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IN SR0063
Resolution
AI Summary
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Memorializes Dr. John Pittman (born February 4, 1933; died December 25, 2014) for his service as a Captain in the U.S. Army Medical Corps and pioneering work as a cardiovascular surgeon in Indiana
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Recognizes Pittman's medical achievements including graduating from Indiana University School of Medicine in 1957, co-founding Cardiovascular Surgical Services at Methodist Hospital in Indianapolis in 1965, and participating in the first open heart procedure at Methodist Hospital in 1965
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Honors Pittman's innovations including developing a new sternal retractor system for coronary artery bypass graft surgery and being part of the first group in Indiana to perform heart transplantation in 1982
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Acknowledges his 53-year marriage to Euna Rose Williams, five children, 20 grandchildren, and 4 great grandchildren, as well as his commitment to education through establishing multiple scholarship funds
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Directs the Secretary of the Senate to transmit copies of the resolution to Pittman's five children: John Scott, Mark Anthony, Steve Alan, Anne Marie Kelton, and Chad Andrew Pittman
Legislative Description
A SENATE RESOLUTION memorializing Dr. John Pittman as a veteran of the U.S. Army Medical Corps, a pioneering cardiovascular surgeon, and a loving and devoted husband and father