SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 51
WHEREAS, The Senate of the State of Texas is pleased to
recognize Dr. Margie Peschel for her tireless efforts on behalf
of cancer prevention and awareness; and
WHEREAS, For decades, this exemplary health care
professional served as a pathologist, a champion of cancer
research, and an unflagging supporter of the American Cancer
Society, which celebrated its 100th anniversary this year; and
WHEREAS, Dr. Peschel has been a pioneering figure in
medicine since the days when she was one of only three women
studying at The University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston,
at which time she was supporting herself as a nurse; and
WHEREAS, Early in her medical career, a young patient died
WHEREAS, She began volunteering with the American Cancer
Society in the 1960s, and she served as president of the Tarrant
County branch of the organization; she found time for her
volunteer work in addition to the demands of her longtime career,
which included serving as the medical director of the Carter
Blood Center and as a pathologist at Saint Joseph's Hospital and
John Peter Smith Hospital; and
WHEREAS, Dr. Peschel also spent years moonlighting in
emergency rooms, served as chair of the Allied Health Advisory
Council for Tarrant County College, and helped to set up the
first training course for emergency medical technicians in
Tarrant County; now, therefore, be it
RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas, 83rd
Legislature, 1st Called Session, hereby commend Dr. Margie
Peschel for her lifelong commitment to the medical profession and
to supporting the cause of cancer prevention; and, be it further
RESOLVED,
Davis
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President of the Senate
I hereby certify that the
above Resolution was adopted by
the Senate on June 12, 2013.
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Secretary of the Senate
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Member, Texas Senate