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|name=Thomas Francis "Tom" McGovern
|name=Thomas Francis "Tom" McGovern
(Former priest who became a professor of psychiatry and the director of the Center of Ethics, Humanity, and Spirituality at the Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center in Lubbock)
(Former priest who became a professor of psychiatry and the director of the Center of Ethics, Humanity, and Spirituality at the Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center in Lubbock)
|image=Tom McGovern of TX.jpg
|birth_date=June 4, 1935
|birth_date=June 4, 1935
|birth_place=[[Ireland]]
|birth_place=[[Ireland]]
He was survived by his wife, Toni, daughter Lexie and three grandchildren. His memorial service was held on March 26, 2022, at St. John the Baptist Catholic Church, with the Monsignor David Cruz officiating.<ref name=obit/>
He was survived by his wife, Toni, daughter Lexie and three grandchildren. His memorial service was held on March 26, 2022, at St. John the Baptist Catholic Church, with the Monsignor David Cruz officiating.<ref name=obit/>
[[Steven Berk]], the TTUHSC Executive Vice-President for Clinical Affairs and Dean of the School of Medicine, said of McGovern: "He was the most honorable and righteous person I have ever known. Tom saw the good in all of us, had faith in and love for our institution, and in the profession of medicine. He taught us to merge the spiritual world with the world of science.
[[Steven Berk]], the TTUHSC Executive Vice-President for Clinical Affairs and Dean of the School of Medicine, said of McGovern:
<blockquote>
He was the most honorable and righteous person I have ever known. Tom saw the good in all of us, had faith in and love for our institution, and in the profession of medicine. He taught us to merge the spiritual world with the world of science. While many of us would gladly help our neighbor, a student, or a patient when asked, Tom was different. He didn’t need to be asked; like a superhero he showed up where he was needed and left a legacy of spiritual healing to a generation of colleagues, students, and patients. To know him was to become a better person. We will so miss the way he could light up a room. We will miss his voice of compassion and humanity, and his hugs of encouragement. His colleagues will step up to fill the void he has left us.<ref>Lubbock's Tom McGovern remembered for inspiring through faith, education (lubbockonline.com), accessed April 1, 2022.</ref></blockquote>
==References==
==References==