HomeMy WebLinkAbout16197 RES - 04/15/1981A RESOLUTION
WHEREAS, Dr. McIver Furman, a lifelong resident and member of a
pioneer Corpus Christi family, was on April 2, 1981, called to his eternal
rest; and
WHEREAS, Dr. McIver Furman was an honorary member of numerous
local, state and national medical associations and the 1980 recipient of
the Texas Pediatric Society's merit award for outstanding contributions
to the health and welfare of Texas children, and will be long remembered in
Corpus Christi for his active leadership in the medical profession, having
retired from active family practice in 1969 to devote full time to his duties
as a trustee for both the Driscoll Foundation and the Driscoll Foundation
Children's Hospital. He was chairman of the Foundation's governing board
since its formation in 1945 and served as the Hospital's general director
from 1969 to 1973. He had traveled extensively to observe children's hospi-
tals and counseled the late Clara Driscoll on setting up the Foundation that
serves the needs of crippled and sick children in South Texas; and
WHEREAS, Dr. McIver Furman will also be long remembered for his
dedication as a civic leader; he served the City of Corpus Christi as mayor,
having been elected in 1965 as leader of the Greater Corpus Christi Party;
he was a strong advocate of the council-manager form of government; was an
active and enthusiastic booster of the Port of Corpus Christi; was co-founder
of public television station KEDT-TV, a co-founder and former director of
the Corpus Christi Industrial Foundation and past president of the Chamber of
Commerce; and he was honored by being crowned King Alonzo IV of the annual
Buccaneer Days celebration in 1957; and
WHEREAS, his vast knowledge and untiring service to the community
have benefitted innumerable people, and his passing is a great loss to the
citizens of the City of Corpus Christi as well as to his family and his
many friends, leaving an irreplaceable void in the community:
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS:
SECTION 1. That this brief record of the many accomplishments of
Dr. McIver Furman be recalled and that the citizens of this community join
in mourning the loss of this valuable citizen.
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SECTION 2. That a copy of this Resolution be forwarded to the
family of Dr. McIver Furman.
PASSED AND APPROVED this the 15th day of April, 1981.
ATTEST:
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Ci Secretary MA
APPROVED:
15th DAY OF APRIL, 1981:
J. BRUCE AYCOCK, CITY ATTORNEY
THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS
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Corpus Christi, Texas
1S day of , 19Y/
TO THE MEMBERS OF THE CITY COUNCIL
Corpus Christi, Texas
For the reasons set forth in the emergency clause of the foregoing ordinance, a
public emergency and imperative necessity exist for the suspension of the Charter
rule or requirement that no ordinance or resolution shall be passed finally on
the date it is introduced, and that such ordinance or resolution shall be read
at three meetings of the City Council; I, therefore, request that you suspend
said Charter rule or requirement and pass this ordinance finally.on the date it
is introduced, or at the present meeting of the City Council.
The Charter rule
Luther Jones
Edward L. Sample
Dr. Jack Best
Jack IG. Dumphy
Leopoldo Luna
Betty N. Turner
Cliff Zarsky
Respectfully,
MAY
was suspended
The above ordinance was
Luther Jones
Edward L. Sample
Dr. Jack Best
Jack K. Dumphy
Leopoldo Luna
Betty N. Turner
Cliff Zarsky
THE C TY OF CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS
by the following vote:
passed
by the
following vote:
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