Bill Text: TX HR1563 | 2019-2020 | 86th Legislature | Enrolled

Texas House Resolution 1563 (Prior Session Legislation)

Bill Title: In memory of Dr. John M. Richardson of Fort Worth.

Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Republican 1)

Status: (Passed) 2019-05-20 - Reported enrolled [HR1563 Detail]

Download: Texas-2019-HR1563-Enrolled.html



	H.R. No. 1563



	R E S O L U T I O N

	WHEREAS, Residents of Fort Worth are mourning the loss of
	admired pediatrician Dr. John M. Richardson, who died on April 29,
	2019, at the age of 88; and
	WHEREAS, The son of Dr. James Joseph Richardson and Margaret
	Tidwell Richardson, John Richardson was born in Fort Worth on
	November 19, 1930, and grew up with five siblings, Mary Helen,
	Peggy, Joe, Dick, and Bob; he met his future wife, the former Joan
	Webb, while attending R. L. Paschal High School, and they
	eventually became the parents of four children, Kathy, Marian,
	John, and Jane; a calm, engaged, and encouraging father,
	Dr. Richardson organized vacation road trips that provided
	enjoyable opportunities for learning; he was later blessed with 12
	grandchildren, Elizabeth, Andrew, Philip, Gregory, Samuel,
	Abigail, Harry, Jack, Caroline, Marshall, Natalie, and Matthew, as
	well as 7 great-grandchildren, Charlie Joann, Archer, Cedar,
	Emerson, Meadow, Felix, and Arthur; and
	WHEREAS, Dr. Richardson served his country in the U.S. Navy,
	and as a hospital corpsman, he discovered his love of medicine;
	after graduating from Texas Wesleyan College and the University of
	Texas Southwestern Medical Branch, he completed his pediatric
	residency at the Children's Medical Center of Dallas; he practiced
	in Fort Worth for more than four decades, and his gentleness, skill,
	and patience earned him the lasting affection of his patients;
	exceptionally dedicated, he worked every day of the week, made
	house calls, and provided his home phone number, a source of great
	comfort to worried young mothers; moreover, he served as the
	medical director for many organizations, including the Muscular
	Dystrophy Association, the Lena Pope Home, and St. Andrew Catholic
	School; and
	WHEREAS, A devout Catholic, Dr. Richardson set an example of
	humility and compassion; he helped save thousands of infants from
	abandonment as the successful champion of the state's trailblazing
	safe haven law, which allows parents who cannot care for their
	babies to leave them at fire department stations and other
	designated locations; he also cofounded both The WARM Place, a
	grief support center for children, and the Key School for children
	with learning differences; during 29 years as the pediatrician for
	the Edna Gladney Home, he played a role in approximately 9,000
	adoptions; he further served on the boards of the Cook Children's
	Medical Center, the Alliance For Children, Gill Children's
	Services, Catholic Charities Fort Worth, and the Fort Worth Zoo
	Association; in his free time, he was a student of the art and
	history of the American Southwest, and he became the first male
	docent of the Amon Carter Museum of American Art; he was also an
	avid baseball fan; and
	WHEREAS, Dr. Richardson received numerous accolades over the
	years, among them the Gold-Headed Cane Award and the Physician
	Humanitarian Award from the Tarrant County Medical Society; in
	addition, he was named Fort Worth's Outstanding Citizen by the
	Exchange Club; and
	WHEREAS, Through his selfless efforts, John Richardson
	touched the lives of innumerable people, and he will forever hold a
	special place in the hearts of all who were fortunate enough to know
	him; now, therefore, be it
	RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 86th Texas
	Legislature hereby pay tribute to the memory of Dr. John M.
	Richardson and extend sincere condolences to all who mourn his
	passing; and, be it further
	RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be
	prepared for his family and that when the Texas House of
	Representatives adjourns this day, it do so in memory of Dr. John
	M. Richardson.

	Morrison

	______________________________
	Speaker of the House

	I certify that H.R. No. 1563 was unanimously adopted by a
	rising vote of the House on May 17, 2019.

	______________________________
	Chief Clerk of the House