Texas 2009 - 81st Regular

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1	1	SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 524
2	2	In Memory
3	3	of
4	4	William Gordon McGee
5	5	WHEREAS, The Senate of the State of Texas joins the
6	6	citizens of El Paso in mourning the loss of Dr. William Gordon
7	7	McGee, who died April 6, 2008, at the age of 74; and
8	8	WHEREAS, A graduate of The University of Texas
9	9	Southwestern Medical School, Dr. McGee completed a double
10	10	residency in internal medicine and pathology; he began working as
11	11	a pathologist at Hotel Dieu Hospital in El Paso, and he was
12	12	instrumental in developing a laboratory business now known as
13	13	Quest Diagnostics; and
14	14	WHEREAS, Dr. McGee was deeply committed to providing good
15	15	medical care; he was the founder of El Paso's Emergency Medical
16	16	Service system and had served as chairman of the board of that
17	17	organization and of the Texas Medical Association, the El Paso
18	18	city-county health board, and El Paso First, where he fought to
19	19	make health insurance available to children from low-income
20	20	families; he had also served as president of the Texas Society of
21	21	Pathologists and the El Paso County Medical Society; and
22	22	WHEREAS, He was appointed by Governor Mark White to the
23	23	Texas Tech University board of regents, where he worked to
24	24	establish the El Paso medical school as a four-year institution;
25	25	he worked statewide to improve the delivery of health care along
26	26	the border, and he was honored by the Texas Society of
27	27	Pathologists with the George J. Caldwell Award and received the
28	28	Distinguished Service Award from the Texas Medical Association; and
29	29	WHEREAS, Dr. McGee dedicated himself to his community, his
30	30	state, and his country, and his warmth, wisdom, and valued
31	31	counsel will not be forgotten by those who knew him; and
32	32	WHEREAS, William McGee was a devoted husband, father, and
33	33	grandfather, and he leaves behind memories that will be treasured
34	34	forever by his family and friends; now, therefore, be it
35	35	RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas, 81st
36	36	Legislature, hereby extend sincere condolences to the bereaved
37	37	family of Dr. William Gordon McGee; and, be it further
38	38	RESOLVED, That a copy of this Resolution be prepared for
39	39	his family as an expression of deepest sympathy from the Texas
40	40	Senate, and that when the Senate adjourns this day, it do so in
41	41	memory of William Gordon McGee.
42	42	Shapleigh
43	43	________________________________
44	44	President of the Senate
45	45	I hereby certify that the
46	46	above Resolution was adopted by
47	47	the Senate on March 25, 2009, by a
48	48	rising vote.
49	49	________________________________
50	50	Secretary of the Senate
51	51	________________________________
52	52	Member, Texas Senate