H.R. No. 1499
R E S O L U T I O N
WHEREAS, Family and friends are mourning the loss of
Dr. Valerie Kim Wright of Waco, who passed away on April 7, 2017, at
the age of 73; and
WHEREAS, The daughter of Grant and Venita Brown, the former
Valerie Brown was born in Salt Lake City, Utah, on December 10,
1943; she completed her bachelor's degree and her master's degree in
anatomy at the University of Utah, and after graduating from
Women's College of Medicine in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, she
became the first female resident in plastic surgery at Baylor
College of Medicine; and
WHEREAS, She married a fellow surgeon, Dr. Robert M. Wright
Jr., on May 7, 1977, and during the final year of her general
residency, she gave birth to their daughter, A. J.; she and her
husband established a plastic and reconstructive surgery practice
together in 1984, and the following year, they performed one of the
first hand replantations in Central Texas; the couple also became
the parents of a second child, Randy; and
WHEREAS, Over the course of 34 years in medicine, Dr. Wright
established a reputation as a leader in her field and touched the
lives of countless people; in her free time, she pursued a wide
variety of interests, among them reading, bead making, knitting,
and playing guitar and piano, and she was a true animal lover; and
WHEREAS, Valerie Wright lived a rich and purposeful life
centered around her work and her family, and she will long be
remembered with deep admiration and affection by all who knew her;
now, therefore, be it
RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 85th Texas
Legislature hereby pay tribute to the memory of Dr. Valerie Kim
Wright and extend sincere condolences to all who mourn her passing;
and, be it further
RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be
prepared for her family and that when the Texas House of
Representatives adjourns this day, it do so in memory of
Dr. Valerie Wright.
Anderson of McLennan
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Speaker of the House
I certify that H.R. No. 1499 was unanimously adopted by a
rising vote of the House on May 4, 2017.
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Chief Clerk of the House