Bill Text: TX HR641 | 2019-2020 | 86th Legislature | Enrolled
Bill Title: Honoring Dr. Yusuke Yahagi for his years of service to the Victoria community.
Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Republican 1)
Status: (Passed) 2019-03-22 - Reported enrolled [HR641 Detail]
Download: Texas-2019-HR641-Enrolled.html
| H.R. No. 641 | ||
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| WHEREAS, The City of Victoria is bidding a fond farewell to | ||
| Dr. Yusuke Yahagi in April 2019, when he retires from his position | ||
| at Citizens Medical Center and leaves the community that he has | ||
| served for more than a decade; and | ||
| WHEREAS, A native of Japan who has made his home in the Lone | ||
| Star State for much of his career, Dr. Yahagi joined the medical | ||
| staff at Citizens Medical Center as a cardiovascular and thoracic | ||
| surgeon 13 years ago, after previously working in San Antonio and in | ||
| Lubbock, where he was chief of cardiac surgery at Texas Tech | ||
| University; admired for his skill and his exceptional manner with | ||
| patients, he was named the city's "Best Cardiologist" by the | ||
| Victoria Advocate in 2014; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Dr. Yahagi is also a talented musician, and he is | ||
| the front man for the band Dr. Yahagi and the Mended Hearts; over | ||
| the years, the Mended Hearts have raised thousands of dollars for | ||
| charitable groups through performances and benefit concerts, | ||
| including a sum of $10,000 for survivors of the 2011 earthquake and | ||
| tsunami in Japan; Dr. Yahagi and his bandmates have also helped | ||
| support the Relay for Life, the Vine School for children with | ||
| communication disorders, and other deserving causes, and a portion | ||
| of their album sales go to the surgeon's own charity, the Yahagi | ||
| Heart Foundation; and | ||
| WHEREAS, This multitalented gentleman enjoys running, | ||
| lifting weights, and painting in his leisure hours, and he authored | ||
| a novel, The Exchange Soldier, about a boy who attends a military | ||
| academy in Tokyo; with his retirement, he and his wife, April, are | ||
| looking forward to having the opportunity to spend more time with | ||
| their three daughters and their grandson; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Although he will be sorely missed in Victoria, | ||
| Dr. Yusuke Yahagi carries with him the best wishes of his many | ||
| friends, patients, and fans as he embarks on what is certain to be | ||
| another exciting chapter in his life; now, therefore, be it | ||
| RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 86th Texas | ||
| Legislature hereby honor Dr. Yusuke Yahagi for his years of service | ||
| to Victoria and extend to him sincere best wishes for the future; | ||
| and, be it further | ||
| RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be | ||
| prepared for Dr. Yahagi as an expression of high regard by the Texas | ||
| House of Representatives. | ||
| Morrison | ||
| ______________________________ | ||
| Speaker of the House | ||
| I certify that H.R. No. 641 was adopted by the House on March | ||
| 21, 2019, by a non-record vote. | ||
| ______________________________ | ||
| Chief Clerk of the House | ||
