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SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 833
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In Memory |
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Ruth McLean Bowman Bowers |
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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 Ruth McLean |
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Bowman Bowers, who died April 19, 2013; and |
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WHEREAS, Ruth McLean was born in 1920 to Verna and Marrs |
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McLean; she spent her childhood in Beaumont and moved with her |
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family to San Antonio in the 1930s; she was a graduate of Saint |
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Mary's Hall in San Antonio and Finch College in New York City; she |
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was preceded in death by her husbands, Jack T. Bowman and William |
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O. Bowers; and |
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WHEREAS, Throughout her life, she devoted her time and |
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energy to community, philanthropic, social, and political |
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affairs, and she was particularly committed to education and to |
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women's issues; and |
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WHEREAS, She served on the boards of Texas Woman's |
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University, Trinity University, and Saint Mary's Hall; she |
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endowed the Ruth McLean Bowman Bowers Chair for Breast Cancer |
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Research and Treatment and the cyclotron wing of the Research |
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Imaging Center at The University of Texas Health Science Center; |
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the Baylor College of Medicine has a professorship in her name, |
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and she funded the university's annual Excellence in Research |
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Award; and |
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WHEREAS, Mrs. Bowers served on the board of the National |
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Abortion Rights Action League, and she helped finance the |
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landmark Roe v. Wade Supreme Court case; she was an invaluable |
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supporter of the Family Violence Prevention Service and the |
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Battered Women's Shelter, and she was named Woman of the Year in |
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1990 by the Texas Women's Political Caucus; and |
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WHEREAS, Other institutes and organizations to which she |
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gave her support were the Witte Museum, the McNay Art Museum, the |
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Santa Rosa Children's Hospital, the National Association for the |
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Advancement of Colored People, the United Way, and the Texas |
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Nature Conservancy; she received numerous awards for her |
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generosity, including the Spirit of Philanthropy Award and the |
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Saint Mary's Hall Founder's Day Award; 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, warmth, and valued |
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counsel will not be forgotten by those who knew her; and |
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WHEREAS, She was a devoted mother and grandmother, and she |
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leaves behind memories that will be treasured forever by her |
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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, hereby extend sincere condolences to the bereaved |
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family of Ruth McLean Bowman Bowers; 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 Ruth McLean Bowman Bowers. |
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Van de Putte |
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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 May 3, 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 |