Popular columnist beginning in 1980 for The Dallas Morning News, began as a reporter there in 1966. Hillister native, attended school in Woodville, Prairie View A&M basketball star who left the NBA in 1970 to lead the Utah Stars to the ABA championship. The world poker champion whose showmanship broadened the appeal of the game. Raised in Dallas; U.S. postmaster general 1992 to 1998; chairman of TVA under President Reagan; executive for Ford Motors and Nissan. Liberal Democrat spent 42 years in Congress representing Southeast Texas, one of only 11 Southerners to vote for the Civil Rights Act of 1964. When you have found an obituary of interest, you have the option of upgrading that obituary Elected to Congress 17 times, first as a Democrat and later as a Republican, becoming the oldest ever to serve in the U.S. House of Representatives, until 2014; born in Fate, served as a Navy pilot in World War II, earned a law degree at Southern Methodist University in 1951; died at his home in Rockwall. Willie Nelson's stage manager for 34 years and owner of Poodie's Hilltop Bar in Spicewood where Willie's crew hung out between tours. Longtime civic leader in East Side San Antonio. Renowned architect of residences and public buildings across Texas including the Cole Theater and other buildings in Midland where he worked for 30 years before moving to Dallas in 1985; one of his best known structures is a small, remote shelter called "The Birthday" which was built on a bluff overlooking ranchland in Sterling County; native of Sherman and graduate of Texas A&M University. Born in San Antonio to a former slave, practiced law in Houston for nearly 50 years, fought to integrate the Harris County Courthouse cafeteria when a cross was burned in his yard; he was also a flight instructor to the famous Tuskegee Airmen in World War II. Last son of the South Texas political dynasty; served as Duval County judge from 1959 to 1975 and three years in federal prison; grandson of state Sen. Archie Parr and nephew of George Parr. In every Texas Almanac since 1996, we include short obituaries for people who had passed away in the previous two years that had made an impact in the state. Dallas native played Butch the bully in the Our Gang and Little Rascals serials in the 1930s; in 1940s played Jimmy Olsen in two Superman movies. Physician and noted civil rights leader in South Texas, called "Martin Luther King of Hispanics"; a founder of American GI Forum. Elizabeth "Beth" Lacoste Maifeld died December 14, 2022, at home in El Paso following a catastrophic fall on September 30. Co-founder of Half Price Books, one of the largest used-book chains in the United States. . 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 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. Dallas native, SMU graduate, taught pathology and anatomy at UT Southwestern Medical Center in Dallas, president of UT-Arlington 196972, first president of the UT Health Science Center at San Antonio 197285. Daughter of a San Antonio attorney, she fished, was a talented markswoman, and played classical piano; ran her ranch near Blanco well into her 90s. Pioneering muralist known for portraying the African-American experience; he founded the art department at Texas Southern University in 1949. Hector Mario Galindo 08/23/1960 - 01/12/2023 Rockabilly singer and songwriter of the 1950s who wrote "Party Doll"; born in Happy. ; after college he taught and coached basketball in El Paso until he moved to California in 1972. A West Texas legislator for more than 21 years. Former chairman of Hunt Petroleum and adviser to his uncle, famed wildcatter H.L. Part of a dynasty of East Texas lumbermen, served in Legislature 197381 where he worked for nature conservation, ran for governor in 1982. Founder of the western wear store; opened his first clothing store in Pittsburg in East Texas in 1965; the Tyler-based company grew to 80 stores in 12 states. Head coached the University of Texas at Austin football team from 19771986, including coaching Earl Campbell the year he won his Heisman Trophy; also coached at University of Wyoming (19751976) and Purdue (19871990) and ended his career with a record of 108753; Arkansas native, moved to Horseshoe Bay in 2008. Houston broadcaster who hosted a teen dance show in the 1950s and '60s. Galveston native, son of Greek immigrant became prominent independent oilman; pioneer in hydraulic fracking, developer of The Woodlands community north of Houston. The first black doctor in Texas to be board certified in surgery in 1957; became chief of surgery at St. Joseph Hospital in Fort Worth. Former Texas Supreme Court justice, devised the 1993 "Robin Hood" school finance plan that shifted funds to poorer districts, served in Legislature. Distinguished reporter of Texas politics for 28 years for The Dallas Morning News, serving as deputy director of the Austin bureau at his death from cancer. Represented East Texas in Congress for more than two decades. Oilman founded Zapata Petroleum Corp. in 1953 in Midland with future President George H. W. Bush, the firm became Pennzoil Co. where he was CEO. Starting in 1939, Anson native helped build Taylor Publishing into one of the nation's largest sellers of school yearbooks. Founded with her husband their first restaurant in 1966 which grew into a chain of 13 Pulidos restaurants across North Texas. Pulitzer Prize-winning historian for Exploration and Empire, chair of the UT department of American Studies for 16 years. Raised in Houston, one of six blacks to break the color barrier at the University of Texas School of Law in 1950; went on to teach at Northeastern Illinois University, considered at expert in African history. Widow of Houston oilman John W. Mecom, active in her husband's enterprises. Served four Republican presidents as director of U.S. Information Agency, chief Pentagon spokesman, ambassador to El Salvador and to the United Kingdom. Was housemother for decades and activist for inclusion of black students at UT-Austin. Professor of government at The University of Texas for more than 30 years. Veteran broadcaster was "Voice of the Baylor Bears" where he announced football and basketball games for 43 