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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, The Honorable Dr. John Zerwas and Cindy Zerwas were |
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honored as the 2013 Citizens of the Year at the Katy Area Chamber of |
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Commerce annual gala on February 22, 2013; and |
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WHEREAS, John and Cindy Zerwas both graduated from Bellaire |
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High School in 1973, and they were married five years later; he |
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attended the University of Houston as an undergraduate and then |
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earned a doctorate from the Baylor College of Medicine in 1980; he |
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has been a physician for more than three decades, starting a |
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full-time private practice in 1985 and subsequently a group |
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practice; he has presided over the Memorial Hermann Health Network |
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Providers and served as chief medical officer of the Memorial |
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Hermann Hospital System, and he is now the president of the American |
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Society of Anesthesiologists; and |
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WHEREAS, As a member of the Texas House of Representatives, |
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Dr. Zerwas brings exceptional experience and expertise to |
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decisions relating to health care in this state; he has worked to |
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increase transparency for patients and sought to update organ |
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donation laws, and his efforts have led to honors from the Texas |
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Medical Association and the Texas Hospital Association; moreover, |
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he has twice been named one of the 10 best legislators by Texas |
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Monthly magazine; and |
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WHEREAS, Cindy Zerwas is the bedrock of the Zerwas family, |
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devoting herself to her husband and her loved ones, including her |
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four children, John, Joseph, Brandon, and Sherry, a |
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daughter-in-law, Monica, a son-in-law, Matthew, and two |
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grandchildren, Isabel and Matthew; she has been active in her |
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community through involvement in several parent-teacher |
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organizations, the Boy Scouts, and other groups, and her dedication |
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and commitment were recognized when she was named the Woman of the |
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Year by the West Fort Bend County Republican Women's Club; and |
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WHEREAS, Dr. and Mrs. Zerwas are active church leaders, and |
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Dr. Zerwas helped to form the First Colony Church of Christ and was |
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one of its first deacons; in addition, he took part in the creation |
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of a Boy Scout troop in the Pecan Grove area; and |
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WHEREAS, These esteemed Texans have made many significant |
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contributions to the betterment of life in their community and |
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beyond, and they may take justifiable pride in their exemplary |
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records of achievement; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 83rd Texas |
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Legislature hereby congratulate the Honorable Dr. John Zerwas and |
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Cindy Zerwas on their selection as the 2013 Citizens of the Year by |
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the Katy Area Chamber of Commerce and extend to them sincere best |
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wishes for continued success and happiness; and, be it further |
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RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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prepared for Representative and Mrs. Zerwas as an expression of |
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high regard by the Texas House of Representatives. |