Tejano saxophonist and composer who formed the Latinaires in Rosenberg, a top band of the 1950s and '60s. Jazz great was one of the founders with Wayne Henderson of the Jazz Crusaders, pianist and keyboardist was Houston native attended Texas Southern University. Country songwriter whose Uncle Walt's Band influenced many musicians in Austin's 1970s cosmic cowboy era; died in an airliner crash. Hunt. Founded Al's Formal Wear which outfitted men for weddings and proms starting in 1952, expanding to several states. Former mayor of San Antonio (1971 to 1973) and city council member. Colorful legislator 1960 to 1973 known as a prankster; instrumental in creation of UT-San Antonio. Born Michel Dabaghi to Lebanese immigrants, internationally acclaimed as the father of modern cardiovascular surgery and instrumental in laying the foundation for the Texas Medical Center, beginning in 1949. Singer with the Dallas band Nightcaps, he wrote the 1959 rock and roll classic "Wine, Wine, Wine," he said, while sitting in a study hall at Jesuit Prep. One of the 13 founding members of the LPGA, won first golfing championships in Dallas in late 1940s. Civic leader and philanthropist; descendant of El Paso pioneer Zach White. Modernist painter taught art at UT-Austin 19471987, one of the last of the Fort Worth Circle of artists. Nobel Prize winner and Rice University chemistry professor, championed nanotechnology to address energy needs. Former Dallas Times Herald columnist, author, TV anchor and radio host. March 26, 1938 November 3, 2020. Broadcast news veteran of 23 years in his native San Antonio and later in Houston; shared battle with cancer with his viewers. Longtime Washington consultant; grew up in Fort Worth; as editor of University of Texas Daily Texan in 1945 attracted attention of Lyndon Johnson and became one of President Johnson's most trusted advisers. Cotton farmer who represented the Lubbock area in the state House of Representatives from 1964-1972 as a Democrat and from 19892011 as a Republican; played key role in bringing a medical school and law school to Texas Tech University where he also served on the board of regents. Famed Western novelist wrote more than 60 books mostly set in West Texas, spent most of his life as a journalist writing about livestock and ranches, first for the San Angelo Standard-Times. Tarrant County district attorney in 1950s and 1960s, hired first black and female prosecutors, former legislator. Staunch conservative member of Congress for 10 years from Dallas, the lone Republican in the Texas delegation when elected in 1954, led a group of demonstrators that in 1960 accosted Lyndon Johnson and Lady Bird at a campaign appearance in Dallas. Former Democratic lieutenant governor who crafted state policy for four decades. Texas Funeral Homes Community Memorial Funeral Home 1443 North 2nd Street, Abilene (325) 677-5246 Elliott-Hamil Funeral Home 5701 Highway 277 South, Abilene (325) 698-2200 Memorial Park Funeral Home & Cemetery 6969 East Interstate 40, Amarillo (806) 374-3709 Moore Funeral Home 1219 North Davis Drive, Arlington (817) 275-2711 Democratic governor of Texas, 1983-1987, when he championed education reform including the "no pass, no play" rule for high school athletes and limiting class size in elementary schools; Henderson native received his bachelor's and law degrees from Baylor University, he also served as Texas secretary of state and attorney general. Headed three universities, Sam Houston State, UTEl Paso, and was first president of UTSan Antonio 1970 to 1972. Speechwriter for Lyndon B. Johnson for the last two years of his presidency; director of the LBJ presidential library for more than three decades, and from 2004 to 2013 taught a class about the Johnson years at the University of Texas at Austin; credited with persuading Lady Bird Johnson to release in 1990 LBJ's secretly recorded White House tapes. Writer, folklorist and one of the founders and first director of the University of Texas Mexican American Studies program. Black conservative legislator who switched parties twice in the 1970s; ran unsuccessfully for Congress as a Republican in 1980. Colorful former football coach at Texas Christian University and Southwest Texas State University. South Texas political activist in the 1960s and 70s, former state chairman of La Raza Unida Party; lecturer in Mexican-American studies at several colleges. Funeral services are scheduled for Jan. 12, 2023, at 2 P.M. at Soper First Baptist Church, Soper, Oklahoma with Bro. Known as "the blue-collar intellectual"; raised in Houston; was state senator from Dallas from 1967 until his election in 1986 to the Texas Supreme Court; Democrat was member of the "Killer Bees" reform bloc in 1979. Larry Ray Chaney, 81, of Soper, Oklahoma died on Jan. 8, 2023, in Denison, Texas. Country singer whose 1975 "Blanket on the Ground" went No. Bill Hobby, book editor of The Houston Post in the 1950s-60s, served on many Houston civic boards, conservationist who was a founding board member of the Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center. "Marty" Jenkins, 74, Norsworthy, Mary Elizabeth "Betty" Moroney, 83, Vandergriff, Charles Pleasant (Mrs. W. T.), 94. Philanthropist, giving millions of dollars for the arts, took over late husband's oil business in 1985, when, she said, all she knew about oil was a good salad dressing. Businessman and political power broker in San Antonio; supported Henry B. Gonzalez, Frank Tejeda, Henry Cisneros; friend of Lyndon Johnson and Sam Rayburn. As president for 30 years built Collin Street Bakery into an international brand, mainly through direct-mail marketing. Snyder native and actor known for portraying dark characters in projects such as Rev. Computer engineer working in San Antonio 19691984 when he helped create Intel's first microprocessor chips. Migrant farm worker who became a civil rights activist fighting citrus company Donna Fruit for worker's compensation for son's wife and child after her