years. One of the famed carhops in scanty shorts and towering hats at Prince's Hamburgers in the 1930s, later worked for decades as a travel agent. Nuclear physicist taught at UT-Austin from 1976 to 1986, involved in Manhattan Project, coined term "black hole" in 1967. Bandleader who for four decades entertained Texans with broadcasts of Czech music, raised in Plum. Dallas restaurateur who launched Steak & Ale in 1966, built Brinker International empire of more than 1,000 restaurants including Chili's and On the Border; died while on vacation in Colorado Springs. Called "Voice of San Antonio"; broadcaster known for knowledge of city's history; first Hispanic announcer to use his own name when he joined WOAI in 1939; bridged cultures with "Good night y muy buenas noches" sign-off. So it's no wonder that there are a bountiful number of local publications and other resources for information that now find themselves duplicated on the Internet. Owner and pitmaster of iconic barbecue joint in Taylor started by his father Louie in 1949. Hispanic political leader in East Austin; influenced the careers of many prominent Austin Democrats. President of Southern Methodist University in Dallas since 1987. First black football letterman at the University of Texas; the UT board of regents had dropped its ban on black players in 1963, but not until 1970 did Whittier become the first to make varsity; San Antonio Highlands High School graduate 1969; earned a law degree at UT and was a longtime prosecutor in Dallas. Founder of the United Black Fund of America, native of Texarkana. Hunt; grew up in Tyler; active in resort development and her oil company, Hunt Petroleum, which gave $12 million to the Trinity River Corridor Project. Famed wildcatter who made millions in the oil business; Beaumont native was son of Lebanese immigrants. (.pdf file). Obituaries can vary in the amount of information they contain, but many of them are genealogical goldmines, including information such as: names, dates, place of birth and death . Captured the first World War II prisoner after Pearl Harbor attack, served in Legislature. If you believe that there is incorrect or improper information on a particular obituary and you cannot correct it, Rhythm and blues musician; Houston native's recordings included "Mercy, Mercy, Mercy"; died on tour in Japan. Congressman from East Texas for twelve terms, his advocacy for the Afghan struggle against the Soviet Army was the subject of the film Charlie Wilson's War. Carole Ogden, passed away on Thursday, November 3, 2022. Legendary Texas Tech football coach 19861999; born in Lubbock, grew up in Ballinger; from 1959 to 1971 he was high school coach at Ballinger, Eastland, San Angelo Central, Coahoma, Belton, Big Spring, and Alice; assistant to Darrell Royal at the University of Texas 19711976; coached at Midland Lee High School from 1980 to 1983, winning the state championship in 1983; died at his Horseshoe Bay home where he had retired. 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. Last survivor of the five brothers who popularized Tex-Mex foods through their El Chico restaurants starting in 1940; born in Rosebud. Country songwriter whose Uncle Walt's Band influenced many musicians in Austin's 1970s cosmic cowboy era; died in an airliner crash. Sportswriter for Sports Illustrated and novelist, Blessed McGill and other works, collaborated on best-selling sports title of all time, Harvey Penick's Little Red Book, buried in the Texas State Cemetery next to his longtime companion, former Gov. Dallas political and civil rights leader, city council member for 15 years. Oldest child of oil tycoon H.L. First black administrator at Dallas' Parkland Hospital. Iris Jean Gipson 09/07/1942 - 01/12/2023 Chairman of the Texas Transportation Commission who championed toll roads, Abilene native was former legislator 1985 to 1998; died of a heart attack in Weatherford. Former Fort Worth mayor who played major role in creation of Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport. Jeffrey Scott Moody, 45 Nevada, Texas May 13, 1977 - November 18, 2022 Jeffrey Scott Moody of Nevada, TX passed away November 18, 2022. Fort Worth native, Arlington Heights graduate, received an Oscar nomination for best supporting actress for her role in the 1958 film Some Came Running opposite Frank Sinatra. Air Force veteran born in Rowena who served as the first Hispanic mayor of Alpine and as a Brewster County commissioner. Former president of UT-Austin 1967 to 1970 and Rice University 1970 to 1985; respected chemist who worked on the Manhattan Project; member National Academy of the Sciences. Astronaut who flew on three shuttle missions, including the first after the 1986 Challenger disaster. Longtime Dallas conservative and business leader. Second son of oil wildcatter H.L. Speechwriter for President Lyndon Johnson, president of Southwest Texas State University (now Texas State University) from 198188. Famed atheist; long-time Austin resident; her body and those of her son and granddaughter were found in Real County. Dallas educator, journalist and civic leader. Former Texas attorney general 1963 to 1967, House speaker and legislator from Lubbock. Two-time All American and tri-captain of SMU's 1936 Rose Bowl team; president of Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis and the Cotton Bowl Athletic Association. National evangelical leader who was pastor of Dallas' First Baptist Church from 1944, becoming pastor emeritus in 1994; headed the Southern Baptist Convention for two terms. Legal assistant to President Lyndon B. Johnson, former Department of Public Safety commissioner, accused John Connally of taking bribe as Treasury secretary. Ann Richards. Scientist and Big Bang theorist who taught at UT-Austin. Houston sculptor born in Amarillo; highly visible works include Portable Trojan Bear in Houston's Hermann Park. San Antonio resident and writer known internationally for his reporting on Latin America and the Roman Catholic Church; U.N. representative for the International Catholic Press Union from 1954 to 1963. Raised in Post, began playing guitar with Adolph Hofner; went on to write crossover county-to-pop hits such as "Slipping Around" and "It Makes No Difference Now". A 1958 Time magazine cover proclaimed him "the Texan Who Conquered Russia" when he won the International Tchaikovsky Competition in Moscow, he was raised in Kilgore, lived in Fort Worth where a piano competition there honors him. Former mayor of San Antonio (1971 to 1973) and city council member. Philanthropist, wife of co-founder of Zale Jewelry Co. 1946 Aggie football captain, assistant to Bear Bryant with the Junction Boys in the mid-1950s, also coached with Darrell Royal and Bum Phillips. Played Jane in Tarzan movies opposite Gordon Scott, had roles in other movies and TV over six decades, born in Houston, raised in Fort Worth. A 1930s national and international boxing titlist, longtime member of the U.S. Olympic boxing committee. John Connally; rancher, Wilson County judge, and movie and television actor. International philanthropist; one of the founders in 1941 of what became Texas Instruments, which helped make Dallas, Houston and Austin technology centers. Longtime head of the El Paso-based Farah garment manufacturing company founded by his parents. Electrical engineer who designed the world's largest radio telescope, provost and vice president of Rice University 19801986. Golfing great who won all four major championships. 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. Only female member of the 1930 Wiley College team that took part in the first interracial collegiate debate; Houston native later taught in public schools and served as dean of women at Dillard University. San Antonio native and graduate of UT-Austin and UT Southwestern Medical School who with other researchers developed Gatorade in 1965, became spokesman in TV commercial. Basketball player who was the first black athlete at Texas Western (UTEP) a decade before the Glory Road 1966 championship team; became school administrator in San Francisco. Helped establish Texas' municipal retirement system and served as director for 32 years. Called Mr. Plano, he helped transform a small farm community into a massive suburb; served as mayor in 1950s. Showing 10 of 33119 obituaries SORTED BY MOST RECENT FIRST William Whitten 11/12/1949 - 01/02/2023 William Whitten, age 73, of San Antonio, Texas passed away on Monday, January 2, 2023. Former Dallas Times Herald columnist, author, TV anchor and radio host. Price Daniel. Spent 32 years as music critic with The Dallas Morning News, becoming internationally known; died in Costa Rica, where he moved after retiring in 1998. Former president of the Baptist Foundation of Texas and county judge of Collin County. Commerce native was dean of the UT architecture school 197692 where he raised a $6 million endowment. Publicity-shy philanthropist in Orange who with her husband organized the Stark Foundation in 1961. Longtime Dallas civil rights activist and local Democratic political figure; died from cancer. 1-ranked UT in 1941 and highly ranked UCLA in 1942. Does your community have an annual fair or festival you'd like to have listed on our site, or in the next Texas Almanac? Houston native was former federal judge who in 1954 helped successfully argue the pivotal case that made Hispanics a protected minority class; died at his summer home in Michigan. Corpus Christi native was bass player and vocalist with pioneers of Western swing, Bob Wills and Adolph Hofner. Center native who founded the Texas Folklife Festival in 1972 in San Antonio and served as director for its first five years. Known as "Dr. Cleo," delivered 10,000 babies, civic leader and sister of civil rights leaders Hector and Xico Garcia, 75, who died April 28. A fixture on Austin television and radio beginning in 1965 as sportscaster and talk show host. The Nobel laureate and longtime engineer at Texas Instruments whose 1958 invention of the integrated circuit made possible the microprocessor and ushered in the electronics age. Leader of the Republican Party in Bexar County. Popular society columnist at the Houston Chronicle for more than 40 years; moved from early local television in 1954 to newspapers; her Big City Beat was known for its "Maxine-isms" such as "She snoops to conquer". 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". Democrat served in Texas House 1985 to 1992 and state senate 1993 to 1999; honored for work in education; helped found the Mexican-American Legal Defense Fund in 1968. For 25 years the architecture critic at The Dallas Morning News, considered one of the country's foremost writers on the subject. Austin-born artist raised in El Paso known for shaping the Texas Cosmic Cowboy counterculture in the 1970s; created outsized sculptures including the Lone Star Caf Iguana, now displayed in the Fort Worth Zoo, and the World's Largest Cowboy Boots, which can be seen at the North Star Mall in San Antonio; also created hand-tinted photographs he published in two books. His wife, Louise, 76, died Aug. 25, 1998, in California. San Antonio business leader and mentor to professional women. Showing 10 of 40050 obituaries SORTED BY MOST RECENT FIRST Sunday Arredondo 09/21/1972 - 01/11/2023 Sunday Arredondo, age 50, of Garland, Texas passed away on Wednesday, January 11, 2023. Jim Jones in the television drama Guyana Tragedy for which he won an Emmy Award in 1980, and in movies such as the 2005 Sin City; attended Southwest Texas State University (now Texas State University) and received a master's degree in drama from Southern Methodist University. Nationally known motivational speaker who began in New York as a Dale Carnegie instructor, moved to Dallas in 1968. As a UT cheerleader introduced the "Hook 'em Horns" hand sign in 1955, as a state district judge issued the 1987 landmark decision that declared the state's public school finance system unconstitutional. Local obituaries for Allen, Texas. Noted Rockport sculptor was named State Artist in 2011, born to cotton farmers near Corpus Christi; died in a traffic accident near Jarrell. Co-owner of the landmark Fort Worth Tex-Mex restaurant Joe T. Garcia's, founded by his grandfather; died of heart failure. Houston business and civic leader, former president of the Wortham Foundation, one of the city's largest philanthropic