Cynthia Clements Tubbs
Cynthia Clements Tubbs passed away April 11, 2012. She was born Aug. 7, 1932, in Casa Grande, Ariz., to Margaret Hall Clements and Clifford Aaron Clements, longtime residents of Arizona. CeCe, as she was called by her family and dear friends attended Emerson Elementary, North Phoenix High School (Class of 1950), the University of Arizona and Emory University in Atlanta, Ga.
She was a member of the X Club in high school and a member of Kappa Alpha Theta at UA and started the KAT chapter at Emory University. She was a member of the Spurs and the first pom line at UA and the sweetheart of Sigma Chi.
She met and in 1953 married the love of her life, James Darby Tubbs while he was stationed at Marana Air Force Base, and then Williams Air Force Base. Upon his release from the Air Force in 1954, they moved to his home state where CeCe earned her Bachelor of Arts in 1955 from Emory University. Upon graduation she was a second grade teacher in the DeKalb County School System in Atlanta, Ga.
They moved back to Phoenix, starting their family and a lifetime of devotion to charitable good works. CeCe was an enthusiastic contributor to her community, serving All Saints Episcopal Church on the Vestry, Altar Guild, 10 years as church treasurer and six years on the Day School Board. She served on the board of Crisis Nursery and the San Pablo Home for Boys. She was president of Golden Gate Community Settlement Guild and ran the kindergarten for many years. She was a Life Member of the Casa Grande Valley Historical Society, Pinal County Historical Society and the Arizona Historical Society.
She also enjoyed membership in the Phoenix Country Club and the University Club. Other community involvement included membership in Junior League of Phoenix, chairman of the ball and chairman of the board of the Board of Visitors and Phoenix Friends of the Arizona Cancer Center, Goodwill Auxiliary. Based on her passion for girl’s softball, she established and endowed the Cynthia Clements Tubbs Softball Scholarship at the University of Arizona.
