Who was Pat McKinney?
Here are some published remembrances:
Front page of Albuquerque Journal
Friday, July 25, 2003
Emergency-Room Physician Had Many Awards, Interests
By Paul Logan
Journal Staff Writer
Pat McKinney was the epitome of a Renaissance man, friends and family said.
The Albuquerque physician was an award-winning professor, a gifted emergency room doctor, a statewide "go-to guy" on poison and drugs as well as a wise, witty loyal friend and a caring father and husband.
The many people who knew him are still coming to terms with McKinney's accidental death Sunday while biking near his Albuquerque home, one of his best friends, Dr. Mike Howard, said Thursday.
"Something so sudden with such a young, healthy, intelligent, humorous person takes everybody completely by surprise," Howard said.
He said the nature of the job in the medical community is learning a lesson from a tragic accident. He said McKinney's bike ride was so routine — not risky — that it makes the loss so much more difficult to bear.
McKinney, who was wearing a bike helmet, rode across a narrow ditch bridge when he apparently fell, hit his head and drowned. He was 41.
Howard said McKinney was a humble and honest person who used humor to always say the appropriate word or phrase to either entertain or improve a situation.
"Along with that, he had just this wonderful insight into the nature of systems, whether consulting on a toxicology patient or wandering in the woods finding interesting plants or mushrooms," Howard said. "This guy had a wonderful ability to identify what the rest of us would walk by and bring some lesson or some beauty out of it."
A prayer service will be held at 1:30 p.m. on Saturday at Good Shepherd Catholic Church in Shawnee, Kan.
McKinney's ashes will be scattered in the mountains, and his colleagues will celebrate his life at a later date, said his widow, Lisa McKinney.
She described her husband, who was about 5-foot-8 and 126 pounds, as a calm, caring person. She said he wanted to be "really mellow," wearing his hair below his shoulders and sporting an earring when he wasn't working.
McKinney was also a type-A kind of guy who competed in snowshoe races and kept notes detailing his workouts, she said.
"He was the smartest person I ever met," Lisa McKinney said. "He had an absolutely mischievous sense of humor. His boss told me the other night that Pat was a leprechaun in a man's body, a kind of practical joker."
Patrick Evan McKinney was born in Colorado Springs. His late father, James McKinney, was a periodontist.
McKinney always had an interest in science, his widow said.
They came to Albuquerque when he was offered the position as medical director of the New Mexico Poison & Drug Information Center. In his office, McKinney kept living black widow spiders.
"He was real interested in snakes and he loved mushrooms," his widow said.
The McKinneys and their boys, Samuel, 12, and Noah, 7, enjoyed trips to the mountains to bike, hike and collect eatable and poisonous mushrooms, she said, noting that dry mushrooms were "all over the house."
They had planned to go on such a vacation this weekend, his widow said.
McKinney was also an associate professor in the University of New Mexico's Department of Emergency Medicine and the College of Pharmacy and worked in the hospital's emergency room.
He received many honors, including the National Teaching Excellence Award from the American College of Emergency Physicians in 1998 and several top teacher awards during his eight years at UNM, his widow said.
"He just was interested in everything," Lisa McKinney said. "A sort of Renaissance man who liked to do a lot of stuff. Family was most important to him."
Howard said McKinney was sought after throughout the state and the region when it came to toxicology cases, calling him "the go-to person. And that's a great loss for our community."
Survivors include his mother, Lois McKinney Imm of Lenexa, Kan., and siblings, Michael of Lawrence, Kan., Kevin of Kansas City, Mo., Colleen of New York City and Holly of Missoula, Mont.
Donations may be made for his children through the Patrick McKinney Memorial Trust Fund, P.O. Box 10663, Albuquerque, N.M. 87184.
This one from the University of New Mexico website:
Patrick McKinney, MD
Patrick was passionate about education & was a frequent speaker at UNM CME conferences not only in Emergency Medicine, but in any other discipline where he could reach out with his important message. He always received rave reviews for his teaching. Similarly, when UNM was running a “Mini Med School” for the public, Patrick volunteered to speak and again wowed the audience.