organizations. Founder of Ranchman's Cafe in Ponder whose down-home cooking brought visitors from around the world. Launched a charity to provide health insurance for Austin musicians, daughter-in-law of former Gov. Voice of sports play-by-play at Dallas' WFAA in 1940s1960s. A Dallas resident since 1971, he was a vital force on Broadway and in Hollywood; produced classics including Breakfast at Tiffany's. Waxahachie native joined Halliburton Co. in 1948 and eventually became chairman and CEO in the 1970s80s; philanthropist gave millions to medical research and UT-Austin. Long time member of Congress from Fort Worth, elected majority leader in 1976 and Speaker in 1987, resigned in 1989, started political career in 1947 in the Legislature at the age of 23, then became mayor of Weatherford before he went to Congress in 1954. San Antonio businessman who led the family processed-meat business, founded in 1905, which became one of the largest in the state. First Texas woman elected to Congress in 1966, to fill out the term of her husband Albert Thomas. Texas Supreme Court justice, Memphis (Tex.) Co-founder with her husband of the renowned Salt Lick in Driftwood; met Thurman Roberts in her native Hawaii during World War II and together they opened the barbecue restaurant in 1967; she held a master's degree in psychology from the University of California, Los Angeles. The oldest former drum major at Texas A&M University, in the 1920s helped start the Elephant Walk tradition. An engineer for eight years of the legendary Brackenridge Eagle miniature train that has been a tourist attraction in San Antonio for more than 50 years. Wife of former Lt. Gov. 6445 Obituaries Search Abilene obituaries and condolences, hosted by Echovita.com. Actor, writer, film director and producer, well-known in the independent film world, David Holzman's Diary was his first film in 1967, raised in Irving, co-founded in 1970 the USA Film Festival. San Antonio high school athlete, former SMU All-American and NFL star of the 1950s, playing with the New York Giants; sports broadcaster in the 1960s and 1970s. Dallas business leader pivotal in building Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport and UT Southwestern Medical Center. Chief architect of NASA's Mercury capsule and contributor to the design of other spacecraft. Retired 4th Court of Appeals chief justice. Led the University of Texas law library as director beginning in 1965, making it one of the best in the nation, veteran of Battle of the Bulge. Midland businessman who ran for Texas governor against State Treasurer Ann Richards in 1990; initially led in polls by 20 points but made ill-advised comments on the campaign trail and ultimately lost the race; continued in business, taking Clayton Williams Energy, Inc. public in 1993 and diversifying into ranching and real estate. Houston artist who created the Panhandle landmark of 10 Cadillacs planted nose down; died in Australia in a climbing accident. I come down here to kill legislation"; the advocate for limited government and pro-life legislation remained in office until 2007. Democratic legislator for 22 years, leader on Hispanic and public education issues. President of the University of Houston for 16 years beginning in 1961 during era of expansion and state affiliation. Born in Mission in the Lower Rio Grande Valley, represented Texas in the U.S. Senate for 22 years; vice presidential candidate on the Democratic ticket in 1988; former secretary of Treasury. 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. Featured ball handler for the Harlem Globetrotters; played in more than 6,000 games in 97 countries over his 22-year career; became the fifth Globetrotter to have his jersey (22) retired in 2008; averaged 23.1 points per game as a college player in his native North Carolina. Former CEO of Pennzoil-Quaker State Co., assistant secretary of Commerce, and economic spokesman for President Gerald Ford. Rice University scientist whose software design work paved the way for emergence of the commercial supercomputing industry of the 1980s. Director of the 1974 cult horror film The Texas Chain Saw Massacre; native of Austin also directed the 1987 sequel with Dennis Hopper, as well as Poltergeist in 1982 with Steven Spielberg, and worked on other films, and various television programs. Retired Air Force general who headed the Atomic Energy Commission for six years and served as Texas A&M University president in 1970. Former Texas first lady who was riding in John F. Kennedy's open car when he was shot along with her husband Gov. Denton-born singer was billed as the "Golden Voice of Rock 'n' Roll"; had hits "Tell Laura I Love Her" and "The Wonder of You" in 1950s and 1960s. TV's Green Hornet in the 1960s; Fort Worth native; the ABC series was an introduction for American audiences to martial arts master Bruce Lee who played the sidekick; Williams, a TCU graduate, later had occasional TV appearances, including The Beverley Hillbillies and The Dick Van Dyke Show, until he retired in the 1980s. South Texas rancher and civic leader who steered the San Antonio Stock Show & Rodeo for nearly 20 years; chaired Texas A&M University board of regents. A visitation will be Sunday November 22, 2020, 4:00 - 6:00 p.m., Wiley Submit An Obituary 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. Dean of the school of music at Baylor University for nearly 40 years. Born Juanita Dale Slusher in Edna, she became famed stripper in Dallas in the 1950s, making headlines for her drug arrests. Served 33 years with NASA, broadcast voice of the Apollo program, providing commentary for the first moon walk. Headed three universities, Sam Houston State, UTEl Paso, and was first president of UTSan Antonio 1970 to 1972. Southwest Airlines co-founder (with Rollin King) in 1967; years of legal battles from competing airlines delayed operations of the low-fare carrier until 1971 when it began with flights between Dallas, Houston, and San Antonio; company grew to be a major national carrier with more than 120 million passengers a year; New Jersey native moved his law practice to San Antonio in 1961. Baseball and basketball star at Texas A&M University 