| 1 | 1 | | H.R. No. 236 |
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| 4 | 4 | | R E S O L U T I O N |
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| 5 | 5 | | WHEREAS, Dr. Francis H. Wright Jr. is making vital |
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| 6 | 6 | | contributions to the health and well-being of his fellow Texans |
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| 7 | 7 | | through his efforts as the presiding officer of the Chronic Kidney |
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| 8 | 8 | | Disease Task Force; and |
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| 9 | 9 | | WHEREAS, Appointed by the governor in 2021, Dr. Wright leads |
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| 10 | 10 | | the task force in educating health care professionals and |
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| 11 | 11 | | coordinating the implementation of the state's plan for prevention, |
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| 12 | 12 | | early screening, diagnosis, and management of chronic kidney |
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| 13 | 13 | | disease; and |
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| 14 | 14 | | WHEREAS, In the course of a career that has spanned more than |
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| 15 | 15 | | four decades, Dr. Wright has performed over 3,000 transplants; he |
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| 16 | 16 | | currently serves as the medical director for Transplant Care |
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| 17 | 17 | | Consultants, and his previous roles include director of the Solid |
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| 18 | 18 | | Organ Transplant Program, director of organ transplantation and of |
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| 19 | 19 | | the Transplant Surgery Fellowship Program at the Texas Transplant |
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| 20 | 20 | | Institute at Methodist Specialty and Transplant Hospital in San |
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| 21 | 21 | | Antonio, and director of the transplant program at Centennial |
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| 22 | 22 | | Medical Center in Nashville; and |
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| 23 | 23 | | WHEREAS, A fellow of the American College of Surgeons, |
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| 24 | 24 | | Dr. Wright takes an active role in his professional community; he |
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| 25 | 25 | | has served as president of the Southeastern Organ Procurement |
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| 26 | 26 | | Foundation and the American Foundation for Donation and |
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| 27 | 27 | | Transplantation and on a number of committees of the United Network |
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| 28 | 28 | | for Organ Sharing; he holds a medical degree from The University of |
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| 29 | 29 | | Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio; and |
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| 30 | 30 | | WHEREAS, Dr. Francis Wright has earned widespread admiration |
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| 31 | 31 | | for his exceptional skill, professionalism, and dedication, and he |
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| 32 | 32 | | is indeed deserving of recognition for his work on the Chronic |
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| 33 | 33 | | Kidney Disease Task Force; now, therefore, be it |
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| 34 | 34 | | RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 88th Texas |
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| 35 | 35 | | Legislature hereby commend Dr. Francis H. Wright Jr. for his |
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| 36 | 36 | | service as the presiding officer of the Chronic Kidney Disease Task |
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| 37 | 37 | | Force and extend to him sincere best wishes for the future; and, be |
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| 38 | 38 | | it further |
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| 39 | 39 | | RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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| 40 | 40 | | prepared for Dr. Wright as an expression of high regard by the Texas |
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| 41 | 41 | | House of Representatives. |
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| 42 | 42 | | Guillen |
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| 43 | 43 | | ______________________________ |
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| 44 | 44 | | Speaker of the House |
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| 45 | 45 | | I certify that H.R. No. 236 was adopted by the House on |
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| 46 | 46 | | February 15, 2023, by a non-record vote. |
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| 47 | 47 | | ______________________________ |
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| 48 | 48 | | Chief Clerk of the House |
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