85R6151 BPG-D
By: Kacal H.R. No. 769
R E S O L U T I O N
WHEREAS, Dr. George Norvell Smith has been named the
recipient of the 2017 Osteopathic Family Physician of the Year
Award by the American College of Osteopathic Family Physicians; and
WHEREAS, A Del Rio native, Dr. Smith received his bachelor's
degree in biology from The University of Texas at El Paso and went
on to graduate from the Kansas City College of Osteopathic Medicine
in 1974; he has been employed as the director of Talecris Plasma
Resources, West Rest Haven, and West Emergency Medical Services;
during the tragic West Fertilizer Company fire and explosion in
2013, he guided the shelter-in-place strategy at the nursing home,
and although he was injured, he helped coordinate triage efforts
for the town; and
WHEREAS, Dedicated to his profession, Dr. Smith is a founder
of the Texas Osteopathic Medical Association and has served the
organization in a number of leadership roles, including president;
he also served as president of the Texas Medical Directors
Association and of the Texas College of Osteopathic Family
Physicians, and he is a member of the board of governors of the
Texas College of Osteopathic Family Practitioners, which named him
2006 Family Physician of the Year; and
WHEREAS, Dr. Smith has served on the West Hospital Authority
board of directors for more than three decades, and he became its
president in 2009; moreover, he has served the West Independent
School District as a team physician and as a member of the Health
Advisory Committee; he has benefited the wider community as
president of the Kiwanis Club, as president of the Sokol Gymnastics
Association of West, as associate director and Safety Committee
chair for Westfest, and as a volunteer announcer for the West Youth
Baseball and Softball Association; in 2002, the West Chamber of
Commerce named him Citizen of the Year, and among many other
accolades, he has received the Jefferson Award from the American
Institute for Public Service; and
WHEREAS, Through his professional and civic contributions,
George Smith has made a lasting, positive difference in his
community and beyond, and he is truly deserving of this prestigious
honor; now, therefore, be it
RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 85th Texas
Legislature hereby congratulate Dr. George Norvell Smith on his
receipt of the 2017 Osteopathic Family Physician of the Year Award
from the American College of Osteopathic Family Physicians; and, be
it further
RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be
prepared for Dr. Smith as an expression of high regard by the Texas
House of Representatives.