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Killam also supported Laredo Medical Center, formerly the [[Roman Catholic]]-affiliated Mercy Hospital. He gave to the University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center in [[Houston, Texas|Houston]]. The Killams gave some $500,000 to the University of Texas Health Science Center at [[San Antonio]]. They also gave to their common alma mater, UT Austin. They once gave a $50,000 matching grant to save the Laredo Philharmonic Orchestra from disbanding.<ref name=leaves_mark /><ref name=oil_giant/>
Killam also supported Laredo Medical Center, formerly the [[Roman Catholic]]-affiliated Mercy Hospital. He gave to the University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center in [[Houston, Texas|Houston]]. The Killams gave some $500,000 to the University of Texas Health Science Center at [[San Antonio]]. They also gave to their common alma mater, UT Austin. They once gave a $50,000 matching grant to save the Laredo Philharmonic Orchestra from disbanding.<ref name=leaves_mark /><ref name=oil_giant/>
==Family and death==
==Family and death==
Killam died at home. He was predeceased by his parents and a sister, Patricia Louise Killam Hurd (1915–1955).<ref>Killam family grave markers, Laredo City Cemetery</ref> He was [[cremation|cremated]]. No individual marker was placed at the family plot.
Killam died at home. He was predeceased by his parents and a sister, Patricia Louise Killam Hurd (1915–1955).<ref>Killam family grave markers, Laredo City Cemetery</ref> He was [[cremation|cremated]]. No individual marker was placed at the family plot.