SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 59
In Memory
of
Anne C. McAfee
WHEREAS, The Senate of the State of Texas honors and
commemorates the life of longtime activist Anne C. McAfee, who
died July 13, 2013, at the age of 82; and
WHEREAS, Anne Elizabeth Castleberry was born October 15,
1930, in Austin; she grew up in her Faulk grandparents' home in
rural South Austin in an atmosphere where the important issues of
the day were vigorously debated and where she developed a deep
and abiding love of the nation's founding ideals and its
commitment to justice for all; and
WHEREAS, She married Bill McAfee in 1952, and the couple
raised five children, Susan, Mark, Karen, Laura, and Nancy, and
they were blessed with numerous grandchildren and
great-grandchildren; together, they operated Futura Press on
South Congress Avenue and published a weekly newspaper, the
Austin Times, and a monthly magazine, Go Austin!; and
WHEREAS, She began her long career as an activist at the
age of 13 as a volunteer in the 1944 gubernatorial campaign of
Minnie Fisher Cunningham, who had served as president of the
Texas Women's Suffrage Association and who had played an
important role in the achievement of women's voting rights in
Texas two years before the rest of the nation made it the law; and
WHEREAS, She went on to work for a wide variety of
progressive candidates, from local candidates like John Courage
and Maria Canchola to national figures like Ralph Yarborough,
Henry B. Gonzalez, and George McGovern; and
WHEREAS, An unabashed liberal, she championed such causes
as ending war and nuclear proliferation, protecting the
environment, promoting civil rights for minorities and farm
workers, defending women's rights, and providing health care for
all; and
WHEREAS, She was a founding member of the Save Barton
Springs Association and served for many years as an officer with
the Austin League of Women Voters and the Travis County
Democratic Women's Committee; she represented Senate District 14
on the State Democratic Executive Committee; and
WHEREAS, Anne McAfee was determined to see that America
lived up to its founding ideals and upheld them for all its
citizens; her tenacity and boundless energy in pursuit of that
goal served as an inspiration to several generations of young men
and women who shared her vision of a better country for all its
people; and
WHEREAS, A woman of courage, strength, and compassion, she
gave unselfishly to others, and her wisdom, her generous spirit,
and her enthusiasm for living each day to the fullest will not be
forgotten; and
WHEREAS, She was a devoted wife, mother, and grandmother,
and she leaves behind memories that will be cherished forever by
her family and countless friends; now, therefore, be it
RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas, 83rd
Legislature, 2nd Called Session, hereby extend sincere
condolences to the bereaved family of Anne C. McAfee; 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 Anne C. McAfee.
Watson
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President of the Senate
I hereby certify that the
above Resolution was adopted by
the Senate on July 17, 2013, by a
rising vote.
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Secretary of the Senate
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Member, Texas Senate