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Wednesday, August 24, 1994     Page: 7A QUICK WORDS: OBITUARY BERNADINE
THARP

Bernadine Tharp
   
Aug. 20, 1994
    Bernadine Adonizio Tharp M.D., 46, of Austin, Texas, died SaturdayShe was
in private practice in psychiatry since moving to Austin from Philadelphia in
1986.
   
Born in Northeastern Pennsylvania, she was a graduate of Wilkes College and
the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine. She completed her
internship at Chestnut Hill Hospital and her residency at the Institute of
Pennsylvania Hospital, both in Philadelphia. Upon completing her training she
opened a private practice in center city Philadelphia, before moving to Texas.
   
She was a member of the American Psychiatric Association, the American
Society of Adolescent Psychiatry, the Texas Medical Association, the Travis
County Medical Society, the Austin Psychiatric Society and the American
Association of University Women. While in Philadelphia she was on the faculty
at both her alma mater as well as Jefferson Medical College.
   
In Austin, she was awarded the Residential Xeriscape Award and founded the
Austin Pond Society. She was also a member of the Heart of Texas Orchid
Society, the Bromliad Society, the Texas Botanical Garden Society, the
Southwest Republican Womens’ Club, The Austin Newcomers, the Mayfair Dance
Club, and she was a life member of the Ex-Students Association of the
University of Texas. She was involved with various groups such as the Guys and
Dolls, Group Therapy II, Planet Austin, the GG’s, the Powers that Be, and
Lunch at the Ritz.
   
She was preceded in death by her father, Anthony C. Adonizio, M.D.
   
Surviving are her husband, Blucher S. Tharp; sons Blucher S. III and
Gordon, both of Dallas, Tex