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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, In her service as Capitol nurse practitioner during |
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the 86th Legislative Session, Ginger McGalin has skillfully |
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attended to the health care needs of the legislative community; and |
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WHEREAS, A native Texan, Ms. McGalin began serving in the |
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United States Navy Reserve as a hospital corpsman in 1986, and she |
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remained enlisted while undertaking nursing studies at Lamar |
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University in Beaumont, where she graduated with a bachelor's |
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degree in May 1993; she subsequently accepted a commission as a Navy |
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Nurse Corps officer and continued in that role until retiring from |
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active duty in 1996; and |
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WHEREAS, Following her discharge, Ms. McGalin earned her |
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master's degree and completed her education as a family nurse |
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practitioner at The University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston |
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in December 1998; over the years, she has been employed in a variety |
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of settings, including clinics, hospitals, nursing homes, and state |
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prison infirmaries, and she also served as the Jefferson County |
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Employee Health nurse practitioner; and |
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WHEREAS, Ms. McGalin began her work as Capitol nurse |
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practitioner in October 2018, and she has since provided care to |
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elected officials and state employees who work in the Capitol |
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Complex, as well as to citizens who are visiting; in addition, she |
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has volunteered as preceptor for nurse practitioner students from |
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UT Austin and from online universities; her outside interests |
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include horses, travel, and photography, and above all else, she |
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cherishes spending time with her twin daughters, Jordyn and Jaedyn; |
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and |
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WHEREAS, By providing exceptional medical care during the |
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legislative session, Ginger McGalin has helped to ensure the |
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well-being and productivity of the legislative community, and her |
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dedication has earned her the respect and appreciation of all who |
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know her; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 86th Texas |
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Legislature hereby honor Ginger McGalin for her service as Capitol |
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nurse practitioner and extend to her sincere best wishes for |
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continued success; and, be it further |
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RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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prepared for Ms. McGalin as an expression of high regard by the |
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Texas House of Representatives. |