Eugene Claiborne Carrington

Eugene Claiborne Carrington died on Thursday, July 19, 2001 while en route to Maine with his family. Claiborne was born on March 6, 1947 in San Antonio to Eugene Gaddis Carrington and Virginia Alvey Carrington. He is survived by his adoring wife, Alice Clement Carrington, and his four children, Alisa Alvey Carrington, 31, Claiborne Ayres Carrington, 28, Harrison Clement Carrington, 17, and Adrian Rahm Carrington, 14. He is also survived by his brother and sister-in-law, John Baron and Mary Kowalski Carrington of Newport Coast, CA, and his sister and brother-in-law, Barbara and Rudd Johnson of Medford, OR. He is survived by his nephews, Rudd Carrington Johnson, and John Eugene Carrington and his wife Noha, and their son, John Baron Carrington III and his niece, Virginia Hogan Johnson. Claiborne graduated from the Lawrenceville School, the University of Texas at Austin and obtained a Master's degree from Trinity University in San Antonio. He was a devoted and loving husband and father, and a loyal friend to many. He had a lifelong passion for the arts and literature, and many enjoyed his tongue-in-cheek political writings. He was an accomplished chef and he enjoyed traveling, hunting, collecting fine wines and smoking the occasional cigar. He was a member of the boards of the San Antonio Public Library Foundation, the University of Texas Press Advisory Council, and the Texas Book Festival 2000 Advisory Committee. Claiborne's caring and generous nature led him to serve on the boards of the United Way of San Antonio, Big Brothers/Big Sisters, the Y.M.C.A. and the San Antonio Museum of Art. He proudly carried on the tradition of his grandfather, John Baron Carrington, through his active involvement in the Texas Cavaliers and The Order of the Alamo organizations. As a favor to the Texas Cavaliers, Claiborne recently authored the History of the Texas Cavaliers 1976-1999. Claiborne was an active member of Christ Episcopal Church. He was a member of the Argyle Club, the Chevalier de Tastevin, and the Pilon Club. Claiborne's irrepressible wit, selfless generosity, and boundless compassion endeared him to many, and he will be profoundly missed by his family and a host of friends from near and far. There will be a Visitation period on Sunday from 5:00 to 9:00 P.M. at Mission Park Funeral Chapel North, 3401 Cherry Ridge Drive. Services will be held at 3:00 P.M. on Monday, July 23, 2001 at Christ Episcopal Church. Serving as pallbearers will be Claiborne A. Carrington, John B. Carrington, John E. Carrington, James H. Clement, Jr., Martin W. Clement II, Charles (Hop) Fuhrmann II, Rudd Johnson, Edward K. Kopplow, Forrester M. Smith III, and John T. Steen Jr. Honorary pallbearers will be Lee M. Bass, A.H. Randy Cadwallader, Jeffrey S. Case, Drew R. Fuller, Jr., Peter Gill, James D. Godfrey, William S. Harte, Nick Hayes, Peter M. Holt, Will C. Jones, IV, Marshall B. Miller, Jr., Richard B. Moore, Francis (Rocky) Romano, Clinton McLean Smith, and Harold Wood. In lieu of flowers, if desired, memorials may be made to: The Texas Cavaliers Charitable Foundation, 200 Concord Plaza Drive, No. 710, 78216, The San Antonio Academy, 117 E. French Place, 78218, and the San Antonio Public Library Foundation, 315 E. Commerce, No. 304, 78205. Arrangements are with: Mission Park Funeral Chapels North.