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SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 601
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In Memory |
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of |
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Thomas David Kirksey |
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WHEREAS, The Senate of the State of Texas joins the |
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citizens of Austin in mourning the loss of Dr. Thomas David |
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Kirksey, who died March 17, 2013; and |
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WHEREAS, Tom Kirksey was born in China in 1932 to Colonel |
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Oscar Thweatt Kirksey and Susan Iola Dailey; he was married to |
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his wife, Gene, for 54 years, and the couple raised four |
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daughters, who blessed them with five grandchildren and a |
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great-grandchild; and |
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WHEREAS, Dr. Kirksey earned his medical degree and |
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performed his residency at The University of Texas Medical Branch |
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at Galveston; from 1966 through 1968, he served in the United |
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States Army, where he helped design a burn patient evacuation |
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system; and |
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WHEREAS, In 1969, Dr. Kirksey moved to Austin, where he was |
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a pioneer in the field of cardiothoracic and vascular surgery; |
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while serving as director of medical education at Brackenridge |
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Hospital, he helped develop a university-affiliated graduate |
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medical program that enabled the hospital to continue its |
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educational program and helped establish the Central Texas |
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Medical Foundation; and |
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WHEREAS, He was a passionate advocate for indigent care and |
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played a significant role in the establishment of Emergency |
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Medical Services in the 1970s; he was active in numerous |
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professional organizations and served as president of the Travis |
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County Medical Society and as chair of the Credentials Committee |
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of the American College of Surgeons; he was named Physician of |
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the Year in 1999 by the Travis County Medical Society; and |
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WHEREAS, A man of courage, strength, and compassion, he |
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gave generously to others, and his commitment to his profession |
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and his enthusiasm for living each day to the fullest will not be |
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forgotten by those who were privileged to share in his life; and |
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WHEREAS, He was a devoted husband, father, and grandfather, |
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and he leaves behind memories that will be treasured forever by his |
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family and many friends; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas, 83rd |
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Legislature, hereby extend sincere condolences to the bereaved |
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family of Dr. Thomas David Kirksey; 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 Dr. Thomas David Kirksey. |
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Watson |
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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 April 4, 2013, by a |
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rising vote. |
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Secretary of the Senate |
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Member, Texas Senate |