SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 1004
In Memory
of
Clifton Gilmore, Jr.
WHEREAS, The Senate of the State of Texas honors and
commemorates the life of Clifton Gilmore, Jr., who died May 2,
2011, at the age of 80; and
WHEREAS, Clifton Gilmore was born November 17, 1930, to
Clifton Gilmore, Sr., and Bernice Paul Gilmore; he lost his mother at
an early age, and he and his four sisters were raised by their father,
their paternal grandmother, and, later, their stepmother; and
WHEREAS, He attended schools in New York and joined the
United States Army, serving in the Transportation Corps; he
married in 1955 and became the proud father of two daughters and a
son; over the next two decades, Mr. Gilmore took his family around
the world with him as he traveled on military assignments; and
WHEREAS, After 21 years of service, he retired from the Army
and began teaching high school military science in the Washington,
D.C., public school system; he completed course work at District of
Columbia Teachers College, and a few years later, he became a labor
relations specialist with the federal government in Washington;
following his retirement from that job, he began a third career as a
manager in security and logistics at the International Monetary
Fund in Washington, D.C.; and
WHEREAS, A devout Christian and the son of an ordained
minister, Mr. Gilmore took his children to church regularly; while
in Washington, D.C., he joined Metropolitan Baptist Church, where
he served as an usher and was later appointed to the deacon board;
for the last decade, he lived in Wadesboro, North Carolina, where
he was a member of Ebenezer Missionary Baptist Church and was
active in the Angel Food Ministry; a wise and generous man, Clifton
Gilmore lived a full and productive life, and he was respected and
admired by all who knew him; he was a devoted father and a treasure
to his family and friends; now, therefore, be it
RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas, 82nd
Legislature, hereby pay tribute to the life of Clifton Gilmore,
Jr., and extend sincere condolences to his bereaved family: his
daughters and son-in-law, Judge Vanessa Gilmore and Pamela and
Terrance Wilson; his son, David Gilmore; his sister, Hermine
Burton; and his two grandsons; and, be it further
RESOLVED, That a copy of this Resolution be prepared for
his 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 Clifton Gilmore, Jr.
Ellis
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President of the Senate
I hereby certify that the
above Resolution was adopted by
the Senate on May 16, 2011, by a
rising vote.
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Secretary of the Senate
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Member, Texas Senate