1949-1950; Arkansas native was National League rookie of the year for the St. Louis Cardinals in 1954, helped lead the Los Angeles Dodgers to World Series titles in 1959, 1963, and 1965; retired to Bryan. Served 63 years, beginning in 1949, as mayor of Richmond, near Houston, said to be the longest-serving mayor in the nation. Born and raised in Corpus Christi, discovered as UT-Austin "most beautiful coed," was one of Charlie's Angels, with later dramatic roles, known for celebrated 1970s pinup poster. The last madam of the Chicken Ranch in La Grange, which was the basis for the play The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas. Composer of 1957 country hit "Fraulein," performer and emcee in early 1960s of Big D Jamboree which was broadcast from Dallas. Chicano movement leader born to migrant farmworkers in Falls City, formed a group in 1963 to reclaim Spanish and Mexican land grants for Latinos; led a group that occupied a courthouse in northern New Mexico in 1967. Native of San Saba County served as Texas House Speaker 195155, in 1941 co-sponsor of bill establishing M.D. Country singer and professional baseball player; a native of Mississippi, along with his brother Mack pitched for several teams in the Negro American League in the 1950s until he was drafted into the army; returned to baseball but soon became more famous for his voice; won almost every major award possible for a country musician; part-owner of the Texas Rangers and performed the national anthem at games. Marshall native was among the leaders of the civil rights movement of the 1950s and '60s as co-founder of the Congress of Racial Equality. Beaumont philanthropist who supported causes ranging from the arts to medicine. Waco high school football star, went on the play for UT Longhorns as part of 1963 national champions, played for New York Jets. TV's Davy Crockett and Daniel Boone, actor was born in Fort Worth and grew up in San Angelo. Leader of the all-black Texas Western team that won the 1966 NCAA championship against the all-white Kentucky team, a landmark in college basketball; died of apparent heart attack in El Paso. El Paso attorney who helped the Tigua Indians of Ysleta acquire federal recognition in 1967; author of two historical novels and a short history of the Tiguas. Co-founder in 1974 of the well-known Aggie bar, the Dixie Chicken, as well as other restaurants in College Station. Pioneering environmental reporter for The Houston Post in the 1970s. Civil rights crusader and Democratic party activist. Jazz great was one of the founders with Wayne Henderson of the Jazz Crusaders, pianist and keyboardist was Houston native attended Texas Southern University. Chief advisor to former Southern Methodist University president Willis Tate 1955 to 1975. Member of the Texas House of Representatives from 1968 to 1979 and a leader in agricultural legislation; ran unsuccessfully for agricultural commissioner in 1978. TV sports anchor at Dallas' WFAA five years, announcer for AFL Dallas Texans beginning in 1960, called AFC games for NBC 1965 to 1997. Famed baseball player for the New York Yankees. State senator for a large part of West Central Texas from 1983 to 1997; a Democrat who was an advocate for agriculture in the state; received in 1996 the Texas A&M Distinguished Agriculture Award for his leadership as the executive secretary of the Texas Sheep and Goat Raisers Association. Civil rights leader who in the 1960s led efforts through sit-ins and picket lines for public accommodations and in 1970 to desegregate Austin public schools. One of the original Mercury 7 astronauts working at NASA in Houston and the last American to fly solo in space. Born Tula Finklea in Amarillo in 1922, left for the West Coast as a teenager to pursue dancing career, became star in Hollywood musicals including, Singin' in the Rain and Brigadoon. Headed Texas A&M University former students association from 1964 to 1979. Anderson Cancer Center in Houston. Wealthy businessman and powerful voice in Galveston County Democratic Party politics. Allan Shivers; died in Austin, unexpectedly of unknown causes. Leading Houston businessman, headed family's construction company, a leader in battle to reform Texas tort laws, chaired probe of fatal Aggie bonfire collapse. Federal judge in East Texas for 35 years. Houston native and national conservative political commentator, wife of U.S. solicitor general; killed at the Pentagon in the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks. Bishop of Catholic Diocese of Brownsville since 1991. Larry Ray Chaney, 81, of Soper, Oklahoma died on Jan. 8, 2023, in Denison, Texas. Patron of the arts, museums in San Antonio; descendant of King Ranch family. Diminutive UT Longhorn booster, team manager, player in 1940s, became giant in sporting goods retailing. Houston oilman prominent in Republican politics, U.S. secretary of commerce for longtime friend President George H.W. Started in 1971 the honky-tonk Gilley's in Pasadena made famous by the movie Urban Cowboy, his partnership with Mickey Gilley broke up later. Dallas lawyer was longtime Democratic leader, state senator from 1968 to 1972; son of immigrant Lebanese parents. Entertainment producer who in 1972 started the Kerrville Folk Festival as an offshoot of the Texas State Arts & Crafts Fair; moved to Houston as a teen in the late 1940s. One of two blacks to desegregate Rice University in 1965, later student activist at Texas Southern University; defense lawyer, devout Muslim. Politically active lawyer; in 1963 as president of school board cast deciding vote to desegregate Garland schools. Tyler native was original lead singer of the R&B group the Coasters who had No. Author who adapted his fiction into films Rollerball in 1975 and Mountains of the Moon in 1990, Dallas native was a graduate of Texas Christian University. Sports enthusiast and member of prominent Dallas business family, founded Texas Baseball Hall of Fame. Second baseman and member of the Big Red Machine at Cincinnati Reds; played with the Houston Colt .45s/Houston Astros, from 1963 to 1971 and again in 1980; born in Bonham before moving with his family to California; two-time National League MVP, 