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WHEREAS, Governor Dolph Briscoe, Jr., is being honored with |
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the 2009 Pathfinder Award by the Greater San Antonio Chamber of |
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Commerce, in recognition of his extraordinary record of |
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philanthropy and community service in the Alamo City; and |
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WHEREAS, Born in Uvalde in 1923, Dolph Briscoe has achieved a |
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distinguished career in both the public and private arenas; this |
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esteemed Texan served as a member of the Texas Legislature from 1949 |
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to 1957 and as governor of Texas from 1973 to 1979; he and his wife, |
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Janey Slaughter Briscoe, an eminent civic leader in her own right, |
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shared a devoted union of nearly 58 years, until her passing in |
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2000; and |
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WHEREAS, One of the greatest beneficiaries of Governor |
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Briscoe's generosity has been The University of Texas Health |
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Science Center at San Antonio, which from its beginning has enjoyed |
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his and his family's staunch support; during the past decade, |
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Governor Briscoe has donated more than $4 million to the health |
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science center to establish the world-class Janey Briscoe Center of |
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Excellence in Cardiovascular Research and the Janey Briscoe |
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Distinguished University Chair in Cardiovascular Research; and |
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WHEREAS, The health science center honored Governor Briscoe |
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in 2008 with the creation of the Briscoe Family Legacy Fund in |
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Women's Health in the School of Medicine; at the gala honoring |
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Governor Briscoe and celebrating the establishment of the fund, |
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Governor Briscoe announced that he and his family were giving the |
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center $5 million in support of cardiology and women's health; the |
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university has expressed its appreciation by naming the Division of |
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Cardiology in the medical school after Janey and Dolph Briscoe; and |
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WHEREAS, Among Governor Briscoe's other contributions to the |
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center have been the establishment of the Janey Briscoe Endowed |
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Scholarship in Nursing and the raising of $12 million in just seven |
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months to help create the South Texas Centers for Biology in |
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Medicine, for which ground breaking was held in 1998; the library on |
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the UTHSC campus bears Governor Briscoe's name, in gratitude for |
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his outstanding generosity, and the Children's Center of University |
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Hospital is named for Janey Briscoe, in appreciation of her |
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lifetime of service to children; and |
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WHEREAS, Governor Briscoe has also taken a keen interest in |
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The University of Texas at San Antonio, where his long record of |
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support includes service as a member of the UTSA development board |
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and President's Associates, the co-chairing, with his wife, of the |
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school's Engineering and Biotech Initiative, and the establishment |
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of the Janey S. Briscoe Endowed Chair in the Business of Health; and |
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WHEREAS, Cultural institutions have enjoyed Governor |
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Briscoe's generous patronage as well; his gift of $4 million has |
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laid the foundation for the Dolph and Janey Briscoe Western Art |
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Museum, which is being built in the heart of downtown San Antonio, |
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while at the Witte Museum, his donation of $500,000 helped to mount |
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a stunning exhibition about South Texas; he has also helped lead the |
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campaign to create the South Texas Heritage Center on the Witte |
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campus; and |
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WHEREAS, Over the years, Governor Briscoe's deep interest in |
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the welfare of San Antonio citizens has been manifested through his |
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involvement with such institutions as the Southwest Mental Health |
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Center, United Way, San Antonio Advocacy Council, and Greater San |
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Antonio Chamber of Commerce; and |
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WHEREAS, In addition to his most recent accolade, Governor |
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Briscoe has been recognized in San Antonio with the Frost Award from |
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UTSA and the naming of a middle school in his honor; and |
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WHEREAS, Governor Briscoe's three children, Janey Briscoe |
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Marmion, Dolph Briscoe III, and Cele Briscoe Carpenter, have |
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supported their father in his charitable endeavors; and |
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WHEREAS, Through his far-reaching generosity, Governor Dolph |
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Briscoe, Jr., has advanced the development of medical, educational, |
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and cultural institutions in San Antonio and helped to secure a |
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brighter, more promising future for countless Texans; now, |
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therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 81st Texas |
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Legislature hereby congratulate Governor Dolph Briscoe, Jr., on his |
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receipt of the 2009 Pathfinder Award from the Greater San Antonio |
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Chamber of Commerce and extend to him profound appreciation for a |
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lifetime of illustrious service in behalf of the Lone Star State; |
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and, be it further |
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RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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prepared for Governor Briscoe as an expression of high regard by the |
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Texas House of Representatives. |