SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 349
WHEREAS, The Senate of the State of Texas is pleased to
recognize Pat Crow on the occasion of her 70th birthday; and
WHEREAS, A longtime activist and campaign manager, Pat
Crow has played an important role in the governance of Austin and
the state; an insightful individual and political strategist,
she is well known for choosing promising political candidates and
coaching them to victory; and
WHEREAS, Pat was born in 1943 to a military family and
traveled the world as a child; her life has included many
adventures, such as hearing Tito speak, living in occupied Japan,
and being a bystander along the path of John F. Kennedy's
motorcade in Dallas in 1963; and
WHEREAS, Pat was inspired to enter a life of activism after
reading Betty Friedan's The Feminine Mystique; she soon began to
organize on behalf of women's issues and attended the founding
meeting of the Texas Women's Political Caucus in 1971; she became
an officer in the Austin Women's Political Caucus, and by 1982,
she was ready to apply her efforts to the political arena as a
campaign manager; and
WHEREAS, She began her career as a political consultant by
leading Debra Ravel to victory in a race for justice of the peace
in 1982; over the years, she has led numerous other candidates to
victory, including Sally Shipman, Glen Maxey, Brigid Shea, and
Will Wynn; among the many initiatives she has successfully
shepherded through the electoral process are Austin's Save Our
Springs Ordinance and the ballot creating the Travis County
Healthcare District; and
WHEREAS, While recovering from a medical setback she
suffered in the summer of 2012, Pat has shown the same courage and
determination in facing adversity and in handling her
rehabilitation as she has throughout her years of activism; her
family, her friends, and the many political figures whose lives
she has touched are grateful to see her in recovery and in good
spirits; and
WHEREAS, Pat has been an invaluable voice for progressive
government in Austin and across the state, and she is truly
deserving of recognition on her 70th birthday and on this
milestone in her life; now, therefore, be it
RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas,
83rd Legislature, hereby commend Pat Crow on her exceptional
accomplishments and extend to her best wishes for the future;
and, be it further
RESOLVED, That a copy of this Resolution be prepared for
her as an expression of high regard from the Texas Senate.
Watson
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President of the Senate
I hereby certify that the
above Resolution was adopted by
the Senate on March 4, 2013.
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Secretary of the Senate
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Member, Texas Senate