83R9858 MGR-D
By: Callegari H.R. No. 898
R E S O L U T I O N
WHEREAS, The Honorable Dr. John Zerwas and Cindy Zerwas were
honored as the 2013 Citizens of the Year at the Katy Area Chamber of
Commerce annual gala on February 22, 2013; and
WHEREAS, John and Cindy Zerwas both graduated from Bellaire
High School in 1973, and they were married five years later; he
attended the University of Houston as an undergraduate and then
earned a doctorate from the Baylor College of Medicine in 1980; he
has been a physician for more than three decades, starting a
full-time private practice in 1985 and subsequently a group
practice; he has presided over the Memorial Hermann Health Network
Providers and served as chief medical officer of the Memorial
Hermann Hospital System, and he is now the president of the American
Society of Anesthesiologists; and
WHEREAS, As a member of the Texas House of Representatives,
Dr. Zerwas brings exceptional experience and expertise to
decisions relating to health care in this state; he has worked to
increase transparency for patients and sought to update organ
donation laws, and his efforts have led to honors from the Texas
Medical Association and the Texas Hospital Association; moreover,
he has twice been named one of the 10 best legislators by Texas
Monthly magazine; and
WHEREAS, Cindy Zerwas is the bedrock of the Zerwas family,
devoting herself to her husband and her loved ones, including her
four children, John, Joseph, Brandon, and Sherry, a
daughter-in-law, Monica, a son-in-law, Matthew, and two
grandchildren, Isabel and Matthew; she has been active in her
community through involvement in several parent-teacher
organizations, the Boy Scouts, and other groups, and her dedication
and commitment were recognized when she was named the Woman of the
Year by the West Fort Bend County Republican Women's Club; and
WHEREAS, Dr. and Mrs. Zerwas are active church leaders, and
Dr. Zerwas helped to form the First Colony Church of Christ and was
one of its first deacons; in addition, he took part in the creation
of a Boy Scout troop in the Pecan Grove area; and
WHEREAS, These esteemed Texans have made many significant
contributions to the betterment of life in their community and
beyond, and they may take justifiable pride in their exemplary
records of achievement; now, therefore, be it
RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 83rd Texas
Legislature hereby congratulate the Honorable Dr. John Zerwas and
Cindy Zerwas on their selection as the 2013 Citizens of the Year by
the Katy Area Chamber of Commerce and extend to them sincere best
wishes for continued success and happiness; and, be it further
RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be
prepared for Representative and Mrs. Zerwas as an expression of
high regard by the Texas House of Representatives.