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| 4 | 5 | | R E S O L U T I O N |
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| 5 | 6 | | WHEREAS, Navarro County has lost a revered member of the |
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| 6 | 7 | | community with the passing of Dr. Kent Rogers, the county health |
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| 7 | 8 | | director and longtime Corsicana school board president, on January |
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| 8 | 9 | | 30, 2021, at the age of 75; and |
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| 9 | 10 | | WHEREAS, Born on December 8, 1945, in Arkansas City, Kansas, |
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| 10 | 11 | | Kent Rogers grew up in Mount Pleasant; he studied at Rice University |
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| 11 | 12 | | and earned his medical degree from The University of Texas |
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| 12 | 13 | | Southwestern Medical School, and following two years of service in |
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| 13 | 14 | | the United States Navy, he completed his residency at Parkland |
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| 14 | 15 | | Hospital; and |
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| 15 | 16 | | WHEREAS, For several decades, Dr. Rogers practiced as a |
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| 16 | 17 | | physician at various Corsicana medical providers, including |
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| 17 | 18 | | Medical Arts Clinic, Trinity Clinic, Medical and Surgical |
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| 18 | 19 | | Associates of Corsicana, and Navarro Regional Hospital, where he |
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| 19 | 20 | | served as the institution's chief of staff and as medical director |
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| 20 | 21 | | of its ICU; for 30 years, he also volunteered as a team physician |
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| 21 | 22 | | for the Corsicana Tigers football program, a role he heartily |
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| 22 | 23 | | enjoyed; and |
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| 23 | 24 | | WHEREAS, Dr. Rogers's interest in public education led him to |
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| 24 | 25 | | run for a seat on the Corsicana ISD Board of Trustees, and his more |
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| 25 | 26 | | than 20-year tenure included presiding over the board from 1992 to |
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| 26 | 27 | | 2010 and again from 2014 to 2021; he further benefited his fellow |
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| 27 | 28 | | Texans through his service as director of the Corsicana/Navarro |
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| 28 | 29 | | County Health Department and medical director of The Village at |
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| 29 | 30 | | Heritage Oaks Retirement and Assisted Living Facility; over the |
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| 30 | 31 | | past year, as one of Corsicana's leading health authorities, he had |
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| 31 | 32 | | been instrumental in helping the community to navigate the COVID-19 |
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| 32 | 33 | | crisis; in all his endeavors, he enjoyed the love and support of his |
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| 33 | 34 | | wife, Donna Jo, and his three children, Cyndi, Susan, and Mark; and |
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| 34 | 35 | | WHEREAS, A man of rare compassion, character, and wisdom, |
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| 35 | 36 | | Dr. Kent Rogers earned a special place in the hearts of innumerable |
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| 36 | 37 | | people, and he leaves behind a legacy that will forever be |
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| 37 | 38 | | cherished; now, therefore, be it |
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| 38 | 39 | | RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 87th Texas |
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| 39 | 40 | | Legislature hereby pay tribute to the memory of Dr. Kent Rogers and |
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| 40 | 41 | | extend deepest sympathy to his loved ones and many friends; and, be |
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| 41 | 42 | | it further |
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| 42 | 43 | | RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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| 43 | 44 | | prepared for his family and that when the Texas House of |
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| 44 | 45 | | Representatives adjourns this day, it do so in memory of Kent |
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| 45 | 46 | | Rogers. |
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