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SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 468
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In Memory |
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Mary Lou Grier |
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WHEREAS, The Senate of the State of Texas joins the |
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citizens of San Antonio in mourning the loss of noted political |
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activist Mary Lou Grier, who died February 15, 2013, at the age of |
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87; and |
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WHEREAS, Mary Lou Grier was raised in the Panama Canal |
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Zone; she attended the University of Missouri School of |
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Journalism and worked with the Honolulu Star-Bulletin during |
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World War II while her husband worked with the United States Army |
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Air Corps; and |
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WHEREAS, After the war, the family moved to San Antonio, |
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where she became active in local political activities; Mrs. Grier |
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served as vice chair of the Bexar County Republican Party at a |
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time when Republicans in Texas were a distinct minority; and |
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WHEREAS, She was willing to run for office herself to |
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ensure that the party fielded candidates in as many races as |
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possible; she ran for Bexar County district clerk in the early |
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1960s; in 1974, she was the first woman nominated to run for a |
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statewide office when she ran for the position of land |
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commissioner; and |
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WHEREAS, She played a significant role in the party's |
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growth in Texas by helping John Tower become the first Republican |
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United States senator from Texas since Reconstruction; she also |
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served as Tom Loeffler's campaign manager in 1978 and traveled |
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across the state with him as he visited each county; and |
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WHEREAS, Through the years, she held a variety of |
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administrative positions within federal government agencies; she |
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worked with the United States Department of the Interior, the |
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Small Business Administration, and the National Park Service; |
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and |
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WHEREAS, A woman of courage, strength, and determination, |
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she gave unselfishly to others, and her wisdom, warmth, and |
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valued counsel will not be forgotten by those who knew her; and |
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WHEREAS, She was a devoted wife and mother, and she leaves |
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behind memories that will be cherished forever by her family and |
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countless friends; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas, |
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83rd Legislature, hereby extend sincere condolences to the |
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bereaved family of Mary Lou Grier; and, be it 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 Mary Lou Grier. |
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Campbell |
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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 March 18, 2013, by a |
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rising vote. |
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Secretary of the Senate |
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Member, Texas Senate |