85R18270 RMA-D
By: Davis of Harris H.R. No. 1052
R E S O L U T I O N
WHEREAS, The observance of Texas Doctors' Day on March 30,
2017, provides a welcome opportunity to honor the physicians of the
Lone Star State for their unwavering commitment to the health and
well-being of the people of Texas; and
WHEREAS, Conceived by Eudora Brown Almond, the wife of
Dr. Charles B. Almond, the first Doctors' Day was held in Winder,
Georgia, in 1933; the occasion received wider recognition with the
passing decades, and in 1990, President George H. W. Bush signed
legislation designating March 30 of each year as National Doctors'
Day; this date was selected to commemorate the anniversary of the
first use of general anesthesia in surgery by Dr. Crawford W. Long
in 1842; and
WHEREAS, Texas is home to more than 60,000 physicians, who
not only provide for the care of others but also serve in many
positions of leadership at all levels of society; the Texas
Legislature has long benefited from the dedication of such
individuals, including current state representatives Tom
Oliverson, J. D. Sheffield, John Zerwas, and Greg Bonnen and state
senators Dawn Buckingham, Charles Schwertner, and Donna Campbell;
and
WHEREAS, Doctors play an essential role in the health care of
countless Texans, and their contributions to the welfare and
prosperity of the state have earned them the respect, admiration,
and appreciation of their fellow citizens; now, therefore, be it
RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 85th Texas
Legislature hereby recognize March 30, 2017, as Texas Doctors' Day
and pay special tribute to the physicians currently serving in the
Texas Legislature.