| 1 | 1 | | SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 106 |
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| 2 | 2 | | In Memory |
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| 3 | 3 | | of |
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| 4 | 4 | | Constance H. McClintick |
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| 5 | 5 | | WHEREAS, The Senate of the State of Texas joins the |
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| 6 | 6 | | citizens of San Antonio in mourning the loss of Constance H. |
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| 7 | 7 | | McClintick, who died December 27, 2008, at the age of 84; and |
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| 8 | 8 | | WHEREAS, Constance H. McClintick was born on September 30, |
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| 9 | 9 | | 1924, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; she was a 1942 graduate of |
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| 10 | 10 | | Thomas Jefferson High School in San Antonio, where she was an |
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| 11 | 11 | | enthusiastic member of the Lassos; and |
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| 12 | 12 | | WHEREAS, She married her childhood sweetheart, Charles |
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| 13 | 13 | | Ralls McClintick, on January 3, 1942, and the couple had three |
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| 14 | 14 | | sons; Mrs. McClintick shouldered the same burden as so many young |
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| 15 | 15 | | wives of that era as she raised their family while her husband |
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| 16 | 16 | | fought first in World War II and then in Korea; and |
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| 17 | 17 | | WHEREAS, Following the war, the family moved around the |
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| 18 | 18 | | country as Dr. McClintick helped establish a series of Pearle |
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| 19 | 19 | | Vision Centers, Vista Opticals, and Texas State Opticals; they |
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| 20 | 20 | | returned to San Antonio, where Mrs. McClintick joined in her |
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| 21 | 21 | | husband's enthusiastic support of Texas A&M University and |
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| 22 | 22 | | became a devoted member of the Aggie Wives Club; and |
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| 23 | 23 | | WHEREAS, Active in civic and philanthropic affairs, Mrs. |
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| 24 | 24 | | McClintick was a member of the Olmos Park Garden Club and the |
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| 25 | 25 | | Daughters of the Confederacy; she was a volunteer for Boysville |
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| 26 | 26 | | and a member of the Laurel Heights United Methodist Church; and |
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| 27 | 27 | | WHEREAS, A woman of courage, strength, and compassion, she |
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| 28 | 28 | | gave generously to others, and her wisdom, forthrightness, and |
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| 29 | 29 | | valued counsel will not be forgotten by those who knew her; and |
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| 30 | 30 | | WHEREAS, She was a devoted wife and mother, and she will be |
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| 31 | 31 | | remembered with affection and admiration by all who were |
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| 32 | 32 | | privileged to share in her life; now, therefore, be it |
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| 33 | 33 | | RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas, 81st |
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| 34 | 34 | | Legislature, hereby extend sincere condolences to the bereaved |
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| 35 | 35 | | family of Constance H. McClintick: her sons and |
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| 36 | 36 | | daughters-in-law, Edward Lee and Elise McClintick and Clyde |
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| 37 | 37 | | Perry and Cathy McClintick; and, be it further |
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| 38 | 38 | | RESOLVED, That a copy of this Resolution be prepared for |
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| 39 | 39 | | her family as an expression of deepest sympathy from the Texas |
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| 40 | 40 | | Senate, and that when the Senate adjourns this day, it do so in |
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| 41 | 41 | | memory of Constance H. McClintick. |
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| 42 | 42 | | Wentworth |
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| 43 | 43 | | ________________________________ |
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| 44 | 44 | | President of the Senate |
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| 45 | 45 | | I hereby certify that the |
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| 46 | 46 | | above Resolution was adopted by |
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| 47 | 47 | | the Senate on February 2, 2009, by |
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| 48 | 48 | | a rising vote. |
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| 49 | 49 | | ________________________________ |
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| 50 | 50 | | Secretary of the Senate |
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| 51 | 51 | | ________________________________ |
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| 52 | 52 | | Member, Texas Senate |
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