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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Residents of Starr County lost one of their esteemed |
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community leaders with the death of Dr. Ramiro Narro of Weslaco on |
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December 3, 2008, at the age of 76; and |
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WHEREAS, Ramiro Narro was born in McAllen on December 9, |
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1931, to Jose Maria Narro and Eva Guerra Narro; after graduating |
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from McAllen High School in 1951, he answered his nation's call to |
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duty and joined the U.S. Navy; he served as a hospital corpsman |
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aboard the U.S.S. Repose and the U.S.S. New Jersey during the Korean |
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War; and |
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WHEREAS, Returning to Texas, Dr. Narro earned his bachelor's |
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degree in pharmacy from The University of Texas at Austin in 1959 |
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and his medical degree from The University of Texas Southwestern |
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Medical School in 1963; and |
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WHEREAS, A family practitioner for more than four decades, |
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Dr. Narro founded and operated Narro Medical Center Hospital in Rio |
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Grande City; he also served as medical director of Starr County |
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Memorial Hospital Rural Health Clinic in Roma and as a doctor with |
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Community Action Corporation of South Texas; for over 25 years, he |
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was the Starr County health officer, and for more than a decade, he |
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was the Starr County rabies authority; and |
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WHEREAS, Dr. Narro was active in his profession as president |
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of both the Hidalgo-Starr County Medical Society and the Valley |
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Chapter of the Texas Academy of Family Physicians; moreover, he was |
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a board member of TAFP, a life member of the American Academy of |
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Family Physicians, and a member of the American and Texas Medical |
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Associations; and |
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WHEREAS, Among Dr. Narro's other community leadership roles |
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were president of the Starr County Memorial Hospital board, vice |
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president of the Rio Grande City Consolidated Independent School |
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District board, and president of the Rotary Club; in addition, he |
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was a life member of the Veterans of Foreign Wars and the |
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International Order of Alhambra El Cid Caravan No. 106; and |
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WHEREAS, Through the years, Dr. Narro was supported in his |
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endeavors by his wife, the former Maria Celeste Gutierrez, and |
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their four children, Celeste, Ramiro, Yvonne, and Dario; and |
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WHEREAS, A dedicated physician and a public-spirited |
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citizen, Dr. Ramiro Narro is deeply missed, but the compassion and |
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integrity with which he lived his life continue to inspire all who |
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had the good fortune to know him; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 82nd Texas |
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Legislature, 1st Called Session, hereby pay tribute to the life and |
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legacy of Dr. Ramiro Narro. |
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Guillen |
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Speaker of the House |
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I certify that H.R. No. 118 was unanimously adopted by a |
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rising vote of the House on June 28, 2011. |
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Chief Clerk of the House |
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