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1	1	H.R. No. 2003
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4	4	R E S O L U T I O N
5	5	WHEREAS, The city of San Antonio lost an accomplished
6	6	physician with the tragic death of Dr. Michael J. Sanchez on January
7	7	11, 2009, at the age of 52; and
8	8	WHEREAS, Dr. Sanchez had been the emergency center medical
9	9	director at University Hospital since August 2008 and had
10	10	previously established a notable career in medicine that included
11	11	service in the United States Air Force and at Southeast Baptist
12	12	Hospital in San Antonio; and
13	13	WHEREAS, A New Mexico native, Dr. Sanchez completed his
14	14	undergraduate studies at the University of Oklahoma and was named a
15	15	distinguished graduate with honors of that institution in 1984; he
16	16	went on to serve as a physician's assistant in the air force, and
17	17	his colleagues, impressed by his abilities, recommended that he
18	18	attain a medical degree; after earning his M.D. in 1990 from the
19	19	University of New Mexico School of Medicine, he completed his
20	20	internship and residency at Wilford Hall Medical Center at Lackland
21	21	Air Force Base; and
22	22	WHEREAS, Dr. Sanchez served as research director of the Joint
23	23	Military Medical Command at Fort Sam Houston from 1996 to 1998 and
24	24	then spent three years directing the Emergency Medical Department
25	25	at the United States Air Force Academy; during that period, he was
26	26	selected to be part of the medical team aboard Air Force One and
27	27	accompanied President Bill Clinton to Pakistan and India; in honor
28	28	of his distinguished service, he received the Air Force
29	29	Commendation Medal in 1998; and
30	30	WHEREAS, After concluding his air force service in 2000, he
31	31	became an emergency physician for Baptist Health System in San
32	32	Antonio, and in 2003 was named the director of emergency medicine at
33	33	Southeast Baptist Hospital; he joined the staff at The University
34	34	of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio in 2006 as an
35	35	assistant professor before assuming his duties as the hospital's
36	36	emergency center medical director two years later; in his first
37	37	five months in that position, Dr. Sanchez had brought about reforms
38	38	to enhance efficiency and customer service and reduce waiting times
39	39	for patients, and he was at work on plans to institute a residency
40	40	program in emergency medicine; and
41	41	WHEREAS, In all of his endeavors, Dr. Sanchez enjoyed the
42	42	love and support of his wife, Apelle, and his daughters, Carla
43	43	Parker and Suzanne Sanchez; he took great pleasure in spending time
44	44	with his family and also enjoyed a number of hobbies, including
45	45	sailing and playing the drums; and
46	46	WHEREAS, Known for the exceptional enthusiasm and dedication
47	47	he brought to his work as well as his extensive medical knowledge
48	48	and managerial skill, Michael Sanchez made a positive difference in
49	49	many lives over the course of his career, and he will be warmly
50	50	remembered and greatly missed by all who had the good fortune to
51	51	know him; now, therefore, be it
52	52	RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 81st Texas
53	53	Legislature hereby pay tribute to the life of Dr. Michael J. Sanchez
54	54	and extend deepest condolences to his family: to his wife, Apelle
55	55	Sanchez; to his daughters, Carla Parker and her husband, Jim, and
56	56	Suzanne Sanchez; and to his other relatives and friends; and, be it
57	57	further
58	58	RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be
59	59	prepared for his family and that when the Texas House of
60	60	Representatives adjourns this day, it do so in memory of Dr. Michael
61	61	Sanchez.
62	62	Martinez Fischer
63	63	______________________________
64	64	Speaker of the House
65	65	I certify that H.R. No. 2003 was unanimously adopted by a
66	66	rising vote of the House on May 19, 2009.
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68	68	Chief Clerk of the House