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SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 524
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In Memory |
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William Gordon McGee |
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WHEREAS, The Senate of the State of Texas joins the |
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citizens of El Paso in mourning the loss of Dr. William Gordon |
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McGee, who died April 6, 2008, at the age of 74; and |
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WHEREAS, A graduate of The University of Texas |
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Southwestern Medical School, Dr. McGee completed a double |
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residency in internal medicine and pathology; he began working as |
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a pathologist at Hotel Dieu Hospital in El Paso, and he was |
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instrumental in developing a laboratory business now known as |
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Quest Diagnostics; and |
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WHEREAS, Dr. McGee was deeply committed to providing good |
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medical care; he was the founder of El Paso's Emergency Medical |
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Service system and had served as chairman of the board of that |
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organization and of the Texas Medical Association, the El Paso |
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city-county health board, and El Paso First, where he fought to |
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make health insurance available to children from low-income |
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families; he had also served as president of the Texas Society of |
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Pathologists and the El Paso County Medical Society; and |
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WHEREAS, He was appointed by Governor Mark White to the |
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Texas Tech University board of regents, where he worked to |
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establish the El Paso medical school as a four-year institution; |
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he worked statewide to improve the delivery of health care along |
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the border, and he was honored by the Texas Society of |
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Pathologists with the George J. Caldwell Award and received the |
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Distinguished Service Award from the Texas Medical Association; and |
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WHEREAS, Dr. McGee dedicated himself to his community, his |
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state, and his country, and his warmth, wisdom, and valued |
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counsel will not be forgotten by those who knew him; and |
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WHEREAS, William McGee was a devoted husband, father, and |
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grandfather, and he leaves behind memories that will be treasured |
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forever by his family and friends; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas, 81st |
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Legislature, hereby extend sincere condolences to the bereaved |
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family of Dr. William Gordon McGee; and, be it further |
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RESOLVED, That a copy of this Resolution be prepared for |
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his family as an expression of deepest sympathy from the Texas |
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Senate, and that when the Senate adjourns this day, it do so in |
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memory of William Gordon McGee. |
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President of the Senate |
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I hereby certify that the |
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above Resolution was adopted by |
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the Senate on March 25, 2009, by a |
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rising vote. |
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Secretary of the Senate |
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Member, Texas Senate |