Bill Text: TX HR898 | 2013-2014 | 83rd Legislature | Enrolled
Bill Title: Congratulating Representative John Zerwas and Cindy Zerwas on their selection as the 2013 Citizens of the Year by the Katy Area Chamber of Commerce.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 2-0)
Status: (Passed) 2013-03-28 - Reported enrolled [HR898 Detail]
Download: Texas-2013-HR898-Enrolled.html
| H.R. No. 898 | ||
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| WHEREAS, The Honorable Dr. John Zerwas and Cindy Zerwas were | ||
| honored as the 2013 Citizens of the Year at the Katy Area Chamber of | ||
| Commerce annual gala on February 22, 2013; and | ||
| WHEREAS, John and Cindy Zerwas both graduated from Bellaire | ||
| High School in 1973, and they were married five years later; he | ||
| attended the University of Houston as an undergraduate and then | ||
| earned a doctorate from the Baylor College of Medicine in 1980; he | ||
| has been a physician for more than three decades, starting a | ||
| full-time private practice in 1985 and subsequently a group | ||
| practice; he has presided over the Memorial Hermann Health Network | ||
| Providers and served as chief medical officer of the Memorial | ||
| Hermann Hospital System, and he is now the president of the American | ||
| Society of Anesthesiologists; and | ||
| WHEREAS, As a member of the Texas House of Representatives, | ||
| Dr. Zerwas brings exceptional experience and expertise to | ||
| decisions relating to health care in this state; he has worked to | ||
| increase transparency for patients and sought to update organ | ||
| donation laws, and his efforts have led to honors from the Texas | ||
| Medical Association and the Texas Hospital Association; moreover, | ||
| he has twice been named one of the 10 best legislators by Texas | ||
| Monthly magazine; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Cindy Zerwas is the bedrock of the Zerwas family, | ||
| devoting herself to her husband and her loved ones, including her | ||
| four children, John, Joseph, Brandon, and Sherry, a | ||
| daughter-in-law, Monica, a son-in-law, Matthew, and two | ||
| grandchildren, Isabel and Matthew; she has been active in her | ||
| community through involvement in several parent-teacher | ||
| organizations, the Boy Scouts, and other groups, and her dedication | ||
| and commitment were recognized when she was named the Woman of the | ||
| Year by the West Fort Bend County Republican Women's Club; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Dr. and Mrs. Zerwas are active church leaders, and | ||
| Dr. Zerwas helped to form the First Colony Church of Christ and was | ||
| one of its first deacons; in addition, he took part in the creation | ||
| of a Boy Scout troop in the Pecan Grove area; and | ||
| WHEREAS, These esteemed Texans have made many significant | ||
| contributions to the betterment of life in their community and | ||
| beyond, and they may take justifiable pride in their exemplary | ||
| records of achievement; now, therefore, be it | ||
| RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 83rd Texas | ||
| Legislature hereby congratulate the Honorable Dr. John Zerwas and | ||
| Cindy Zerwas on their selection as the 2013 Citizens of the Year by | ||
| the Katy Area Chamber of Commerce and extend to them sincere best | ||
| wishes for continued success and happiness; and, be it further | ||
| RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be | ||
| prepared for Representative and Mrs. Zerwas as an expression of | ||
| high regard by the Texas House of Representatives. | ||
| Callegari | ||
| Darby | ||
| ______________________________ | ||
| Speaker of the House | ||
| I certify that H.R. No. 898 was adopted by the House on March | ||
| 27, 2013, by a non-record vote. | ||
| ______________________________ | ||
| Chief Clerk of the House | ||