10-time All Star, won the Golden Glove 5 times; voted into the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1990; after retirement he gained acclaim as a broadcaster. Parker on the long-running Walker, Texas Ranger series; ran unsuccessfully for Congress from East Texas in 2000. His wife, Janice Harris North, 77, active in charity work, died July 26, 1998, in Fort Worth. Comfort native grew up in Dallas, St. Mark's grad, free-spirited artist founded Austin's annual Eeyore's Birthday Party in 1963. Born Claudia Taylor in Karnack, as first lady she championed wildflower conservation, and the policies of her husband President Lyndon Johnson, serving as his trusted adviser. Former King Ranch CEO and third generation rancher; ran unsuccessfully for agriculture commissioner in 1964 and served on the Texas Animal Commission. Widow of former Dallas Morning News publisher E.M. "Ted" Dealey. Grammy-winning blues guitarist known as the "Texas Twister," formed his first band in Houston in 1954. 1 on the Americana Music Association chart; Wills Point native relocated to Austin in 1992. Texas Obituaries - Obituaries-Memorials-Resources - funeral.com Susanna, born Josephine Cottle in Bloomington, raised in Houston where she performed in the drama club at San Jacinto High School. Guided the Fort Worth Star-Telegram to two Pulitzer Prizes as executive editor, retiring in 2000; started as reporter there in 1959. We are the premier source for trusted information about Texas. Tough-minded jurist who presided over the trials that helped topple the dynasty of South Texas political boss George Parr. UT-Austin professor who was a visionary thinker on the influence of technology and computers on society and public policy; from a heart attack Dec. 14, 2010, while kayaking in Guatemala. FBI special agent who coordinated the Dallas investigation of the Kennedy assassination and supervised the Lee Harvey Oswald investigation in 1963. Former "boy mayor" of Crabb who attracted worldwide attention at age 11; died of a heart attack in Houston. Nobel Prize-winning plant scientist and father of the "green revolution" that increased crop yields worldwide, distinguished professor at Texas A&M. Writer, folklorist and one of the founders and first director of the University of Texas Mexican American Studies program. Naples native was an amateur radio operator who built the first Carterfone, the precursor to the computer modem. Started honey-packing operation in 1929 in Waxahachie where he later served as mayor. Houston restauranteur founded his first Goode Company BBQ in 1977, which expanded to seven locations; grew up on the Texas Gulf Coast; trained as a graphic artist in New York; a lifetime director of the Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo. Houstonian was among the Texas songwriters of the 1960s, first hit was "Funny, Familiar, Forgotten Feelings"; his "An American Trilogy" was a Elvis Presley standard. Businessman who headed the Austin school board for many years and was mayor of Austin 197175. Owner of landmark Mexican restaurant, Larry's, in Richmond for more than 40 years; was a construction foreman in the building of NASA in Houston. One of the original Mercury 7 astronauts, he was the first American thrust into space on May 5, 1961; Houston-area business executive for many years. Former state senator from Fort Worth and matriarch of the Tarrant County Republican Party. Between 1931 and 1951 served Irving as mayor, councilman, policeman, school board member, and fire fighter. Nationally-known food writer and broadcast personality. Crowned Miss Texas in 1970 and Miss America 1971 before her career as a sports reporter and news anchor for CBS; one of the first women to feature prominently in televised sports when she co-hosted live pregame shows for NFL games; later the Denton native founded the Kentucky Museum of Arts and Crafts and sold a Phyllis George Beauty line of cosmetics on HSN. An electrician and mechanic who was lead plaintiff in a 1968 lawsuit which desegregated the Corpus Christi schools. Tippit, unaware that Oswald was also wanted for the death of President John F. Kennedy the same day; later became a detective, then a sergeant before retiring from the Dallas Police Department in 1978. Began country music's radio program Louisiana Hayride in 1948 where artist such as Elvis Presley and Hank Williams got their breaks. Public-address announcer for Texas Relays, Rice Owls and at the Astrodome where he started heralding "Jose Cruuuz.". A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W Y Z Abbott Abernathy Abilene Ace Ackerly Acton Addison Adkins Longtime columnist for the San Angelo Standard-Times covering all things Texan, author of eight books of non-fiction. Tarrant County district attorney in 1950s and 1960s, hired first black and female prosecutors, former legislator. The "Crazy Cajun" created his own music industry in Houston where he was producer for the Sir Douglas Quintet, Freddy Fender and others. A former state representative and longtime Texas newswoman; died in Barrington, Ill., while visiting her daughter. Former Fort Worth NAACP president who helped guide city through school desegregation. Texas blues-rock guitar legend, raised in Tyler, played with B.B. Physician who with Dr. Marvin Kelsey founded in 1951 a Houston clinic as the first multi-specialty physician group; Kelsey-Seybold now has 21 clinics. The Pecos Independent and Enterprise editor who won a Pulitzer in 1963 for exposing the Billie Sol Estes scandal, later worked at the Houston Chronicle. 