88R19198 BPG-D
By: LaMantia S.R. No. 411
R E S O L U T I O N
WHEREAS, Dr. Julio C. O'Ryan has greatly benefited countless
South Texas patients over the course of his long career in
pediatrics; and
WHEREAS, Born in Bayamo, Cuba, in 1943, Dr. O'Ryan earned his
medical degree from the University of Zaragoza in Spain; he
completed an internship at Perth Amboy General Hospital in New
Jersey and residencies at Massachusetts hospitals associated with
Harvard Medical School; in addition, he had teaching appointments
as a clinical fellow in pediatrics at Harvard and as a senior
resident at Driscoll Children's Hospital; and
WHEREAS, Dr. O'Ryan entered private practice in Kingsville
in 1975; he was also a clinical instructor for the Coastal Bend
College nursing program and taught neonatal resuscitation at the
Academy of Pediatrics at Christus Spohn Kleberg Memorial Hospital
in Kingsville; in 1998, he joined the pediatrics specialty clinic
at Christus Spohn Health System in Falfurrias; and
WHEREAS, Since 2006, Dr. O'Ryan has led pediatrics for
Community Action Health Center; its Federally Qualified Health
Centers provide care for medically underserved communities in
Kingsville and Falfurrias; with a gentle manner and quick smile, he
puts his young patients and their parents at ease; he and his staff
work long hours to ensure that every child receives the best
possible care; and
WHEREAS, Dr. O'Ryan exemplifies the skill, compassion, and
dedication that are the hallmarks of the best physicians, and he has
earned the deep gratitude of his patients and the great admiration
of his colleagues; now, therefore, be it
RESOLVED, That the Senate of the 88th Texas Legislature
hereby honor Dr. Julio C. O'Ryan for his contributions to
pediatrics in South Texas and extend to him sincere best wishes for
continued success in his important work; and, be it further
RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be
prepared for Dr. O'Ryan as an expression of high regard by the Texas
Senate.