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