Ruth Carol (McGuire) Tiemann

Ruth Carol McGuire Tiemann was born in San Antonio, Texas on January 5, 1938 daughter of Ruth and Philip McGuire, and older sister of Phyllis McGuire Jarnagin. Ruth Carol attended St. Mary’s Hall, Cambridge Elementary and graduated from Alamo Heights High School in 1955.

She earned her Bachelor of Fine Arts and her teaching certification from the University of Texas at Austin where she was a member of the Zeta Tau Alpha sorority.

Ruth Carol was an accomplished artist who painted with watercolor and oil. She earned a Master of Fine Arts from the University of Texas at San Antonio in 1978 while raising her five children and teaching middle school.

As an art teacher, she shared her love of art with thousands of students at Garner Middle School where she taught art for 31 years.

Her passion for art included trips that involved her family in visiting museums across the country. Art history was a passion she shared with her loved ones.

She influenced several generations of artists by teaching art education at Incarnate Word and St. Mary’s University.

In her free time, she loved taking care of the plants that she inherited from her mother and grandmother. She had a green thumb and fed all of the stray cats in the neighborhood.

She was a very involved nurturing mother and grandmother who always found time to be at every concert, performance, scouting, and sporting event for her family.

There are many fond shared memories of family gatherings and excursions to LBJ State Park in the Texas Hill Country, Sea Gun Resort on the coast, Austin, Houston, and local festivals, parades, and special holiday events in her beloved San Antonio.

She is survived by her 5 children, 3 grandchildren and her sister.

In lieu of flowers, the family prefers donations to be made to support the arts.