H.R. No. 1933
R E S O L U T I O N
WHEREAS, A life made rich through meaningful service drew to
a close when Dr. Richard George Fadal of Waco passed away on April
4, 2011, at the age of 79; and
WHEREAS, Richard Fadal was born in Waco on May 29, 1931, to
George and Katherine Fadal, and he attended Waco public schools;
after graduating from Baylor University in 1951, he entered The
University of Texas Southwestern Medical School at Dallas, where he
earned his medical degree in 1955, and he returned to Waco to
complete his medical internship at Providence Hospital; from 1956
to 1957, he served his country as a captain in the U.S. Air Force;
and
WHEREAS, Following his discharge from the military, Dr. Fadal
opened a private medical practice; during the course of his
distinguished 45-year career, he served on the staffs of Providence
Hospital and Hillcrest Baptist Medical Center in Waco and Holy Name
Medical Center in Teaneck, New Jersey; he also served as the
attending physician for the Methodist Children's Home, taught on
the faculty of the Waco Family Medicine Residency Program, and
worked as a consultant for pharmaceutical companies; and
WHEREAS, A board-certified allergist, Dr. Fadal was an early
adopter of the radioallergosorbent test (RAST), a simple blood test
for allergies that was developed in Sweden in 1975 as a replacement
for the common skin test; in 1978, Dr. Fadal and one of his
students, Dr. Donald Nalebuff, made modifications to the test that
allowed physicians to create individual treatment schedules for
patients based on their test scores; in 1981 they received a U.S.
patent for their system, which is known as the Fadal-Nalebuff
Modified RAST, and they traveled extensively giving lectures on
their methodology, which is still widely used in the medical field;
in addition, Dr. Fadal published numerous articles in medical
journals and coauthored a book with Dr. Nalebuff titled RAST in
Clinical Allergy; and
WHEREAS, This esteemed Texan was a member of the McLennan
County Medical Society, the Texas Medical Association, the American
Medical Association, and the Texas Allergy, Asthma and Immunology
Society; he was a diplomate of the American Board of Allergy and
Immunology, as well as a founding fellow and former director of the
American In Vitro Allergy and Immunology Society and a past
president of the Pan American Allergy Society; moreover, he was a
fellow of the American Association of Certified Allergists and the
American College of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology, as well as an
honorary fellow of the American Academy of Otolaryngic Allergy; and
WHEREAS, Among the honors conferred on Dr. Fadal were the
Aynesworth Award for Teaching and the Outstanding Faculty Member
Award, which were presented to him by the residents of the Waco
Family Medicine Residency Program in 2000 and 2001, respectively;
and
WHEREAS, When not engaged in his professional
responsibilities, Dr. Fadal delighted in spending time outdoors; he
especially enjoyed hunting and fishing in the company of his family
and friends; and
WHEREAS, In all of his endeavors Dr. Fadal enjoyed the love
and support of his wife, Margaret, with whom he was joined in
matrimony on January 6, 1956, at Oak Lawn Methodist Church in
Dallas; over the years they were blessed with four children, Stacy,
Richard, Thomas, and Michael, as well as nine grandchildren and a
great-granddaughter; and
WHEREAS, An accomplished physician and a respected member of
his community, Dr. Richard Fadal lived a caring and purposeful
life, and he leaves behind a legacy that will long be treasured by
all those who held him dear; now, therefore, be it
RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 82nd Texas
Legislature hereby pay tribute to the memory of Dr. Richard George
Fadal and extend sincere condolences to the members of his family:
to his wife, Margaret Fadal; to his children and their spouses,
Stacy and Burl Coker, Richard and Jennifer Fadal, Thomas and Tracy
Fadal, and Michael and Debbie Fadal; to his grandchildren, Dr. Lacy
Kessler and her husband, Jimmy, Ashley Blossman and her husband,
Cody, Jennifer Salisbury and her husband, Kurt, Holly Hinojosa and
her husband, Kyle, Jill Fadal, Christopher Fadal and his wife,
Stephanie, Tyler Fadal, Kyle Fadal, and Colt Fadal; to his
great-granddaughter, Katherine Kessler; to his sisters and
brothers-in-law, Mary and Jack Holstein and Caroline and James
Hurst; and to his other relatives and friends; and, be it further
RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be
prepared for his family and that when the Texas House of
Representatives adjourns this day, it do so in memory of Dr. Richard
George Fadal.
Anderson of McLennan
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Speaker of the House
I certify that H.R. No. 1933 was unanimously adopted by a
rising vote of the House on May 19, 2011.
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Chief Clerk of the House