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SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 59
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In Memory |
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of |
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Anne C. McAfee |
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WHEREAS, The Senate of the State of Texas honors and |
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commemorates the life of longtime activist Anne C. McAfee, who |
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died July 13, 2013, at the age of 82; and |
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WHEREAS, Anne Elizabeth Castleberry was born October 15, |
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1930, in Austin; she grew up in her Faulk grandparents' home in |
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rural South Austin in an atmosphere where the important issues of |
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the day were vigorously debated and where she developed a deep |
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and abiding love of the nation's founding ideals and its |
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commitment to justice for all; and |
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WHEREAS, She married Bill McAfee in 1952, and the couple |
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raised five children, Susan, Mark, Karen, Laura, and Nancy, and |
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they were blessed with numerous grandchildren and |
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great-grandchildren; together, they operated Futura Press on |
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South Congress Avenue and published a weekly newspaper, the |
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Austin Times, and a monthly magazine, Go Austin!; and |
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WHEREAS, She began her long career as an activist at the |
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age of 13 as a volunteer in the 1944 gubernatorial campaign of |
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Minnie Fisher Cunningham, who had served as president of the |
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Texas Women's Suffrage Association and who had played an |
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important role in the achievement of women's voting rights in |
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Texas two years before the rest of the nation made it the law; and |
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WHEREAS, She went on to work for a wide variety of |
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progressive candidates, from local candidates like John Courage |
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and Maria Canchola to national figures like Ralph Yarborough, |
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Henry B. Gonzalez, and George McGovern; and |
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WHEREAS, An unabashed liberal, she championed such causes |
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as ending war and nuclear proliferation, protecting the |
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environment, promoting civil rights for minorities and farm |
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workers, defending women's rights, and providing health care for |
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all; and |
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WHEREAS, She was a founding member of the Save Barton |
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Springs Association and served for many years as an officer with |
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the Austin League of Women Voters and the Travis County |
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Democratic Women's Committee; she represented Senate District 14 |
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on the State Democratic Executive Committee; and |
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WHEREAS, Anne McAfee was determined to see that America |
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lived up to its founding ideals and upheld them for all its |
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citizens; her tenacity and boundless energy in pursuit of that |
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goal served as an inspiration to several generations of young men |
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and women who shared her vision of a better country for all its |
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people; and |
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WHEREAS, A woman of courage, strength, and compassion, she |
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gave unselfishly to others, and her wisdom, her generous spirit, |
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and her enthusiasm for living each day to the fullest will not be |
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forgotten; and |
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WHEREAS, She was a devoted wife, mother, and grandmother, |
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and she leaves behind memories that will be cherished forever by |
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her family and countless friends; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas, 83rd |
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Legislature, 2nd Called Session, hereby extend sincere |
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condolences to the bereaved family of Anne C. McAfee; and, be it |
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further |
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RESOLVED, That a copy of this Resolution be prepared for |
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her family as an expression of deepest sympathy from the Texas |
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Senate, and that when the Senate adjourns this day, it do so in |
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memory of Anne C. McAfee. |
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Watson |
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________________________________ |
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President of the Senate |
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I hereby certify that the |
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above Resolution was adopted by |
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the Senate on July 17, 2013, by a |
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rising vote. |
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________________________________ |
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Secretary of the Senate |
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Member, Texas Senate |