Bill Text: TX HR118 | 2011 | 82nd Legislature 1st Special | Enrolled
Bill Title: Paying tribute to the life and legacy of Dr. Ramiro Narro of Weslaco.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2011-07-05 - Reported enrolled [HR118 Detail]
Download: Texas-2011-HR118-Enrolled.html
| H.R. No. 118 | ||
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| WHEREAS, Residents of Starr County lost one of their esteemed | ||
| community leaders with the death of Dr. Ramiro Narro of Weslaco on | ||
| December 3, 2008, at the age of 76; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Ramiro Narro was born in McAllen on December 9, | ||
| 1931, to Jose Maria Narro and Eva Guerra Narro; after graduating | ||
| from McAllen High School in 1951, he answered his nation's call to | ||
| duty and joined the U.S. Navy; he served as a hospital corpsman | ||
| aboard the U.S.S. Repose and the U.S.S. New Jersey during the Korean | ||
| War; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Returning to Texas, Dr. Narro earned his bachelor's | ||
| degree in pharmacy from The University of Texas at Austin in 1959 | ||
| and his medical degree from The University of Texas Southwestern | ||
| Medical School in 1963; and | ||
| WHEREAS, A family practitioner for more than four decades, | ||
| Dr. Narro founded and operated Narro Medical Center Hospital in Rio | ||
| Grande City; he also served as medical director of Starr County | ||
| Memorial Hospital Rural Health Clinic in Roma and as a doctor with | ||
| Community Action Corporation of South Texas; for over 25 years, he | ||
| was the Starr County health officer, and for more than a decade, he | ||
| was the Starr County rabies authority; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Dr. Narro was active in his profession as president | ||
| of both the Hidalgo-Starr County Medical Society and the Valley | ||
| Chapter of the Texas Academy of Family Physicians; moreover, he was | ||
| a board member of TAFP, a life member of the American Academy of | ||
| Family Physicians, and a member of the American and Texas Medical | ||
| Associations; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Among Dr. Narro's other community leadership roles | ||
| were president of the Starr County Memorial Hospital board, vice | ||
| president of the Rio Grande City Consolidated Independent School | ||
| District board, and president of the Rotary Club; in addition, he | ||
| was a life member of the Veterans of Foreign Wars and the | ||
| International Order of Alhambra El Cid Caravan No. 106; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Through the years, Dr. Narro was supported in his | ||
| endeavors by his wife, the former Maria Celeste Gutierrez, and | ||
| their four children, Celeste, Ramiro, Yvonne, and Dario; and | ||
| WHEREAS, A dedicated physician and a public-spirited | ||
| citizen, Dr. Ramiro Narro is deeply missed, but the compassion and | ||
| integrity with which he lived his life continue to inspire all who | ||
| had the good fortune to know him; now, therefore, be it | ||
| RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 82nd Texas | ||
| Legislature, 1st Called Session, hereby pay tribute to the life and | ||
| legacy of Dr. Ramiro Narro. | ||
| Guillen | ||
| ______________________________ | ||
| Speaker of the House | ||
| I certify that H.R. No. 118 was unanimously adopted by a | ||
| rising vote of the House on June 28, 2011. | ||
| ______________________________ | ||
| Chief Clerk of the House | ||