Pat was much beloved by students and faculty for his commitment to education and his love of toxicology. One colleague wrote, "Dr. McKinney was instrumental in my choosing a career in academic medicine during my time with him as a medical student. His enthusiasm and passion for teaching has rarely been equaled in our institution and he deserves recognition for this contribution and the lost potential due to his untimely death."
Obituary:
McKinney -- Patrick McKinney M.D., 41, died on Sunday, July 20, 2003 while mountain biking near his home in Albuquerque. Dr. McKinney was the Medical Director of the New Mexico Poison & Drug Information Center and an Associate Professor both in the Department of Emergency Medicine and the College of Pharmacy at the University of New Mexico Health Sciences Center. Dr. McKinney was graduated from the University of Kansas School of Medicine. He completed his training with residency in Emergency Medicine at Truman Medical Center in Kansas City, and fellowship in Toxicology at the Rocky Mountain Poison Center in Denver. Recognized by his peers as an accomplished educator and scientist, he lectured nationally and internationally, garnering awards including the National Teaching Excellence Award from the American College of Emergency Physicians, and repeated awards by medical students and residents for his teaching at UNM, to name a few. He authored over 50 publications in his field. While his talents and professional contributions will be missed, his family and friends will especially remember his empathy for those in need, his honest humility and his rapier-like wit. Pat shared his enthusiasm and love for the natural world with his two adored sons, Samuel, 12, and Noah, 7; and cherished raising them with his wife, best friend and first love, Lisa. The miracles of our world will be less apparent without his insight and less entertaining without his sense of humor. Pat was preceded in death by his father, Dr. James McKinney. He is survived by his mother, Lois McKinney Imm; and his siblings, Michael, Kevin, Colleen and Holly. Funeral Services will be held at Good Shepherd Catholic Church in Shawnee, Kansas on Saturday, July 26, 2003. A Visitation at the church begins at 1:30 p.m. followed by a Memorial Service. In lieu of flowers or if you would like to offer support, a trust has been established; send donations to the Pat McKinney Memorial Trust, PO box 10663 Albuquerque, NM 87184.
Front page of Albuquerque Journal
Friday, July 25, 2003
Emergency-Room Physician Had Many Awards, Interests
By Paul Logan
Journal Staff Writer
Pat McKinney was the epitome of a Renaissance man, friends and family said.
The Albuquerque physician was an award-winning professor, a gifted emergency room doctor, a statewide "go-to guy" on poison and drugs as well as a wise, witty loyal friend and a caring father and husband.
The many people who knew him are still coming to terms with McKinney's accidental death Sunday while biking near his Albuquerque home, one of his best friends, Dr. Mike Howard, said Thursday.
"Something so sudden with such a young, healthy, intelligent, humorous person takes everybody completely by surprise," Howard said.
He said the nature of the job in the medical community is learning a lesson from a tragic accident. He said McKinney's bike ride was so routine — not risky — that it makes the loss so much more difficult to bear.
McKinney, who was wearing a bike helmet, rode across a narrow ditch bridge when he apparently fell, hit his head and drowned. He was 41.
Howard said McKinney was a humble and honest person who used humor to always say the appropriate word or phrase to either entertain or improve a situation.
"Along with that, he had just this wonderful insight into the nature of systems, whether consulting on a toxicology patient or wandering in the woods finding interesting plants or mushrooms," Howard said. "This guy had a wonderful ability to identify what the rest of us would walk by and bring some lesson or some beauty out of it."
A prayer service will be held at 1:30 p.m. on Saturday at Good Shepherd Catholic Church in Shawnee, Kan.
McKinney's ashes will be scattered in the mountains, and his colleagues will celebrate his life at a later date, said his widow, Lisa McKinney.
She described her husband, who was about 5-foot-8 and 126 pounds, as a calm, caring person. She said he wanted to be "really mellow," wearing his hair below his shoulders and sporting an earring when he wasn't working.
McKinney was also a type-A kind of guy who competed in snowshoe races and kept notes detailing his workouts, she said.
"He was the smartest person I ever met," Lisa McKinney said. "He had an absolutely mischievous sense of humor. His boss told me the other night that Pat was a leprechaun in a man's body, a kind of practical joker."
Patrick Evan McKinney was born in Colorado Springs. His late father, James McKinney, was a periodontist.
