81R22551 MG-D
By: Shelton H.R. No. 1287
R E S O L U T I O N
WHEREAS, Katie Dyslin of Fort Worth has been recognized by
the Texas Medical Association Political Action Committee with the
2009 June Bratcher Award; and
WHEREAS, Known as TEXPAC, the Texas Medical Association
Political Action Committee honors individuals for their
significant involvement in a federal or state political campaign;
modeled after the Belle Chenault Award of the American Medical
Association Political Action Committee and named for the first
winner of that accolade, June Bratcher of San Antonio, the award was
created in 1987, and it is presented biennially to acknowledge the
efforts made during the previous year's election cycle; as the 2009
recipient, Mrs. Dyslin is also the Texas nominee for the Belle
Chenault Award; and
WHEREAS, This committed volunteer has assisted with numerous
political and health care campaigns, and she worked tirelessly
through last year's elections; in addition, she has been an active
member of the League of Women Voters, the Tarrant County Medical
Society, and the physician and alliance community of the Texas
Medical Association, and she has been a strong advocate for the
pediatric patients at Cook Children's Medical Center; in all of her
endeavors, Mrs. Dyslin enjoys the love and support of her husband,
David, a general surgeon in Fort Worth, and she is the proud mother
of two children, Ashley and Dane; and
WHEREAS, Through her civic engagement, Katie Dyslin sets an
example to which others may aspire and contributes to the strength
and vitality of the political process in the Lone Star State; now,
therefore, be it
RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 81st Texas
Legislature hereby congratulate Katie Dyslin on her receipt of the
2009 June Bratcher Award from the Texas Medical Association
Political Action Committee and extend to her sincere best wishes
for the future; and, be it further
RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be
prepared for Mrs. Dyslin as an expression of high regard by the
Texas House of Representatives.