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| 2 | 2 | | Senate Resolution 599 |
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| 3 | 3 | | By: Senators Orrock of the 36th, Butler of the 55th, Brass of the 28th, Jackson of the 41st, |
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| 4 | 4 | | Kirkpatrick of the 32nd and others |
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| 5 | 5 | | A RESOLUTION |
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| 6 | 6 | | Honoring the life and memory of Dr. Roland A. Pattillo; and for other purposes. |
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| 8 | 8 | | WHEREAS, the State of Georgia mourns the loss of one of its most distinguished citizens2 |
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| 9 | 9 | | with the passing of Dr. Roland A. Pattillo on May 3, 2023; and3 |
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| 10 | 10 | | WHEREAS, Dr. Roland A. Pattillo was born on June 12, 1933, in DeQuincy, Louisiana, a4 |
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| 11 | 11 | | beloved son of James E. and Rhena Shaw Pattillo; and5 |
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| 12 | 12 | | WHEREAS, he was Gynecologic Oncologist and Professor Emeritus in the Department of6 |
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| 13 | 13 | | Obstetrics and Gynecology at the Morehouse School of Medicine and a noted gynecologic7 |
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| 14 | 14 | | oncologist, professor, researcher, and author; and8 |
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| 15 | 15 | | WHEREAS, he attended Xavier University in New Orleans and earned a medical degree9 |
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| 16 | 16 | | from St. Louis University in 1959; completed a fellowship in Gynecologic Oncology at John10 |
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| 17 | 17 | | Hopkins University in 1967; became the first African American faculty member at Marquette11 |
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| 18 | 18 | | University's School of Medicine; served as vice chair of the department at the Medical12 |
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| 19 | 19 | | College of Wisconsin; and, in 1995, relocated to Atlanta as Interim Chair of the Department13 |
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| 20 | 20 | | of Obstetrics and Gynecology at Morehouse School of Medicine; and14 |
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| 21 | 21 | | S. R. 599 |
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| 23 | 23 | | WHEREAS, he trained as a fellow with George Gey, MD, who was known for culturing the |
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| 25 | 25 | | first immortalized cell line from a tissue sample during the treatment of Henrietta Lacks, a16 |
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| 26 | 26 | | cervical cancer patient whose cells were harvested without her knowledge, which is17 |
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| 27 | 27 | | chronicled in the best-selling book, The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks; and18 |
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| 28 | 28 | | WHEREAS, much of his career and research were driven by his experience of Henrietta19 |
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| 29 | 29 | | Lacks' suffering, and he was instrumental in creating the Annual HeLa Women's Health20 |
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| 30 | 30 | | Conference at the Morehouse School of Medicine in honor of Henrietta Lacks; and21 |
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| 31 | 31 | | WHEREAS, his expertise, which was sought worldwide, earned him a reputation as a trusted22 |
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| 32 | 32 | | physician and colleague, and he was known as a doctor’s doctor because of his passion and23 |
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| 33 | 33 | | compassion for performing surgeries throughout the world, often without compensation; and24 |
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| 34 | 34 | | WHEREAS, he was united in love and marriage to his wife, Patricia, and was blessed with25 |
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| 35 | 35 | | seven remarkable children, Catherine, Patrick, Sheri, Mary, Todd, Terence, and Bright; and26 |
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| 36 | 36 | | eight wonderful grandchildren, Daniel, Carlos, Camille, David, Vann, Benjamin, Jahi, and27 |
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| 37 | 37 | | Zoe; and28 |
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| 38 | 38 | | WHEREAS, he gave inspiration to many through his high ideals, morals, and deep concern29 |
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| 39 | 39 | | for his fellow citizens, and the devotion, patience, and understanding he demonstrated to his30 |
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| 40 | 40 | | family and friends were admired by others; and31 |
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| 41 | 41 | | WHEREAS, he was a person of magnanimous strengths with an unimpeachable reputation32 |
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| 42 | 42 | | for integrity, intelligence, fairness, and kindness, and by the example he made of his life, he33 |
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| 43 | 43 | | made this world a better place in which to live; and34 |
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| 44 | 44 | | S. R. 599 |
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| 46 | 46 | | WHEREAS, a compassionate and generous man, he will long be remembered for his love |
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| 48 | 48 | | of family, friendship, and community and will be missed by all who had the great fortune of36 |
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| 49 | 49 | | knowing him.37 |
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| 50 | 50 | | NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE SENATE that the members of this body38 |
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| 51 | 51 | | join in honoring the life and memory of Dr. Roland A. Pattillo and express their deepest and39 |
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| 52 | 52 | | most sincere regret at his passing.40 |
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| 53 | 53 | | BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Secretary of the Senate is authorized and directed41 |
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| 54 | 54 | | to make an appropriate copy of this resolution available for distribution to the family of Dr.42 |
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| 55 | 55 | | Roland A. Pattillo.43 |
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| 56 | 56 | | S. R. 599 |
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