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SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 501
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In Memory |
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of |
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Pinckney Clift Price |
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WHEREAS, The Senate of the State of Texas honors and |
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commemorates the life of Dr. Pinckney Clift Price, who died |
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February 19, 2021, at the age of 97; and |
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WHEREAS, Clift Price was born on February 8, 1924, in |
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Bonham; he grew up in communities across Texas and Arkansas, and |
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he graduated from Woodrow Wilson High School in Dallas in 1940; |
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at the age of 16, he entered The University of Texas at Austin, |
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where he excelled academically; and |
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WHEREAS, After his medical training at The University of |
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Texas Medical Branch and a pediatric residency in Galveston, he |
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served with distinction in the United States Navy during the |
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Korean War; and |
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WHEREAS, Following his military service, he moved with his |
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family to Austin and began his practice in pediatric medicine |
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with the Children's Medical Center; after 24 years of private |
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practice, he became chief of Texas Maternal and Child Health; he |
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later served for a decade as the associate commissioner of |
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Personal Health Service for the Texas Health Department; and |
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WHEREAS, Throughout his distinguished medical career, he |
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focused on improving the health and well-being of all children; |
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he played an important role in the campaign to fluoridate |
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Austin's water supply, and during his time in state service, he |
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worked with doctors in Russia and China to help them learn modern |
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hygienic practices; he also worked for years on Rotary Club efforts |
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to establish a tuberculosis clinic in Reynosa, Mexico; and |
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WHEREAS, Dr. Price was active in a wide range of |
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professional and civic organizations, including the Texas |
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Medical Association, the Texas Pediatric Society, the Center for |
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Child Protection, the Barbara Jordan Foundation, the Austin |
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University Rotary Club, the Austin Yacht Club, the Headliners |
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Club, and many others; he was a founding member of Springboard, an |
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organization established for improving childhood literacy; 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 |
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his family and countless friends; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas, 87th |
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Legislature, hereby extend sincere condolences to the bereaved |
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family of Dr. Pinckney Clift Price; 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. Clift Price. |
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Eckhardt |
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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 May 27, 2021, by a |
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rising vote. |
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Secretary of the Senate |
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Member, Texas Senate |