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| 4 | 5 | | R E S O L U T I O N |
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| 5 | 6 | | WHEREAS, For more than 50 years, Dr. Enrique Trapp has |
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| 6 | 7 | | distinguished himself through his exceptional work as a physician, |
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| 7 | 8 | | and his efforts have touched the lives of generations of patients in |
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| 8 | 9 | | South Texas; and |
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| 9 | 10 | | WHEREAS, Raised in Guatemala, Enrique Trapp attended medical |
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| 10 | 11 | | school in Mexico City and began practicing in the United States in |
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| 11 | 12 | | 1958, when he was hired as a staff physician at the East Texas |
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| 12 | 13 | | Tuberculosis Hospital in Tyler; he went on to work at the state |
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| 13 | 14 | | tuberculosis hospital in San Antonio before becoming the clinical |
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| 14 | 15 | | director of South Texas Hospital in Harlingen in 1961; and |
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| 15 | 16 | | WHEREAS, Since that time, this esteemed professional has |
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| 16 | 17 | | played an integral role in the operations and development of South |
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| 17 | 18 | | Texas Hospital, which eventually merged with the nearby Rio Grande |
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| 18 | 19 | | State Center; he has used his wealth of knowledge and experience to |
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| 19 | 20 | | provide the best quality of care to his patients, some of whom are |
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| 20 | 21 | | the children and grandchildren of people he has treated in the past; |
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| 21 | 22 | | he also established a private practice in internal medicine that he |
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| 22 | 23 | | maintained from 1970 until 1990; and |
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| 23 | 24 | | WHEREAS, Although Dr. Trapp initially retired in 1993, he |
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| 24 | 25 | | returned to work after only six months out of a desire to continue |
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| 25 | 26 | | studying and serving individuals with diabetes; he assumed |
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| 26 | 27 | | part-time status with Rio Grande State Center in 2012, and his |
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| 27 | 28 | | expertise remains sought after by patients as well as colleagues |
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| 28 | 29 | | many years his junior; and |
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| 29 | 30 | | WHEREAS, Dr. Enrique Trapp is held in the highest esteem by |
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| 30 | 31 | | all those he has encountered throughout his remarkable career in |
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| 31 | 32 | | medicine, and he may reflect with pride on his achievements, which |
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| 32 | 33 | | have made a difference in the lives of so many; now, therefore, be |
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| 33 | 34 | | it |
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| 34 | 35 | | RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 84th Texas |
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| 35 | 36 | | Legislature hereby honor Dr. Enrique Trapp for his contributions |
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| 36 | 37 | | over more than half a century as a physician and extend to him |
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| 37 | 38 | | sincere best wishes for continued happiness and fulfillment; and, |
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| 38 | 39 | | be it further |
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| 39 | 40 | | RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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| 40 | 41 | | prepared for Dr. Trapp as an expression of high regard by the Texas |
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| 41 | 42 | | House of Representatives. |
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