Bill Text: TX SR529 | 2021-2022 | 87th Legislature | Enrolled
Bill Title: In memory of Louis Provenza.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2021-05-28 - Reported enrolled [SR529 Detail]
Download: Texas-2021-SR529-Enrolled.html
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| In Memory | ||
| of | ||
| Louis Provenza | ||
| WHEREAS, The tragic passing of Dr. Louis Provenza of | ||
| Wichita Falls on May 4, 2021, at the age of 67, has brought an | ||
| incalculable loss to his family, friends, and many admirers; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Born in Shreveport, Louisiana, on January 23, | ||
| 1954, to Louis and Rosalie Provenza, Louis Provenza grew up with | ||
| the companionship of his sisters, Diana, Andrea, and Anne; after | ||
| attending Jesuit High School in his hometown, he earned a | ||
| bachelor's degree in biology from Tulane University in 1975; he | ||
| went on to receive his medical degree from Tulane in 1979, and | ||
| following his internship and residency, he was board certified as | ||
| a neurological surgeon; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Throughout his stellar medical career, | ||
| Dr. Provenza was unwavering in his dedication to his patients, | ||
| and in addition to holding membership in numerous professional | ||
| societies, he served on a multitude of committees focused on | ||
| patient care; he had the distinction of being the first physician | ||
| in Louisiana to perform artificial disc implantation, and he was | ||
| the recipient of several awards for his achievements in medicine; | ||
| after relocating to Wichita Falls, where he worked for the United | ||
| Regional Health Care System, he became a valued member of the | ||
| community and developed numerous close friendships among his | ||
| neighbors and colleagues; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Although Dr. Provenza was a consummate medical | ||
| professional, he was equally dedicated to his loved ones; he and | ||
| his wife, Becky Whitten Provenza, shared a rewarding marriage, | ||
| and he was deeply devoted to his children, Michelle and Benjamin | ||
| Provenza, and his stepchildren, Rebecca Owen and John Suarez; he | ||
| was further blessed with five grandchildren, Luke Owen, Evelyn | ||
| Suarez, Amelia Owen, Sadie Suarez, and the late Harper Provenza, | ||
| and his family also included Harper's mother, the late Anna | ||
| Calhoun; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Although the passing of Dr. Louis Provenza has | ||
| deeply saddened those who held him dear, they may find comfort in | ||
| remembering the exceptional life that he led and the immeasurable | ||
| benefits he brought to his patients and to all who had the good | ||
| fortune to know him; now, therefore, be it | ||
| RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas, 87th | ||
| Legislature, hereby pay tribute to the memory of Dr. Louis | ||
| Provenza and extend sincere condolences to the members of his | ||
| family: to his wife, Becky Whitten Provenza; to his children, | ||
| Michelle Provenza and Benjamin Provenza; to his stepchildren, | ||
| Rebecca Owen and John Suarez; to his sisters, Diana Provenza | ||
| Landry, Andrea Provenza Madden, and Anne Provenza Sandefur; to | ||
| his grandchildren, Luke Owen, Evelyn Suarez, Amelia Owen, and | ||
| Sadie Suarez; to his nieces, nephews, and cousins; and to his | ||
| other relatives and many friends; and, be it further | ||
| RESOLVED, That an official copy of this Resolution be | ||
| prepared for his family and that when the Texas Senate adjourns | ||
| this day, it do so in memory of Dr. Louis Provenza. | ||
| Springer | ||
| ________________________________ | ||
| President of the Senate | ||
| I hereby certify that the | ||
| above Resolution was adopted by | ||
| the Senate on May 28, 2021, by a | ||
| rising vote. | ||
| ________________________________ | ||
| Secretary of the Senate | ||
| ________________________________ | ||
| Member, Texas Senate | ||
