H.R. No. 3168
R E S O L U T I O N
WHEREAS, A life made rich through meaningful service drew to
a close with the passing of esteemed educator and community leader
Clifford Charles Baker Jr. of Tyler on November 28, 2014, at the age
of 74; and
WHEREAS, Born in Murfreesboro, Tennessee, on August 26, 1940,
C. C. Baker attended Tyler Junior College in 1960 and went on to
graduate with bachelor's and master's degrees from Texas Christian
University; and
WHEREAS, Mr. Baker enjoyed a career in education that spanned
more than three decades; he taught for a year at W. C. Stripling
Junior High School in Fort Worth, and in 1965, he returned to Tyler,
where he coached at Hogg Junior High School for six years before
serving as assistant principal and then principal at John Tyler
High School; in 1981, when a fire destroyed the school, he went back
into the burning building to retrieve important records and in the
aftermath helped seamlessly transfer students to a nearby campus;
he was later named superintendent of the Athens Independent School
District; and
WHEREAS, Mr. Baker was subsequently hired as a development
officer at Tyler Junior College, where he helped establish
scholarship programs and build community support in behalf of his
alma mater through the TJC Foundation; and
WHEREAS, Despite his busy professional life, Mr. Baker found
time to serve on the boards of many worthwhile organizations, and he
was a longtime congregant of the First Christian Church of Tyler;
and
WHEREAS, Mr. Baker shared a rewarding relationship with his
wife, Brenda, and he was a loving father to their son, Joel; and
WHEREAS, Devoted to his family, faith, and community,
C. C. Baker will be deeply missed, but the integrity and generosity
with which he lived his life will forever inspire all those who had
the good fortune to know him; now, therefore, be it
RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 84th Texas
Legislature hereby pay tribute to the memory of Clifford Charles
Baker Jr. and extend sincere condolences to the members of his
family: to his wife, Brenda Baker; to his son, Joel Baker; and to
his many 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
C. C. Baker.
Schaefer
Hughes
______________________________
Speaker of the House
I certify that H.R. No. 3168 was unanimously adopted by a
rising vote of the House on May 30, 2015.
______________________________
Chief Clerk of the House