H.R. No. 350
R E S O L U T I O N
WHEREAS, Countless lives were touched by the dedication and
generosity of Dr. William Hicks Hadnott, Jr., of San Antonio, who
passed away on August 28, 2010, at the age of 82; and
WHEREAS, The son of William Hicks and Marjorie O'Neil
Hadnott, William Hadnott was born on June 13, 1928, in Beaumont; his
parents were public school teachers who taught him the value of
education from an early age, and although he grew up during the
height of racial segregation, he was determined to overcome all
challenges to achieve his goals; in 1952, he graduated magna cum
laude from Wiley College with a bachelor's degree in chemistry, and
he went on to earn a medical degree from The University of Texas
Medical Branch at Galveston in 1957; on completion of an internship
at Sacramento County Hospital in California, he opened a medical
clinic in Bay City, and he spent the next nine years in family
practice; and
WHEREAS, In 1961, Dr. Hadnott married the former Janis
O. McDowell, and the couple nurtured a rewarding relationship that
was made even richer with the addition of four children, Wanna,
Wynette, Marjorie, and William; and
WHEREAS, Dr. Hadnott was accepted into the first
anesthesiology residency program at The University of Texas Health
Science Center at San Antonio, and after completing it in 1969, he
became a clinical professor there; also in private practice, he
served as chief of anesthesiology at the Baptist Memorial Hospital
System from 1974 through 1988, and he later held positions as chief
of anesthesiology and chief of staff at Nix Memorial Hospital; he
retired from medical practice in 1998, and eight years later he
concluded a 37-year tenure on the faculty of the UT Health Science
Center at San Antonio; and
WHEREAS, Through the years, Dr. Hadnott contributed to
numerous professional and civic organizations, including the San
Antonio Society of Anesthesiologists, the Bexar County Medical
Society, and the International Anesthesia Research Society; he was
active on the Presidential Advisory Committee on Minority Affairs
at UTMB, as well as the Board of Trustees and the Diversity in
Medical Education Committee for the UTMB Alumni Association, and he
was a founding member of the C. A. Whittier Medical Society, a
fellow of the American College of Anesthesiology, and a diplomate
of the American Board of Anesthesiology; and
WHEREAS, This esteemed professional received such accolades
as the Ashbel Smith Distinguished Alumnus Award from UTMB and the
Distinguished Service Award from the Texas Society of
Anesthesiologists; moreover, the William H. Hadnott, Jr.,
M.D. Endowed Chair in Anesthesiology was established at UT Health
Science Center at San Antonio in 2008; and
WHEREAS, Dr. Hadnott delighted in the company of his loved
ones and was affectionately referred to as "Pops" by his grandson,
Harrison; he also spent time organizing golf tournaments for the
Eastside Boys and Girls Club of San Antonio, and he was a life
member of the NAACP and a valued congregant of Asbury United
Methodist Church; and
WHEREAS, Although William Hadnott is greatly missed, he
leaves behind a remarkable legacy that will be forever treasured by
all those who were privileged to share in his love and friendship;
now, therefore, be it
RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 82nd Texas
Legislature hereby pay tribute to the memory of Dr. William Hicks
Hadnott, Jr., and extend sincere condolences to the members of his
family: to his wife, Janis McDowell Hadnott; to his children, Wanna
H. Hadnott, Wynette Hadnott Keller and her husband, Larry, Marjorie
LaVerne Hadnott, and Dr. William H. Hadnott III and his wife,
Nicole; to his grandson, William Harrison Hadnott; to his brother,
Dr. James L. Hadnott and his wife, Gwendolyn; to his sister, Evelyn
Hadnott Jackson; and to his other relatives and many friends; and,
be it further
RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be
prepared for his family and that when the Texas House of
Representatives adjourns this day, it do so in memory of Dr. William
Hadnott.
McClendon
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Speaker of the House
I certify that H.R. No. 350 was unanimously adopted by a
rising vote of the House on February 24, 2011.
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Chief Clerk of the House