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4 | 5 | | R E S O L U T I O N |
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5 | 6 | | WHEREAS, Although the passing of Dr. Albert Lee Guinn Jr. has |
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6 | 7 | | brought great sorrow to those who loved him, memories of a life |
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7 | 8 | | filled with joyful times and meaningful accomplishments remain to |
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8 | 9 | | comfort his family and friends; and |
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9 | 10 | | WHEREAS, Born to Albert Lee Guinn Sr. and Eleanor Bohannon in |
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10 | 11 | | Port Arthur on December 24, 1951, Albert Lee Guinn Jr. grew up in |
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11 | 12 | | the Panama Canal Zone, where his father was a ship's pilot, as well |
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12 | 13 | | as in Port Lavaca; after high school, he attended The University of |
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13 | 14 | | Texas at Austin to study science, ultimately skipping an |
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14 | 15 | | undergraduate degree to become the youngest student in his medical |
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15 | 16 | | school class at the UT Health Science Center at San Antonio; and |
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16 | 17 | | WHEREAS, Dr. Guinn graduated following an externship in the |
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17 | 18 | | pediatric ward at Brackenridge Hospital in Austin and went on to |
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18 | 19 | | complete an internal medicine residency at the Ochsner Clinic in |
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19 | 20 | | New Orleans; an exceptional physician, he treated his patients with |
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20 | 21 | | compassion and empathy while using his wealth of knowledge to give |
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21 | 22 | | them the best possible care; his medical career continued to |
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22 | 23 | | flourish after he and his wife, Jane, opened the Longevity and |
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23 | 24 | | Wellness Center of South Texas, with branches in Rockport and |
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24 | 25 | | Corpus Christi; and |
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25 | 26 | | WHEREAS, An active and accomplished individual, Dr. Guinn |
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26 | 27 | | had several passions outside of medicine, and he pursued them with |
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27 | 28 | | his characteristic zest for life; his interest in exercise and |
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28 | 29 | | fitness led him to participate in numerous marathons and serve as an |
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29 | 30 | | aerobics instructor for over 20 years at the YMCA; he loved sailing, |
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30 | 31 | | as well, and spent the last year of his life on his boat, sailing |
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31 | 32 | | from Fort Lauderdale, Florida, through New York Bay and 20 miles up |
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32 | 33 | | the Hudson River, with an extended stay in Charleston, South |
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33 | 34 | | Carolina; he was also a skilled painter and sang in the choir at |
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34 | 35 | | St. Peter's by the Sea Episcopal Church in Rockport; and |
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35 | 36 | | WHEREAS, In all of his endeavors, Dr. Guinn enjoyed the |
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36 | 37 | | support of a loving family that included his wife, Jane, his two |
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37 | 38 | | sons, Trey and Colin, his two daughters, Audrey and Kathryn, and his |
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38 | 39 | | four grandchildren; and |
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39 | 40 | | WHEREAS, Renowned for his boundless enthusiasm, his effusive |
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40 | 41 | | smile, and his generosity of spirit, Dr. Lee Guinn made a positive |
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41 | 42 | | difference in the lives of many people, and all those who were |
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42 | 43 | | privileged to share in his friendship and affection will forever |
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43 | 44 | | hold him close in their hearts; now, therefore, be it |
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44 | 45 | | RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 84th Texas |
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45 | 46 | | Legislature hereby pay tribute to the life of Dr. Albert Lee Guinn |
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46 | 47 | | Jr. and extend sincere sympathy to the members of his family: to his |
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47 | 48 | | wife, Jane; to his sons, Trey and Colin; to his daughters, Audrey |
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48 | 49 | | and Kathryn; to his grandchildren, Achilles, Montana, Jade, and |
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49 | 50 | | Cruz; to his sister, Gale, and her husband, Bill; to his brother, |
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50 | 51 | | Greg; to his brother-in-law, Jim, and his wife, Jill; and to his |
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51 | 52 | | other relatives and many friends; and, be it further |
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52 | 53 | | RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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53 | 54 | | prepared for his family and that when the Texas House of |
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54 | 55 | | Representatives adjourns this day, it do so in memory of Dr. Albert |
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55 | 56 | | Lee Guinn Jr. |
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