83R17018 LUC-D
By: Harless H.R. No. 1442
R E S O L U T I O N
WHEREAS, Dr. Harold Truman Baber, Jr., of Houston, a devoted
family physician for 40 years, passed away on July 3, 2012, at the
age of 69; and
WHEREAS, Harold Baber was born in El Dorado, Arkansas, on
October 17, 1942, to Harold Truman Baber, Sr., and Frances Baber; a
graduate of Hendrix College, he earned his medical degree from the
University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences College of Medicine in
1968 and completed his internship at Memorial Hermann-Texas Medical
Center in Houston; and
WHEREAS, While serving overseas as a doctor with the United
States Air Force, he met his future wife, Rosalind, a nurse, in
London; the couple were married in Houston at St. Luke's United
Methodist Church on December 18, 1971, and subsequently went into
practice together at Houston Northwest Medical Center; and
WHEREAS, Dr. Baber was a lifetime member and a former vice
president of the Harris County Medical Society, and he led the
organization's ethics committee from 1986 to 1989; he further
contributed to his profession through his involvement in the
American Academy of Family Physicians and the Texas Medical
Association; he demonstrated great compassion toward his patients
over the years, and he was deeply missed after his early retirement
in 2011; and
WHEREAS, An avid traveler, Dr. Baber enjoyed exploring
Europe, South America, Asia, and his wife's native New Zealand, and
he relished time outdoors golfing and hunting; he was a man of
strong faith and a valued congregant of St. Luke's United Methodist
Church for more than four decades; he and his wife were blessed with
two children, Jonathan and Roseanna, as well as a granddaughter,
Isabelle; and
WHEREAS, Harold Baber made a positive difference in the lives
of numerous people, and those he leaves behind will forever cherish
their memories of this kind and caring man; now, therefore, be it
RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 83rd Texas
Legislature hereby pay tribute to the life of Dr. Harold Truman
Baber, Jr., and extend sincere sympathy to the members of his
family: to his wife, Rosalind Baber; to his children, Jonathan
Baber and Roseanna Baber Hill and her husband, Jason; to his
granddaughter, Isabelle Hill; to his mother, Frances Louise Spivey
Baber; to his sister, Helen Dunn; 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. Harold
Truman Baber, Jr.