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
 
 
 
R E S O L U T I O N
 
         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;
  and
         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;
  and
         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   
 
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