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| 4 | 5 | | R E S O L U T I O N |
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| 5 | 6 | | WHEREAS, Patrick Wallace is retiring as the administrator of |
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| 6 | 7 | | East Texas Medical Center of Athens in March 2017, drawing to a |
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| 7 | 8 | | close an exemplary tenure that has spanned more than a quarter |
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| 8 | 9 | | century; and |
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| 9 | 10 | | WHEREAS, After serving as the administrator of Graham General |
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| 10 | 11 | | Hospital for a decade, Pat Wallace joined the administration at |
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| 11 | 12 | | ETMC Athens in 1988, just two years after the hospital opened; in |
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| 12 | 13 | | the ensuing decades, he supported its tremendous growth, and his |
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| 13 | 14 | | outstanding efforts have had a positive impact on the community at |
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| 14 | 15 | | large, as health care constitutes a major industry in Athens; and |
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| 15 | 16 | | WHEREAS, Under his skilled leadership, the ETMC Athens |
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| 16 | 17 | | medical staff has expanded twofold, with 45 doctors representing a |
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| 17 | 18 | | variety of specialties, including family medicine, obstetrics, |
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| 18 | 19 | | cardiology, gastroenterology, and orthopedics; Mr. Wallace also |
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| 19 | 20 | | oversaw a renovation and expansion project that doubled the size of |
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| 20 | 21 | | the hospital building in 2011, and he played a key role in the |
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| 21 | 22 | | construction of a new gastrointestinal lab as well as ETMC Cedar |
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| 22 | 23 | | Creek Lake, a 30,000 square-foot outpatient facility in south |
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| 23 | 24 | | Henderson County; and |
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| 24 | 25 | | WHEREAS, Through his professionalism, expertise, and |
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| 25 | 26 | | tireless work, Patrick Wallace has greatly benefited East Texas |
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| 26 | 27 | | Medical Center of Athens and area residents, and he may indeed |
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| 27 | 28 | | reflect with pride on a career well spent as he embarks on the next |
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| 28 | 29 | | exciting chapter of his life; now, therefore, be it |
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| 29 | 30 | | RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 85th Texas |
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| 30 | 31 | | Legislature hereby congratulate Patrick Wallace on his retirement |
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| 31 | 32 | | from East Texas Medical Center of Athens and extend to him sincere |
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| 32 | 33 | | best wishes for the future; and, be it further |
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| 33 | 34 | | RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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| 34 | 35 | | prepared for Mr. Wallace as an expression of high regard by the |
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| 35 | 36 | | Texas House of Representatives. |
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