Bill Text: TX HR350 | 2011-2012 | 82nd Legislature | Enrolled
Bill Title: In memory of Dr. William Hicks Hadnott, Jr., of San Antonio.
Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1)
Status: (Passed) 2011-03-02 - Reported enrolled [HR350 Detail]
Download: Texas-2011-HR350-Enrolled.html
| H.R. No. 350 | ||
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| WHEREAS, Countless lives were touched by the dedication and | ||
| generosity of Dr. William Hicks Hadnott, Jr., of San Antonio, who | ||
| passed away on August 28, 2010, at the age of 82; and | ||
| WHEREAS, The son of William Hicks and Marjorie O'Neil | ||
| Hadnott, William Hadnott was born on June 13, 1928, in Beaumont; his | ||
| parents were public school teachers who taught him the value of | ||
| education from an early age, and although he grew up during the | ||
| height of racial segregation, he was determined to overcome all | ||
| challenges to achieve his goals; in 1952, he graduated magna cum | ||
| laude from Wiley College with a bachelor's degree in chemistry, and | ||
| he went on to earn a medical degree from The University of Texas | ||
| Medical Branch at Galveston in 1957; on completion of an internship | ||
| at Sacramento County Hospital in California, he opened a medical | ||
| clinic in Bay City, and he spent the next nine years in family | ||
| practice; and | ||
| WHEREAS, In 1961, Dr. Hadnott married the former Janis | ||
| O. McDowell, and the couple nurtured a rewarding relationship that | ||
| was made even richer with the addition of four children, Wanna, | ||
| Wynette, Marjorie, and William; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Dr. Hadnott was accepted into the first | ||
| anesthesiology residency program at The University of Texas Health | ||
| Science Center at San Antonio, and after completing it in 1969, he | ||
| became a clinical professor there; also in private practice, he | ||
| served as chief of anesthesiology at the Baptist Memorial Hospital | ||
| System from 1974 through 1988, and he later held positions as chief | ||
| of anesthesiology and chief of staff at Nix Memorial Hospital; he | ||
| retired from medical practice in 1998, and eight years later he | ||
| concluded a 37-year tenure on the faculty of the UT Health Science | ||
| Center at San Antonio; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Through the years, Dr. Hadnott contributed to | ||
| numerous professional and civic organizations, including the San | ||
| Antonio Society of Anesthesiologists, the Bexar County Medical | ||
| Society, and the International Anesthesia Research Society; he was | ||
| active on the Presidential Advisory Committee on Minority Affairs | ||
| at UTMB, as well as the Board of Trustees and the Diversity in | ||
| Medical Education Committee for the UTMB Alumni Association, and he | ||
| was a founding member of the C. A. Whittier Medical Society, a | ||
| fellow of the American College of Anesthesiology, and a diplomate | ||
| of the American Board of Anesthesiology; and | ||
| WHEREAS, This esteemed professional received such accolades | ||
| as the Ashbel Smith Distinguished Alumnus Award from UTMB and the | ||
| Distinguished Service Award from the Texas Society of | ||
| Anesthesiologists; moreover, the William H. Hadnott, Jr., | ||
| M.D. Endowed Chair in Anesthesiology was established at UT Health | ||
| Science Center at San Antonio in 2008; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Dr. Hadnott delighted in the company of his loved | ||
| ones and was affectionately referred to as "Pops" by his grandson, | ||
| Harrison; he also spent time organizing golf tournaments for the | ||
| Eastside Boys and Girls Club of San Antonio, and he was a life | ||
| member of the NAACP and a valued congregant of Asbury United | ||
| Methodist Church; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Although William Hadnott is greatly missed, he | ||
| leaves behind a remarkable legacy that will be forever treasured by | ||
| all those who were privileged to share in his love and friendship; | ||
| now, therefore, be it | ||
| RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 82nd Texas | ||
| Legislature hereby pay tribute to the memory of Dr. William Hicks | ||
| Hadnott, Jr., and extend sincere condolences to the members of his | ||
| family: to his wife, Janis McDowell Hadnott; to his children, Wanna | ||
| H. Hadnott, Wynette Hadnott Keller and her husband, Larry, Marjorie | ||
| LaVerne Hadnott, and Dr. William H. Hadnott III and his wife, | ||
| Nicole; to his grandson, William Harrison Hadnott; to his brother, | ||
| Dr. James L. Hadnott and his wife, Gwendolyn; to his sister, Evelyn | ||
| Hadnott Jackson; and to his other relatives and many friends; and, | ||
| be it further | ||
| RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be | ||
| prepared for his family and that when the Texas House of | ||
| Representatives adjourns this day, it do so in memory of Dr. William | ||
| Hadnott. | ||
| McClendon | ||
| ______________________________ | ||
| Speaker of the House | ||
| I certify that H.R. No. 350 was unanimously adopted by a | ||
| rising vote of the House on February 24, 2011. | ||
| ______________________________ | ||
| Chief Clerk of the House | ||