son, Juan Torrez, died while performing his job; after winning the case, worked to bring the same justice to other farm workers through the courts; a statute ending worker's compensation exclusion for contractors signed into law 1984. Better known as the burro lady or La Riena, she wandered the Trans-Pecos for decades alone with her burro. A funeral service for Mary will be held Monday, January 16, 2023 at 10:00 AM at Brookside Funeral Home, 13747. Saxophonist and singer from Alice who combined conjunto with Orquesta to forge Tejano music in 1940s to 1960s; half Apache, his nickname was "El Indio". Widow of war hero Pvt. Jermyn native led the Texas and Southwestern Cattle Raisers Association 1966 to 1995 as general manager; during his tenure the group grew to more than 13,000 members. Great-grandson of Richard King and owner of San Antonio Viejo Ranch, one of the oldest ranching properties in South Texas. Lufkin native credited with making the Macy's Thanksgiving Day parade a supreme New York and national event; was events planner for Macy's for 24 years; graduate of Lufkin High School 1960, University of Texas in 1964, and master's in theater production in 1966. Pastored four West Texas churches over half a century and founded the NAACP in Taylor County. Airline executive raised in Palestine, Tx., who helped launch Southwest Airlines in 1971; in 1981 he started Muse Air with his son. TV's Davy Crockett and Daniel Boone, actor was born in Fort Worth and grew up in San Angelo. Artist of the era of Armadillo World Headquarters when he created the widely recognized posters for Austin's music events of the time; raised partly in Bedford, first moved to Austin in 1969; attended UT-Austin and UT-Arlington. native served in the Legislature and for six terms as a Democrat in Congress beginning in 1975. Winner of the Nobel Prize for chemistry in 1977 and for 35 years a professor at the University of Texas at Austin. Five-term mayor of Houston from 1963 to 1973 after four terms on the city council beginning in 1949, led city's chamber of commerce after leaving political office. One of the original Mercury 7 astronauts working at NASA in Houston and the last American to fly solo in space. Early female lawyer in Texas who was first woman to serve as chief clerk for a state legislature. Known nationally as the "Tyler rose doctor," made major contributions to rose research. Sculptor and professor of art at the University of Texas in Austin from 1941 to 1981. Soul singer made his first rhythm-and-blues hit in 1968 with "Who's Making Love," in 1976 hit top of charts with "Disco Lady". Musician and pianist who arranged music for some of Walt Disney's earliest films. Tyler native was adviser, speechwriter to President Lyndon Johnson, wrote memoir A Political Education. The nation's oldest World War II veteran and believed to be the oldest living man in the United States; born in Bastrop County in 1906; enlisted in the Army in September 1940 and served in the South Pacific with the all-black 1887th Engineer Aviation Battalion. Entertainment Television. Singer and guitarist famous for juke-joint stomp numbers but who also performed jazz, country, blues, zydeco and Cajun; died in Orange, where he grew up. Journalist, women's editor of The Dallas Morning News from late 1940s until she retired in 1976. Former chief justice of the Texas Supreme Court and former Texas House speaker. First Mexican-American office-holder in Travis County (Austin) when he, an owner of a printing shop, was elected county commissioner in 1970, serving until 1986; worked to reform welfare and hiring practices in the county; he later served as deputy chief of staff for Gov. Former superintendent of Richardson schools from 1946 to 1970, guiding it from one rural campus to 44 schools. Son of co-founder of Harte-Hanks Newspapers, publisher of Corpus Christi Caller-Times, philanthropist and ardent conservationist. Harris County: Hill of Rest Cemetery Burials Baytown, Texas Harris County: Humble Area Obituary Index, 1993-21 Oct. 2020 from the Humble Area Genealogical Society Hopkins County Genealogical Society Indexes includes indexes for births, deaths, cemetery burials, and other items; from the Hopkins County Genealogical Society Democratic member of Congress 1965 to 1983 from West Texas; in El Paso, Feb. 18, 1998. Charles William Davis 11/18/1948 - 01/12/2023 . Broadcaster, "voice of the Texas Rangers" for 17 seasons; died from leukemia and bone marrow disease. Pioneering environmental reporter for The Houston Post in the 1970s. Ballad singer who reshaped country music adding lush strings, hits included "Make the World Go Away" and "Crazy Arms"; Perryville native died in Mount Pleasant. Oldest child of oil tycoon H.L. Commerce native was dean of the UT architecture school 197692 where he raised a $6 million endowment. Laredo native and attorney who created the Mexican American Legal Defense and Education Fund in 1968, a national civil-rights organization. Television anchorman during a 30-year career in Dallas-Fort Worth, Houston, El Paso, and Waco; died after a series of health problems. Famed atheist; long-time Austin resident; her body and those of her son and granddaughter were found in Real County. Headed Texas A&M University former students association from 1964 to 1979. Stamford native founded in 1962 Austin's Holiday House chain, home of the "flame-kissed burger," reaching 26 restaurants before closing in 2004. The one-time millionaire socialite involved in a famous 1976 murder case; she survived the attack that killed two others in her Fort Worth mansion; died from cancer. Renowned car builder (the Cobra) born in Leesburg, as driver was the second American to win Le Mans in 1959, lived near Pittsburg in retirement. Blues guitar legend from Beaumont, known for lightning-fast riffs and for collaborations with Jimi Hendrix and childhood hero Muddy Waters; died in Zurich while on a European tour.
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