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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, The life of a highly respected and dedicated |
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physician drew to a close with the passing of Dr. James Anderson |
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Twining of Houston on October 26, 2012, at the age of 73; and |
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WHEREAS, Born on October 5, 1939, Jim Twining was the adopted |
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son of Donald and Marjorie Twining of Aurora, Illinois; he |
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demonstrated an early affinity for learning and for the outdoors |
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that would stay with him throughout his life; after graduating from |
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high school, he went on to earn a bachelor's degree from Drake |
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University; between semesters, he worked as a construction worker, |
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assembling steel beams as high as 95 feet from the ground without a |
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safety harness, as was the practice at the time; and |
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WHEREAS, He received his medical degree from the University |
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of Illinois at Chicago in 1965 and, the following year, completed a |
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rotating internship at Chicago's Cook County Hospital, during which |
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he delivered 160 babies in two months; Dr. Twining completed his |
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pediatric residency at the Baylor-affiliated hospital residency |
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program at the Texas Medical Center in Houston before serving for |
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two years as a physician in the U.S. Army in Fort Lewis, Washington, |
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and attaining the rank of major; and |
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WHEREAS, Although he had fallen in love with the Rocky |
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Mountains and with Mount Rainier, Dr. Twining returned with his |
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family to Houston, where he earned certification from the American |
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Board of Pediatrics; he also became a fellow of the American Academy |
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of Pediatrics and a member of the Texas Medical Association and the |
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Texas Pediatric Society; and |
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WHEREAS, This eminent physician became only the third |
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pediatrician to serve the Clear Lake community, and he founded Bay |
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Area Pediatrics in 1973; over the next four decades, his practice |
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grew from serving 6 patients to some 36,000; known for his warm and |
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considerate bedside manner, he provided expert care to generations |
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of Bay Area residents and saved hundreds of lives, while earning the |
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gratitude of patients ranging from NASA's astronaut corps to |
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indigent residents of Harris and Galveston Counties; and |
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WHEREAS, Highly regarded by his colleagues for his skill, |
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intellect, and compassion, Dr. Twining became chief of staff of the |
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Clear Lake Regional Medical Center in 1985, and he served for many |
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years as a clinical assistant professor at Baylor College of |
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Medicine; he further benefited the community through his work at |
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Texas Children's Hospital and Children's Memorial Hermann Hospital; |
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and |
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WHEREAS, In all his endeavors, Dr. Twining enjoyed the love |
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and support of his wife, Patricia, and his sons, Jeffrey, Donald, |
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Andrew, Phillip, and Steven; along with his deep devotion to his |
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family, his medical practice, and his patients, he had a zest for |
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life that expressed itself in myriad ways; he was an avid mountain |
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climber, summiting Mount Rainier four times and scaling numerous |
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other peaks in Colorado and Wyoming; in addition, he ran marathons |
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and had a personal best time of 3 hours and 36 minutes; later, he |
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became a highly competitive and successful commercial hot air |
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balloonist, while also finding time to hone his skills as a sailor, |
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fly fisherman, photographer, and cyclist and to indulge his |
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appetite for literature and world travel; and |
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WHEREAS, Although his death has brought great sorrow to his |
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loved ones, patients, and numerous friends, Jim Twining leaves |
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behind a legacy of excellence, leadership, and kindness that will |
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forever inspire all those who had the good fortune to know him; now, |
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therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 83rd Texas |
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Legislature hereby pay tribute to the life of James Anderson |
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Twining and extend sincere sympathy to the members of his family: to |
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his wife, Patricia; to his sons, Jeffrey, Donald, Andrew, Phillip, |
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and Steven; to his grandchildren, Ethan, Hannah, Molly, Henry, |
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Lucy, Jessica, Garret, Jake, and Travis; to his sister, Barbara; |
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and to his other relatives and many friends; and, be it further |
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RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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prepared for his family and that when the Texas House of |
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Representatives adjourns this day, it do so in memory of Dr. James |
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Anderson Twining. |
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J. Davis of Harris |
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Straus |
M. Gonzalez of El Paso |
Oliveira |
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Allen |
N. Gonzalez of El Paso |
Orr |
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Anderson |
Gutierrez |
Patrick |
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Aycock |
Harper-Brown |
Perry |
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Bell |
Hernandez Luna |
Phillips |
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Bonnen of Brazoria |
Hilderbran |
Pitts |
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Bonnen of Galveston |
Howard |
Price |
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Capriglione |
Keffer |
Rodriguez of Bexar |
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Carter |
King of Hemphill |
Rodriguez of Travis |
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Clardy |
King of Parker |
Rose |
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Coleman |
King of Taylor |
Sanford |
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Collier |
King of Zavala |
Schaefer |
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Cortez |
Klick |
Sheffield of Bell |
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Craddick |
Kolkhorst |
Sheffield of Coryell |
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Crownover |
Kuempel |
Simpson |
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Davis of Dallas |
Lavender |
Springer |
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J. Davis of Harris |
Leach |
Stephenson |
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S. Davis of Harris |
Lewis |
Stickland |
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Dutton |
Lucio III |
Thompson of Brazoria |
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Eiland |
Marquez |
Thompson of Harris |
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Fallon |
Martinez Fischer |
Turner of Collin |
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Farias |
McClendon |
Turner of Harris |
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Farney |
Menendez |
Turner of Tarrant |
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Fletcher |
Miller of Comal |
Villarreal |
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Flynn |
Miller of Fort Bend |
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Speaker of the House |
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I certify that H.R. No. 170 was unanimously adopted by a rising |
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vote of the House on February 18, 2013. |
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Chief Clerk of the House |
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