Bill Text: TX HR978 | 2017-2018 | 85th Legislature | Enrolled

Texas House Resolution 978 (Prior Session Legislation)

Bill Title: Congratulating Dr. John Graham Compton of Waxahachie on his retirement.

Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Republican 1)

Status: (Passed) 2017-04-04 - Reported enrolled [HR978 Detail]

Download: Texas-2017-HR978-Enrolled.html



	H.R. No. 978



	R E S O L U T I O N

	WHEREAS, Dr. John Graham Compton retired from medical
	practice in 2017, after more than 60 years of service to the
	community of Waxahachie; and
	WHEREAS, Born in Dallas on January 21, 1926, John Compton
	graduated as valedictorian of his high school and subsequently
	served in the United States Navy as an operating room technician; he
	later attended Baylor University and The University of Texas
	Medical School in Galveston, and he interned at the U.S. Public
	Health Service Hospital in Rockville, Maryland, on the way to
	obtaining his medical diploma in 1954; and
	WHEREAS, Dr. Compton opened his practice in Waxahachie the
	following year, and he went on to earn a stellar reputation for his
	caring and friendly manner and the respectful way he treated
	everyone who walked through his door; over the course of his career,
	he became the beloved physician of generations of area families,
	and he endeared himself to his staff as well, with his warmth and
	wonderful sense of humor; and
	WHEREAS, In addition to his work in private practice,
	Dr. Compton has served as the chief of staff at Waxahachie
	Sanitarium, as the medical director of Renfro Healthcare Center, as
	a staff doctor at Baylor Hospital, and as head of the Ellis County
	Medical Health Department; and
	WHEREAS, While studying at Baylor, Dr. Compton met the love
	of his life, the former Evelyn Lynette Stahl, and they enjoyed 58
	years of marriage before her passing in 2007; a devoted father, he
	takes great pride in his three children, Graham, Debbie, and
	Deannie; and
	WHEREAS, Dr. John Compton's compassion and dedication to the
	highest standards of his profession have touched the lives of
	countless Waxahachie residents throughout his long and
	accomplished career in medicine, and he has earned the lasting
	gratitude and affection of all who know him; now, therefore, be it
	RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 85th Texas
	Legislature hereby congratulate Dr. John Graham Compton on his
	retirement and commend him for his six decades of service to the
	Waxahachie community; and, be it further
	RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be
	prepared for Dr. Compton as an expression of high regard by the
	Texas House of Representatives.

	Wray

	______________________________
	Speaker of the House

	I certify that H.R. No. 978 was adopted by the House on March
	30, 2017, by a non-record vote.

	______________________________
	Chief Clerk of the House