07 LC 96
2192
House
Resolution 257
By:
Representatives Teilhet of the
40th,
Richardson of the
19th,
Manning of the
32nd,
Cooper of the
41st,
Tumlin of the
38th,
and others
A
RESOLUTION
Remembering
and honoring the life of Dr. Robert Alan Lipson; and for other purposes.
WHEREAS,
Robert Alan Lipson, M.D., was a gifted physician and a highly respected leader
of the Georgia medical community; and
WHEREAS,
after receiving his Doctor of Medicine from Tulane University School of Medicine
in 1971, Dr. Lipson honorably served his country as a physician and lieutenant
in the U.S. Army; and
WHEREAS,
Dr. Lipson put his training into the service of his fellow citizens, practicing
medicine in Marietta, where he lived with his family since 1976;
and
WHEREAS,
Dr. Lipson became a committed champion for his community and for health care
above and beyond his own medical practice, serving as a member of the Cobb
County Medical Society, the Medical Association of Georgia, the American Medical
Association, the Governing Council of the American Hospital Association, the
Georgia State University Public Health Policy Committee, and on the Board of the
Georgia Department of Community Health; and
WHEREAS,
Dr. Lipson became President and CEO of WellStar Health System in 2001, a not for
profit system that he helped create and that continues to serve more than 1
million people in Cherokee, Cobb, Douglas, and Paulding counties;
and
WHEREAS,
Dr. Lipson was instrumental in the development of the physician executive Master
of Business Administration program at Kennesaw State University, where he was
one of the program's first graduates and was a member of the advisory board for
the executive MBA and nursing programs; and
WHEREAS,
Dr. Lipson became an accomplished photographer whose work was the subject of
public exhibition; and
WHEREAS,
Dr. Lipson was honored as the
Marietta Daily Journal
'2006 Citizen of the Year' in recognition
of the profound impact he had on the lives of countless people; and
WHEREAS,
Dr. Lipson was a loving husband to Livvy, a proud father to Aaron and Rachel,
and a doting grandfather to Karen; and
WHEREAS,
the State of Georgia has lost one of its most dedicated and distinguished
doctors and community leaders; and
WHEREAS,
his vision, compassion, and charm can never be replaced.
NOW,
THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF GEORGIA that the members of
this body join together to express their deepest regret at the passing of Dr.
Robert Alan Lipson and extend their most sincere condolences to his
family.
BE
IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Clerk of the House of Representatives is authorized
and directed to transmit an appropriate copy of this resolution to the family of
Dr. Robert Alan Lipson.