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SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 88


In Memory

of

Dr. Karl R. Brinker


	WHEREAS, The Senate of the State of Texas joins the 
citizens of Dallas in mourning the loss of Dr. Karl R. Brinker, 
who died January 22, 2005, at the age of 58; and

	WHEREAS, Karl R. Brinker was born on August 10, 1946, in 
Mount Pleasant, Michigan, and grew up in Calgary, Alberta; he 
graduated with distinction from the University of Michigan in
1968 and earned a medical degree from McGill University in Montreal
in 1972; and

	WHEREAS, Dr. Brinker served as a surgeon in the military 
with the United States Public Health Service Center for Disease 
Control in Fort Collins, Colorado, from 1975 to 1977 and 
completed a fellowship in nephrology at The University of Texas 
Health Science Center in Dallas; and

	WHEREAS, He was a clinical associate professor with
The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center for over 20 
years, and he held numerous positions with the Methodist Dallas 
Medical System; Dr. Brinker was also a medical staff physician 
and director of dialysis with Dallas Nephrology Associates; and

	WHEREAS, A highly valued and respected nephrologist,
Dr. Brinker was renowned in the medical community for his 
experience and expertise in organ transplants; he helped develop 
guidelines for organ donor requirements and was a founding member 
of the Texas Transplant Society; and

	WHEREAS, Dr. Brinker accomplished a great deal during his 
lifetime, and his loss at such an early age is a tragedy for his 
family, his colleagues, and the medical profession; he will long 
be remembered for his visionary leadership and service in the 
field of nephrology and organ transplantation; and

	WHEREAS, An empathetic caregiver whose serious nature was 
leavened with a warm sense of humor, Karl Brinker enjoyed dry 
fly-fishing in Montana, watching hockey games, and coaching 
youth baseball; he was a devoted husband and father, and he 
leaves behind memories that will be treasured forever by his 
family and many friends; now, therefore, be it

	RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas,
79th Legislature, hereby honor and commemorate the life of
Dr. Karl R. Brinker and extend sincere condolences to his
bereaved family:  his wife, Mary Lyne Morris Brinker; his son,
Andrew Oberlin Brinker; his daughter, Stephanie Kaye Brinker; 
and his sister, Linda Kaye Crawford; and, be it further

	RESOLVED, That a copy of this Resolution be prepared
for his family as an expression of deepest sympathy from the
Texas Senate, and that when the Senate adjourns this day, it do so 
in memory of Dr. Karl R. Brinker.
                                                           West, Carona, Deuell,
                                                              Nelson, Shapiro   




 
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                      Member, Texas Senate



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     Member, Texas Senate               Member, Texas Senate



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     Member, Texas Senate               Member, Texas Senate




                                          ______________________________ 
   President of the Senate
 
     I hereby certify that the 
above Resolution was adopted by 
the Senate on February 8, 2005, 
by a rising vote.



______________________________ 
   Secretary of the Senate