McKinney always had an interest in science, his widow said.
They came to Albuquerque when he was offered the position as medical director of the New Mexico Poison & Drug Information Center. In his office, McKinney kept living black widow spiders.
"He was real interested in snakes and he loved mushrooms," his widow said.
The McKinneys and their boys, Samuel, 12, and Noah, 7, enjoyed trips to the mountains to bike, hike and collect eatable and poisonous mushrooms, she said, noting that dry mushrooms were "all over the house."
They had planned to go on such a vacation this weekend, his widow said.
McKinney was also an associate professor in the University of New Mexico's Department of Emergency Medicine and the College of Pharmacy and worked in the hospital's emergency room.
He received many honors, including the National Teaching Excellence Award from the American College of Emergency Physicians in 1998 and several top teacher awards during his eight years at UNM, his widow said.
"He just was interested in everything," Lisa McKinney said. "A sort of Renaissance man who liked to do a lot of stuff. Family was most important to him."
Howard said McKinney was sought after throughout the state and the region when it came to toxicology cases, calling him "the go-to person. And that's a great loss for our community."
Survivors include his mother, Lois McKinney Imm of Lenexa, Kan., and siblings, Michael of Lawrence, Kan., Kevin of Kansas City, Mo., Colleen of New York City and Holly of Missoula, Mont.
Donations may be made for his children through the Patrick McKinney Memorial Trust Fund, P.O. Box 10663, Albuquerque, N.M. 87184.
This one from the University of New Mexico website:
Patrick McKinney, MD
Emergency Medicine
Patrick McKinney, MD was a toxicologist and medical director of the UNM poison center who died tragically in a bicycle accident in Albuquerque. In his short life, Patrick made an enormous contribution to New Mexico and to UNM. As a specialist in venoms and toxicology, he played a pivotal role in the poison control center.Patrick was passionate about education & was a frequent speaker at UNM CME conferences not only in Emergency Medicine, but in any other discipline where he could reach out with his important message. He always received rave reviews for his teaching. Similarly, when UNM was running a “Mini Med School” for the public, Patrick volunteered to speak and again wowed the audience.
Pat was much beloved by students and faculty for his commitment to education and his love of toxicology. One colleague wrote, "Dr. McKinney was instrumental in my choosing a career in academic medicine during my time with him as a medical student. His enthusiasm and passion for teaching has rarely been equaled in our institution and he deserves recognition for this contribution and the lost potential due to his untimely death."
Obituary:
McKinney -- Patrick McKinney M.D., 41, died on Sunday, July 20, 2003 while mountain biking near his home in Albuquerque. Dr. McKinney was the Medical Director of the New Mexico Poison & Drug Information Center and an Associate Professor both in the Department of Emergency Medicine and the College of Pharmacy at the University of New Mexico Health Sciences Center. Dr. McKinney was graduated from the University of Kansas School of Medicine. He completed his training with residency in Emergency Medicine at Truman Medical Center in Kansas City, and fellowship in Toxicology at the Rocky Mountain Poison Center in Denver. Recognized by his peers as an accomplished educator and scientist, he lectured nationally and internationally, garnering awards including the National Teaching Excellence Award from the American College of Emergency Physicians, and repeated awards by medical students and residents for his teaching at UNM, to name a few. He authored over 50 publications in his field. While his talents and professional contributions will be missed, his family and friends will especially remember his empathy for those in need, his honest humility and his rapier-like wit. Pat shared his enthusiasm and love for the natural world with his two adored sons, Samuel, 12, and Noah, 7; and cherished raising them with his wife, best friend and first love, Lisa. The miracles of our world will be less apparent without his insight and less entertaining without his sense of humor. Pat was preceded in death by his father, Dr. James McKinney. He is survived by his mother, Lois McKinney Imm; and his siblings, Michael, Kevin, Colleen and Holly. Funeral Services will be held at Good Shepherd Catholic Church in Shawnee, Kansas on Saturday, July 26, 2003. A Visitation at the church begins at 1:30 p.m. followed by a Memorial Service. In lieu of flowers or if you would like to offer support, a trust has been established; send donations to the Pat McKinney Memorial Trust, PO box 10663 Albuquerque, NM 87184.
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