SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 26
 
 
  In Memory
  of
  Ruth Carter Stevenson
 
         WHEREAS, The Senate of the State of Texas honors and
  commemorates the life of noted philanthropist and arts patron
  Ruth Carter Stevenson, who died January 6, 2013, at the age of 89;
  and
 
         WHEREAS, Ruth Carter was born October 19, 1923, the
  daughter of oilman and Fort Worth Star-Telegram publisher Amon
  Carter, Sr.; she grew up in Fort Worth, where her childhood
  remembrances included visits from such luminaries as President
  Franklin Roosevelt, Will Rogers, and Charles Lindbergh; she
  attended Arlington Heights High School before entering Sarah
  Lawrence College, where she majored in chemistry and studied art
  history; and
 
         WHEREAS, After the death of her father in 1955, the
  responsibility of carrying out his wishes to create a museum to
  house his extensive art collection fell to Ruth; she collaborated
  with famed architect Philip Johnson to create the Amon Carter
  Museum of American Art, which opened in 1961 and has since become
  one of the foremost museums in the country; and
 
         WHEREAS, Under her leadership, the museum expanded its
  focus beyond the western art favored by her father and acquired a
  collection considered among the finest in the world; among the
  exhibits that helped give rise to the museum's prominence was a
  1966 retrospective of the work of Georgia O'Keeffe; the two women
  began a close friendship, which lasted until the artist's death
  in 1986; and
 
         WHEREAS, Through the years, Ruth Carter Stevenson became a
  valued civic leader in the Fort Worth community; she founded the
  Arts Council of Fort Worth and Tarrant County and served on the
  board of the Fort Worth City Art Commission, and she was a member
  of The University of Texas Board of Regents; she received the
  International Award of Excellence in Conservation from the
  Botanical Research Institute of Texas; and
 
         WHEREAS, Ruth Carter Stevenson was a woman of great vision,
  elegance, and determination whose leadership and passion for art
  have enriched the Fort Worth community and will serve as an
  inspiration for generations to come; and
 
         WHEREAS, She was devoted to her family, and she leaves
  behind memories that will be treasured forever by all who were
  privileged to share in her life; now, therefore, be it
 
         RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas, 83rd
  Legislature, hereby extend sincere condolences to the bereaved
  family of Ruth Carter Stevenson; and, be it further
         RESOLVED, That a copy of this Resolution be prepared for
  her family as an expression of deepest sympathy from the Texas
  Senate, and that when the Senate adjourns this day, it do so in
  memory of Ruth Carter Stevenson.
 
  Davis
   
   
   
    ________________________________ 
        President of the Senate
     
        I hereby certify that the
    above Resolution was adopted by
    the Senate on January 23, 2013, by
    a rising vote.
   
   
   
    ________________________________ 
        Secretary of the Senate
   
   
   
    ________________________________ 
         Member, Texas Senate