SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 833
In Memory
of
Ruth McLean Bowman Bowers
WHEREAS, The Senate of the State of Texas joins the
citizens of San Antonio in mourning the loss of Ruth McLean
Bowman Bowers, who died April 19, 2013; and
WHEREAS, Ruth McLean was born in 1920 to Verna and Marrs
McLean; she spent her childhood in Beaumont and moved with her
family to San Antonio in the 1930s; she was a graduate of Saint
Mary's Hall in San Antonio and Finch College in New York City; she
was preceded in death by her husbands, Jack T. Bowman and William
O. Bowers; and
WHEREAS, Throughout her life, she devoted her time and
energy to community, philanthropic, social, and political
affairs, and she was particularly committed to education and to
women's issues; and
WHEREAS, She served on the boards of Texas Woman's
University, Trinity University, and Saint Mary's Hall; she
endowed the Ruth McLean Bowman Bowers Chair for Breast Cancer
Research and Treatment and the cyclotron wing of the Research
Imaging Center at The University of Texas Health Science Center;
the Baylor College of Medicine has a professorship in her name,
and she funded the university's annual Excellence in Research
Award; and
WHEREAS, Mrs. Bowers served on the board of the National
Abortion Rights Action League, and she helped finance the
landmark Roe v. Wade Supreme Court case; she was an invaluable
supporter of the Family Violence Prevention Service and the
Battered Women's Shelter, and she was named Woman of the Year in
1990 by the Texas Women's Political Caucus; and
WHEREAS, Other institutes and organizations to which she
gave her support were the Witte Museum, the McNay Art Museum, the
Santa Rosa Children's Hospital, the National Association for the
Advancement of Colored People, the United Way, and the Texas
Nature Conservancy; she received numerous awards for her
generosity, including the Spirit of Philanthropy Award and the
Saint Mary's Hall Founder's Day Award; and
WHEREAS, A woman of courage, strength, and compassion, she
gave unselfishly to others, and her wisdom, warmth, and valued
counsel will not be forgotten by those who knew her; and
WHEREAS, She was a devoted mother and grandmother, and she
leaves behind memories that will be treasured forever by her
family and countless friends; now, therefore, be it
RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas, 83rd
Legislature, hereby extend sincere condolences to the bereaved
family of Ruth McLean Bowman Bowers; 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 Ruth McLean Bowman Bowers.
Van de Putte
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President of the Senate
I hereby certify that the
above Resolution was adopted by
the Senate on May 3, 2013, by a
rising vote.
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Secretary of the Senate
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Member, Texas Senate