82S10935 MGR-D

By: Madden H.R. No. 149

R E S O L U T I O N

WHEREAS, The city of Richardson lost an admired civic leader and volunteer in 2011 with the death of Dorothy Edna Schulte McCalpin at the age of 86; and

WHEREAS, Born on December 20, 1924, in St. Louis, Missouri, to William Bernard Schulte and Edna M. McBride, Dot Schulte attended Webster College in St. Louis while her sweetheart, George Ambrose McCalpin, was serving his country in the United States military during World War II; she earned a bachelor's degree in English in 1947, and the couple were married the following year; they then settled in Beaumont, where the couple's six children, Peggy, Tricia, Jim, Bill, John, and Michael, were born; and

WHEREAS, In 1965, Mr. McCalpin, a geophysicist, was transferred to Richardson, and the family relocated to the city Mrs. McCalpin would call home for more than 45 years; she devoted herself to her family, serving as a Girl Scout leader, a den mother, and a PTA president, and she learned speech therapy in order to help one of her children overcome a speech defect; moreover, she taught hundreds of Richardson children swimming and lifesaving skills at public pools; and

WHEREAS, Mrs. McCalpin later began taking photography courses, and with the encouragement of her husband she pursued a career in that field; a member of the Professional Photographers of America for more than 20 years, she served as president of both the Dallas and Texas chapters of the organization; she worked as a wedding and portrait photographer and also took many pictures of local leaders in Richardson; and

WHEREAS, A tireless champion of her community, Mrs. McCalpin served more than a decade on the Richardson parks and recreation and zoning boards, and she was instrumental in the success of the city's Wildflower Arts and Music Festival and Great Fountain Festival and the construction of the fountain and the brick memorial walk at City Hall; she held leadership roles in nearly every civic and community club in Richardson with female members, including local chapters of the Junior League, Rotary International, and YMCA, as well as the Altrusa International volunteer association; her long list of civic responsibilities further included service as a board member of the Network of Community Ministries and the Richardson Adult Literacy Center, as president of the Friends of the Richardson Public Library, and as a founding member of St. Mark the Evangelist Catholic Church in Plano, and she also assisted numerous other organizations and initiatives; and

WHEREAS, Mrs. McCalpin was deservedly named Citizen of the Year by the Richardson Chamber of Commerce in 1990, and the city proclaimed her 80th birthday "Dot McCalpin Day" in 2004; in addition, the Friends of the Richardson Public Library have created a scholarship in her honor; and

WHEREAS, This spirited Texan gave generously of herself throughout her life, and although she will be deeply missed, she will forever be remembered with great affection by those who were privileged to share in her love and friendship; now, therefore, be it

RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 82nd Texas Legislature, 1st Called Session, hereby pay tribute to the memory of Dorothy Edna Schulte McCalpin and extend sincere sympathy to the members of her family: to her husband, George; to her daughters, Peggy Clark and her husband, Joe, and Tricia Stefanko and her husband, Ed; to her sons, Jim McCalpin, Bill McCalpin and his wife, Chris, John McCalpin, and Michael McCalpin and his wife, Julie; to her grandchildren, Erin, Kevin, Allison, Nicholas, Amy, Alex, Matthew, Kenneth, Reid, and Eleanor; and to her other relatives and many friends; and, be it further

RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be prepared for her family and that when the Texas House of Representatives adjourns this day, it do so in memory of Dot McCalpin.