Senate Resolution No. 154 honors the life and legacy of Dr. Jan Hansen Garrett, a respected physician from Tyler, Texas, who passed away on July 16, 2024, at the age of 83. Born on June 14, 1941, he pursued a distinguished medical career after graduating from The University of Texas at Austin and Baylor University College of Medicine. Dr. Garrett served as a general medical officer in the U.S. Navy and completed his orthopedic residency at the University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center. He founded the Bone and Joint Clinic in Tyler and was the founding president of the Azalea Orthopedics clinic. Throughout his career, he received numerous accolades, including induction into the Bethesda Health Clinic Doctor Luke Society in 2019, and held various leadership roles in medical organizations until his retirement in 2017.

The resolution also highlights Dr. Garrett's personal life, including his marriage to Madonna Sue Jones in 1965, with whom he had two daughters, and later to Elen Moncrieff in 2018. He was a devoted family man, enjoying the joys of fatherhood and grandfatherhood. Dr. Garrett's interests included wine, classical music, travel, golf, and collecting first edition books. The Texas Senate expresses its condolences to his family, including his wife, daughters, grandchildren, and siblings, and resolves to honor his memory by adjourning in his name.