SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 411
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 State of Texas, 88th
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 from the
Texas Senate.
LaMantia
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President of the Senate
I hereby certify that the
above Resolution was adopted by
the Senate on April 13, 2023.
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Secretary of the Senate
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Member, Texas Senate