2022 Tributes, Inc. All rights reserved. Renowned organist known for improvisation, born in Lubbock, taught sacred music since 2004 at UT-Austin. Best known for 1972 hit "I Can See Clearly Now," the Houston native also sang reggae and recorded an album in Kingston, Jamaica; got his start singing covers on local television show Matinee; his master tapes were among those destroyed in a fire at Universal Studios in 2008. Reporter for the Houston Chronicle beginning in 1945, covered crime and sports, was city editor, family emigrated from Yugoslavia when he was 6. Ex-wife of Dallas pastor Walker Railey who was acquitted after being charged with her 1987 shooting, she never recovered, remaining in a vegetative state. Believed to be the sailor kissing the nurse in the famous World War II-era photo, later a mail carrier and semi-pro baseball player; died in Dallas, where he had lived since 2009. Pioneer of the modern-day conglomerate, tycoon of LTV Corp., which helped propel Dallas into world financial spotlight in 1960s. Singer-songwriter born in Temple, wrote "I'd Have to Be Crazy" and "Texas Trilogy" about his ancestral Bosque County, poet laureate of Texas in 2007, attended University of North Texas; died in Scheicher County in a hunting accident. Texas music icon evolved from 1960s rock and roll with Sir Douglas Quintet and "She's About a Mover" to Texas Tornados of the 1990s and playing country and conjunto; died of a heart attack while in Taos, N.M. Matriarch of the Houston retail family, San Antonio native attended Rice University, patron of the arts. 's uptight butler Higgins, the role the Denison native played with a British accent, and which brought him an Emmy and a Golden Globe; other TV roles included Ellery Queen, The Betty White Show, and One Day at a Time. Who Where Receive obituaries Peggy Knowles January 13, 2023 (90 years old) View obituary Ellen Blascyk January 2, 2023 (83 years old) View obituary One of college basketball's winningest and wittiest coaches, at the University of Texas from 1977 to 1982, also coached at Pan American University. Polling pioneer who in 1940 founded the Texas Poll, the first statewide opinion survey in the country and a model for others that followed; born Jos Belden to Mexican parents in Eagle Pass; worked in Austin and Dallas. Next-to-last surviving grandson of G. B. Dealey, who was co-founder of The Dallas Morning News; worked in water resource management. Sportswriter for the Austin American-Statesman for 45 years, he was considered the authority on high school sports in Central Texas. Tony Allen, legendary Afrobeat drummer for Fela Kuti's Africa '70 band, died Thursday, April 30, 2020, in Paris of an abdominal aortic aneurysm. Career in national defense and aerospace technology, became chief of LTV Corp., headed Dallas Transit Board. Amarillo philanthropist who married Stanley Marsh Jr. in 1936; active in city's charities. Known nationally as the "Tyler rose doctor," made major contributions to rose research. Wheeler, who was gunned down by Clyde Barrow's gang; later worked with Texas Rangers against illegal gambling. Chicano poet and educator who grew up in El Paso's El Barrio del Diablo. Actor best known as TV's newly rich George Jefferson on The Jeffersons, 1975-85, lived in El Paso off and on for more than 10 years. 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. Dallas businessman instrumental in creating the Public Broadcasting System and reviving Parkland hospital and the Dallas Symphony. Houston-born aide to President Lyndon Johnson who became president of the Motion Picture Association of America, where he instituted the movie rating system. Was Motown's "Maven of Style" heading the label's in-house finishing school; born in Texarkana. Tyler Eggleston and Bro. Historian of the Southwest who focused on the relationship between Mexico and the United States, professor at SMU in Dallas. Elevated to national esteem the Houston Museum of Fine Arts where he was director for nearly 30 years. Optometrist who founded Pearle Vision in 1961, now with nearly 700 franchises. Born Barbara Pierce in New York, she became only the second woman (after Abigail Adams) to be both the wife and the mother of U.S. presidents; she and husband George H.W. You may always enhance Musician and pianist who arranged music for some of Walt Disney's earliest films. Businessman who was the last of the 12 brothers and sisters who emigrated from Syria to start the Abraham dynasty in El Paso. Corsicana native started throwing The Dallas Morning News in high school and went on the serve on the board of directors of Belo, the parent company. Was known as Lana Phillips in 1966 when she was hit in the UT Tower shootings, became music teacher and founded Austin Children's Repertoire Company. Fort Worth native made the Dallas Cowboys cheerleaders a global brand beginning in 1976 when she took over the squad and recruited a choreographer; University of Oklahoma journalism graduate had previously worked in public relations in New York; she left the Cowboys in 1989 when Jerry Jones bought the team. Through our advanced obituary search, you may search our database of obituaries by name, location, date of death and keywords. Character actress best known as the housekeeper on The Brady Bunch, also The Bob Cummings Show; died in San Antonio, where she moved in 1996. Business, civic leader and former mayor of Abilene. Retired Methodist bishop of San Antonio and bishop-in-residence-emeritus for Perkins School of Theology at SMU. She was 95. Physician, medical educator, and academic administrator who served as chancellor of the University of Texas at Austin from 1971 to 1978 and president of the UT MD Anderson Cancer Center in Houston from 1978 to 1996; his early work beginning in 1964 was educating others about the dangers of smoking, serving on the first U.S. Russian immigrant who built the world's largest retail jewelry chain. Former Fort Worth mayor, founding member of the DFW airport board and former chairman of the Texas Christian University board of trustees. Philanthropist who with her husband, oilman Eddy Scurlock, benefited the Texas Medical Center and the Institute of Religion in Houston; the Edna native died in Houston. NASA veteran who headed for ten years the Manned Spacecraft Center in Houston starting in 1961. Longtime South Texas civic leader who served six terms as mayor of Laredo. You can search by first or last name, state and publication date. Dallas police officer who wrested Jack Ruby's revolver from him at Oswald shooting. Served as district attorney of Dallas (1951 to 1986), including the murder trial of Jack Ruby and the landmark Roe v. Wade abortion case; compiled one of the nation's highest conviction rates. Businessman who served as Houston's mayor during the boom years 1978 to 1982; from 1989 until his