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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Memories of a life well lived may help to comfort |
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those saddened by the passing of Carl Wayne Warwick of Houston on |
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April 5, 2025, at the age of 88; and |
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WHEREAS, Carl Warwick was born in Dallas on February 27, |
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1937, the son of Beulah and Jay Carl Warwick; he grew up with the |
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companionship of a brother, Tommy, and he graduated from Sunset |
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High School in 1955; he went on to attend Texas Christian University |
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on a baseball scholarship, earning All-Conference honors in 1956 |
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and being selected an NCAA All-American the following year; his |
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stellar play attracted the attention of scouts, and he signed a pro |
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contract at the age of 20, forgoing his senior season at TCU; and |
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WHEREAS, After honing his skills in the minor leagues, |
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Mr. Warwick made his Major League Baseball debut with the Los |
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Angeles Dodgers in 1961 and was traded to the St. Louis Cardinals |
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later that year; following a season with the Houston Colt .45s, he |
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returned to the Cardinals and is best known for his pivotal |
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performance in the team's win over the New York Yankees in the 1964 |
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World Series; coming off the bench as a pinch hitter, he recorded a |
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total of three hits, tying a record that still stands today, and his |
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clutch single in Game 4 led to a grand slam that enabled St. Louis |
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to even the series; and |
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WHEREAS, Mr. Warwick also played for the Baltimore Orioles |
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and the Chicago Cubs before retiring in 1966; he then founded the |
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real estate investment company Carl Warwick and Associates; he |
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remained involved in baseball, serving as chairman of the Major |
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League Baseball Players Alumni Association and helping start the |
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Rotary Smith Award, which honors college baseball's player of the |
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year; moreover, he was a member of the Harris County-Houston Sports |
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Authority for 12 years; he was inducted into the TCU Lettermen's |
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Association Hall Of Fame in 1989 and the Texas Baseball Hall of Fame |
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in 2003; and |
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WHEREAS, Mr. Warwick shared 67 years of marriage with his |
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beloved wife, Nancy Hensler Warwick, and he took great pride in |
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their daughters, Karla and Julie; with the passing years, he had the |
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pleasure of seeing the family grow to include 6 grandchildren, |
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Daniel, David, Jay, Gregory, Jennifer, and Vanessa, and 10 |
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great-grandchildren, Luke, Ellie, Aubrey, Scottie, Bennett, |
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Charlotte, Caleb, Morgan, Cade, and Sloane; he was a longtime |
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member of Champion Forest Baptist Church, and through the years, he |
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supported a number of charities; in his free time, he enjoyed |
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playing golf, fishing, and telling stories of his time in baseball; |
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and |
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WHEREAS, Carl Warwick distinguished himself as a gifted |
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athlete, an accomplished entrepreneur, and a devoted family man, |
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and his achievements will be admired for many years to come; now, |
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therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 89th Texas |
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Legislature hereby pay tribute to the memory of Carl Wayne Warwick |
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and extend sincere condolences to his family and friends; and, be it |
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further |
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RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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prepared for his family and that when the Texas House of |
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Representatives adjourns this day, it do so in memory of Carl |
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Warwick. |