Texas 2021 - 87th Regular

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1	1	SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 501
2	2	In Memory
3	3	of
4	4	Pinckney Clift Price
5	5	WHEREAS, The Senate of the State of Texas honors and
6	6	commemorates the life of Dr. Pinckney Clift Price, who died
7	7	February 19, 2021, at the age of 97; and
8	8	WHEREAS, Clift Price was born on February 8, 1924, in
9	9	Bonham; he grew up in communities across Texas and Arkansas, and
10	10	he graduated from Woodrow Wilson High School in Dallas in 1940;
11	11	at the age of 16, he entered The University of Texas at Austin,
12	12	where he excelled academically; and
13	13	WHEREAS, After his medical training at The University of
14	14	Texas Medical Branch and a pediatric residency in Galveston, he
15	15	served with distinction in the United States Navy during the
16	16	Korean War; and
17	17	WHEREAS, Following his military service, he moved with his
18	18	family to Austin and began his practice in pediatric medicine
19	19	with the Children's Medical Center; after 24 years of private
20	20	practice, he became chief of Texas Maternal and Child Health; he
21	21	later served for a decade as the associate commissioner of
22	22	Personal Health Service for the Texas Health Department; and
23	23	WHEREAS, Throughout his distinguished medical career, he
24	24	focused on improving the health and well-being of all children;
25	25	he played an important role in the campaign to fluoridate
26	26	Austin's water supply, and during his time in state service, he
27	27	worked with doctors in Russia and China to help them learn modern
28	28	hygienic practices; he also worked for years on Rotary Club efforts
29	29	to establish a tuberculosis clinic in Reynosa, Mexico; and
30	30	WHEREAS, Dr. Price was active in a wide range of
31	31	professional and civic organizations, including the Texas
32	32	Medical Association, the Texas Pediatric Society, the Center for
33	33	Child Protection, the Barbara Jordan Foundation, the Austin
34	34	University Rotary Club, the Austin Yacht Club, the Headliners
35	35	Club, and many others; he was a founding member of Springboard, an
36	36	organization established for improving childhood literacy; and
37	37	WHEREAS, He was a devoted husband, father, and grandfather,
38	38	and he leaves behind memories that will be treasured forever by
39	39	his family and countless friends; now, therefore, be it
40	40	RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas, 87th
41	41	Legislature, hereby extend sincere condolences to the bereaved
42	42	family of Dr. Pinckney Clift Price; and, be it further
43	43	RESOLVED, That a copy of this Resolution be prepared for
44	44	his family as an expression of deepest sympathy from the Texas
45	45	Senate and that when the Senate adjourns this day, it do so in
46	46	memory of Dr. Clift Price.
47	47	Eckhardt
48	48	________________________________
49	49	President of the Senate
50	50	I hereby certify that the
51	51	above Resolution was adopted by
52	52	the Senate on May 27, 2021, by a
53	53	rising vote.
54	54	________________________________
55	55	Secretary of the Senate
56	56	________________________________
57	57	Member, Texas Senate