84R17608 BK-D
By: Lucio III H.R. No. 1567
R E S O L U T I O N
WHEREAS, For more than 50 years, Dr. Enrique Trapp has
distinguished himself through his exceptional work as a physician,
and his efforts have touched the lives of generations of patients in
South Texas; and
WHEREAS, Raised in Guatemala, Enrique Trapp attended medical
school in Mexico City and began practicing in the United States in
1958, when he was hired as a staff physician at the East Texas
Tuberculosis Hospital in Tyler; he went on to work at the state
tuberculosis hospital in San Antonio before becoming the clinical
director of South Texas Hospital in Harlingen in 1961; and
WHEREAS, Since that time, this esteemed professional has
played an integral role in the operations and development of South
Texas Hospital, which eventually merged with the nearby Rio Grande
State Center; he has used his wealth of knowledge and experience to
provide the best quality of care to his patients, some of whom are
the children and grandchildren of people he has treated in the past;
he also established a private practice in internal medicine that he
maintained from 1970 until 1990; and
WHEREAS, Although Dr. Trapp initially retired in 1993, he
returned to work after only six months out of a desire to continue
studying and serving individuals with diabetes; he assumed
part-time status with Rio Grande State Center in 2012, and his
expertise remains sought after by patients as well as colleagues
many years his junior; and
WHEREAS, Dr. Enrique Trapp is held in the highest esteem by
all those he has encountered throughout his remarkable career in
medicine, and he may reflect with pride on his achievements, which
have made a difference in the lives of so many; now, therefore, be
it
RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 84th Texas
Legislature hereby honor Dr. Enrique Trapp for his contributions
over more than half a century as a physician and extend to him
sincere best wishes for continued happiness and fulfillment; and,
be it further
RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be
prepared for Dr. Trapp as an expression of high regard by the Texas
House of Representatives.