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