Bill Text: TX HR252 | 2013 | 83rd Legislature 1st Special Session | Enrolled
Bill Title: Honoring Dr. Clarence Brooks for his contributions to the Fort Worth community.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2013-06-25 - Reported enrolled [HR252 Detail]
Download: Texas-2013-HR252-Enrolled.html
| H.R. No. 252 | ||
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| WHEREAS, Dr. Clarence Brooks of Fort Worth has earned the | ||
| admiration and esteem of his colleagues, patients, and community | ||
| for his selfless dedication to his fellow citizens; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Born to Marie Norris Brooks and Dr. Marion J. Brooks | ||
| in Fort Worth on October 22, 1950, Dr. Brooks is heir to an | ||
| impressive family legacy; his father was an accomplished physician | ||
| and community leader, and his uncle, Dr. Donald Brooks, was the | ||
| first African American in Fort Worth to practice general surgery; | ||
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| WHEREAS, In 1968, Dr. Brooks enrolled at Howard University, | ||
| where he joined Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity; after graduating with a | ||
| medical degree in 1975, he became part of the Brooks Family Practice | ||
| Clinic, which was founded by his father and uncle; at the clinic, he | ||
| was moved by the compassion and generosity evidenced by the senior | ||
| Brooks brothers, who treated patients regardless of their ability | ||
| to pay; guided by their example, he has continued to waive fees for | ||
| patients of lesser means throughout his nearly 40 years with the | ||
| family practice; he has also provided low-cost physicals to | ||
| countless aspiring high school athletes, in the belief that cost | ||
| should never be a barrier to participation in sports; his open-door | ||
| policy is still repaid by grateful patients with such heartfelt | ||
| expressions of thanks as cakes, cookies, and the occasional slab of | ||
| ribs; and | ||
| WHEREAS, While accomplishing immeasurable good through his | ||
| work as a physician, Dr. Brooks has also carried forward his | ||
| family's notable tradition of community service; as president of | ||
| the Sickle Cell Anemia Association of Texas from 1976 to 1986, he | ||
| traveled across the state promoting testing for the disease and | ||
| seeking increased funding for both testing and research; he | ||
| formerly served for two years on the City of Fort Worth Planning and | ||
| Zoning Commission, and he was a founding director of the Tarrant | ||
| County Black Historical and Genealogical Society; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Among the awards garnered by this distinguished | ||
| gentleman is the Dr. Marion J. Brooks Living Legends Award for | ||
| Medicine, given by the Renaissance Cultural Center; in addition, he | ||
| has been a recipient of the Outstanding Young Doctor Award from | ||
| Dollars and Cents magazine, and he has been named one of the | ||
| Outstanding Physicians in Black America; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Dr. Brooks is the devoted husband of Sonya Hamilton | ||
| and the proud father of two children, Leigh Higginbotham Butler and | ||
| Codie Elaine Brooks; his treasured family also includes two | ||
| grandchildren, Christopher Caleb Butler and Gavin Brooks Butler; | ||
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| WHEREAS, Possessed of a genuine concern for others, | ||
| Dr. Clarence Brooks has given freely of his talents and resources | ||
| to benefit the wider community, and he is an inspiration to all who | ||
| are privileged to know him; now, therefore, be it | ||
| RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 83rd Texas | ||
| Legislature, 1st Called Session, hereby honor Dr. Clarence Brooks | ||
| for his exceptional career in medicine and extend to him sincere | ||
| appreciation for his sterling example of social responsibility in | ||
| action; and, be it further | ||
| RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be | ||
| prepared for Dr. Brooks as an expression of high regard by the Texas | ||
| House of Representatives. | ||
| Collier | ||
| ______________________________ | ||
| Speaker of the House | ||
| I certify that H.R. No. 252 was adopted by the House on June | ||
| 25, 2013, by a non-record vote. | ||
| ______________________________ | ||
| Chief Clerk of the House | ||
