C.R. No. 205 was adopted by the Senate on May |
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53 | 53 | | 6, 2009, by a viva-voce vote. |
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54 | 54 | | ______________________________ |
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55 | 55 | | Secretary of the Senate |
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56 | 56 | | APPROVED: __________________ |
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57 | 57 | | Date |
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58 | 58 | | __________________ |
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59 | 59 | | Governor |
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