83R5936 JNC-D By: Zerwas H.R. No. 359 R E S O L U T I O N WHEREAS, Members of the Texas Society of Anesthesiologists are gathering in Austin on February 12, 2013, to commemorate Texas Anesthesiologists Day at the Capitol; and WHEREAS, Organized in 1936 and incorporated in 1959, this voluntary, nonprofit association has asserted as its mission the advancement, promotion, and support of the practice of the medical specialty of anesthesiology in the State of Texas; to that end, the group offers continuing medical education programs and sponsors professional development activities while providing legislative and legal advocacy for members and patients alike; and WHEREAS, The Texas Society of Anesthesiologists is ably led by president Marty Giesecke and president-elect David Mercier, who are assisted in their efforts by officers Tillman Hein, Tim Bittenbinder, David Gloyna, Deborah Creath, Susan Curling, and Ray Callas; and WHEREAS, Practitioners of anesthesiology play a vital role in meeting the health care needs of countless Texans, and their myriad contributions to this state are indeed deserving of highest commendation; now, therefore, be it RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 83rd Texas Legislature hereby recognize February 12, 2013, as Texas Anesthesiologists Day at the State Capitol and that the men and women of the Texas Society of Anesthesiologists be commended for their important work.