What is Rita Crocker Clements?
'''Rita Crocker Clements''' (October 30, 1931 &ndash; January 6, 2018) was an American [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican Party]] organizer and heritage preservationist. She was the [[List of First Ladies and Gentlemen of Texas|First Lady]] of [[Texas]] serving from 1979 to 1983 and again from 1987 through 1991. Clements was born in [[Newton, Kansas|Newton]], [[Kansas]]. In 1996, she was appointed to the University of Texas Board of Regents by Governor [[George W. Bush]], and re-appointed by Governor [[Rick Perry]], serving until November 2007. She was elected to the [[Texas Women's Hall of Fame]] in 1996.<ref>{{cite web|title=Rita Crocker Clements|url=http://www.twu.edu/twhf/tw-clements.asp|work=Texas Women's Hall of Fame|publisher=Texas Woman's University|access-date=August 22, 2013|archive-date=August 8, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130808034802/http://www.twu.edu/twhf/tw-clements.asp|url-status=dead}}</ref> Clements died in her sleep of complications from [[Alzheimer's disease]] in [[Dallas]], Texas on January 6, 2018 at the age of 86.<ref>[https://www.nbcdfw.com/news/local/Rita-Crocker-Clements-Widow-of-Late-Texas-Governor-Bill-Clements-Dies-at-86-468225643.html Rita Crocker Clements, Widow of Late Texas Governor Bill Clements, Dies at 86]</ref> ==References== {{reflist}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Clements, Rita Crocker}} [[Category:1931 births]] [[Category:2018 deaths]] [[Category:Deaths from Alzheimer's disease]] [[Category:Disease-related deaths in Texas]] [[Category:Republicans (United States)]] [[Category:People from Texas]] [[Category:People from Kansas]] {{US-bio-stub}}