SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 418
In Memory
of
Fay Sinkin
WHEREAS, The Senate of the State of Texas joins the
citizens of San Antonio in mourning the loss of Fay Sinkin, who
died March 4, 2009, at the age of 90; and
WHEREAS, A civic leader and pioneering environmental
activist, Fay Sinkin played an important role for more than half
a century in efforts to improve the City of San Antonio; and
WHEREAS, A native of New York, Mrs. Sinkin moved to San
Antonio in 1942 to marry Bill Sinkin; the couple was instrumental
in organizing HemisFair '68; and
WHEREAS, Mr. and Mrs. Sinkin organized a successful
movement to desegregate restaurants in San Antonio, and Mrs.
Sinkin, who had served as president of the League of Women Voters
in 1947, was instrumental in helping President Lyndon B. Johnson
find and hire minority applicants to fill embassy positions; and
WHEREAS, Mrs. Sinkin broke the gender barrier in many
organizations over the course of her life; she was the first
woman to serve on the San Antonio Board of Health, the first woman
to serve on a Bexar County grand jury, and the first woman to be
elected by Bexar County to the Edwards Underground Water
District; and
WHEREAS, Along with her husband, Mrs. Sinkin organized a
program called Portrait of the American Woman that promoted
minority women; she also had a part in organizing an urban
coalition that enabled students from inner-city schools and
wealthier districts to interact with one another; and
WHEREAS, A woman of courage, determination, and unbending
principle, Mrs. Sinkin gave generously to others, and her wisdom,
her warmth, and her commitment to equal rights for all will not be
forgotten by those who knew her; now, therefore, be it
RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas, 81st
Legislature, hereby extend sincere condolences to the bereaved
family of Fay Sinkin; 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 Fay Sinkin.
Van de Putte, Uresti
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President of the Senate
I hereby certify that the
above Resolution was adopted by
the Senate on March 16, 2009, by a
rising vote.
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Secretary of the Senate
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Member, Texas Senate
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Member, Texas Senate