H.R. No. 2017
R E S O L U T I O N
WHEREAS, Clymer Lewis Wright, Jr., of Houston, who died on
January 24, 2011, at the age of 79, gave freely of his time and
expertise to better his community, and he leaves behind a record of
service that his loved ones can remember with pride; and
WHEREAS, Born on July 24, 1931, Clymer Wright was a graduate
of the University of Southern Mississippi and a veteran of the
United States Army, in which he served during the Korean War; in the
mid-1950s, as the editor of the Fort Bend Reporter, he worked with
the Texas Rangers to rid Fort Bend County and Galveston of organized
crime and gambling syndicates; he received death threats in the
process but persevered in spite of the danger; he later published
newspapers and worked in real estate, and for the past 18 years, he
was an executive with Aflac Insurance; and
WHEREAS, Mr. Wright was very active in local and national
politics; in 1968, he was a leader of Texans for Reagan, the effort
to get then-California governor Ronald Reagan the Republican
presidential nomination, and he went on to serve as the Texas
finance chair for Reagan's successful 1980 campaign; he led an
effort in the early 1990s to place on the ballot a measure limiting
the terms of Houston's mayor, controller, and council members, and
the initiative passed with more than 56 percent of the vote; more
recently, he was instrumental in helping his community association
win a legal battle to conserve public spaces that had been part of
the Inwood Forest Golf and Country Club; and
WHEREAS, Together with his first wife, the former Sandra Jean
Lee, Mr. Wright shared 34 years and had three children, Cindy,
Clymer, and Linda; after becoming a widower, he enjoyed 20 years of
marriage with the former Mary Katherine Sheftall until her death in
2010; Mr. Wright supported a number of charitable groups over the
years and was especially devoted to the alumni association of
Southern Miss; and
WHEREAS, Known for his compassion and faith, Mr. Wright
touched the lives of all who were privileged to know him, and he
will forever hold a treasured place in their hearts; now,
therefore, be it
RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 82nd Texas
Legislature hereby pay tribute to the memory of Clymer Lewis
Wright, Jr., and extend sincere condolences to the members of his
family: to his children, Cindy Wright Gabriel Flynn and her
husband, George, Clymer Wright III and his wife, Toni, and Linda
Wright Tomasetti and her husband, Barry; to his grandchildren,
Laura and Julia Gabriel, Christopher Wright, and Barry, Corey, and
Kerry Tomasetti; to his great-grandson, Nathan Wright; to his
grandniece, Hayley Millsap; to his sister, Suzanne Gillis; to his
brother, Michael Wright; and to his other relatives and friends;
and, be it further
RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be
prepared for his family and that when the Texas House of
Representatives adjourns this day, it do so in memory of Clymer
Wright, Jr.
Bohac
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Speaker of the House
I certify that H.R. No. 2017 was unanimously adopted by a
rising vote of the House on May 26, 2011.
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Chief Clerk of the House