death, director of the Greater Houston Convention and Visitors Bureau. Former press secretary to President Lyndon B. Johnson and adviser to many other Texas political leaders. Longtime rancher, entrepreneur and attorney; on Gen. Douglas MacArthur's staff in World War II. Communications baron from Houston, after success in banking he bought the Washington Star and its TV station in 1974 becoming an important figure in D.C. social hierarchy, Baylor graduate. High School Class of 1948; studied agriculture at Texas A&M University, then switched to drama at the University of Texas; after service in the U.S. Army he moved to Hollywood; nominated for an Oscar in 1984; received an Emmy in 1996 as supporting actor in the HBO series The Larry Sanders Show; also appeared on Broadway. Rogers native was a writer with The Dallas Morning News and served as editor of the Texas Almanac from 1973 to 1981. Organized Women's Army Auxiliary Corps during World War II, secretary of Health, Education and Welfare in Eisenhower Cabinet and led media empire that included The Houston Post. Served in state Senate for 15 years, was U.S. ambassador to Sweden 200406. The "man down in Texas" (in Belton) who gave Richard Nixon the dog that led to the famous Checkers speech. Founder of The Greensheet in Houston in 1970, the tabloid advertiser reached 650,000 circulation and expanded to three other Texas cities. Broadcast news veteran of 23 years in his native San Antonio and later in Houston; shared battle with cancer with his viewers. Farmer/rancher who founded one of the state's most beloved swimming holes Krause Springs near Spicewood, opened in 1962. Led Fox & Jacobs Inc., which grew to be Texas' largest homebuilder, for more than 35 years; former Dallas County judge, chairman of the Dallas Chamber of Commerce and the State Fair of Texas. The inspiration for the 1957 Buddy Holly hit "Peggy Sue" when she was dating a fellow Crickets musician; she became a dental assistant in California; returned to Lubbock in 1995 to care for her mother. One of Austin's first black real estate agents, political science professor at Huston-Tillotson College and political power broker; was national director for minority affairs for Lyndon Johnson's presidential campaign. Restaurateur of down-home cooking, starting with Norma's Cafe in Dallas in the late 1950s, went on to start Mama's Daughters Diner with four locations. Legendary Dallas real estate magnate, developed city's Apparel Mart, World Trade Mart and others, also Atlanta's Peachtree Center, Brussels' Trade Mart, co-founded National Tree Trust. From 1947 to 1997 served four separate stints as state representative and senator from Tarrant County and in between served on the Fort Worth city council. Retired director of the M.D. Carole's visitation will be held Friday, November 11 from 4:00 PM to 8:00 PM at Sunset Funeral Home, 1701 Austin Highway, San . Democratic congressman from Corpus Christi for 22 years until 1978, and former Nueces County judge and prosecutor. Philanthropist who built a multibillion-dollar empire of golf clubs and resorts; former chairman of Texas State Highway Commission. Directed trust which funded Nobel-winning research on cholesterol at UT Medical Center in Dallas. Hamlin native, businessman, banker, and philanthropist, younger brother of Robert Strauss, husband of Annette Strauss who was Dallas mayor 198791. Became first professional woman bullfighter in 1951, spent teen years in Big Spring, retired to Midland in early 2000s. Harlem Globetrotter for a half century 194697 playing more than 12,000 games, in 1997 he moved to the Dallas area where he ran a heating and air conditioning business. El Paso native known as the wholesome actress of 1950s and 1960s films like Singin' in the Rain and The Unsinkable Molly Brown; her family moved to California in 1939 but she returned to her hometown occasionally where extended family remained; died in Los Angeles, one day after the death of her daughter, actress Carrie Fisher. Noted country-folk songwriter, Fort Worth native. Renowned constitutional scholar and professor at the University of Texas beginning in 1955; represented President Richard Nixon before the Supreme Court in 1974. Famed New York Giants quarterback was born Yelberton Abraham Tittle Jr. in Marshall where he attended high school before playing football at Louisiana State University 1944-1947; he began pro football with the old Baltimore Colts of the All-America Football Conference and then played for the San Francisco 49ers, who traded him to New York in 1961. Veteran actor received Emmy nomination for role as Malcolm X in 1979 TV mini-series, later portrayed Elijah Muhammad in Spike Lee's Malcolm X, raised in San Antonio. Legendary theatre figure in Texas, headed drama departments at Baylor and Trinity, founding artistic director of Dallas Theater Center. Painter who during her 44-year tenure at Texas Woman's University inspired generations of young artists. Former Austin mayor and city council member who in the 1960s pushed construction of MoPac Boulevard, Loop 1, a major city thoroughfare. Acquired New Braunfels' Camp Landa campground in 1966 and developed there the water park he named Schlitterbahn in 1979; that grew to other such facilities at South Padre Island, Galveston, and Corpus Christi. Elected to Congress from Houston in 1972, becoming first black woman member from a Southern state; first black woman in Texas Senate 1966 to 1972; professor at the LBJ School of Public Affairs at UT-Austin 1979 until her death. Oilman and former Texas A&M alumni association president. Aeronautical engineer who helped create NASA; Waco native earlier was assistant to then Sen. Lyndon Johnson. Internationally known evangelist for more than 60 years, had headquarters in Tyler. Dallas businessman who headed the Texas Republican Party during its ascendancy in the 1980s-90s. San Angelo native became singing cowboy in Hollywood Westerns in the 1940s, played Bale Clinch in Giant. Famed television newsman with NBC's Huntley-Brinkley Report and later with ABC; died in Houston where he had retired. Put your name on the town or county of your choice. Former postmaster general and ambassador to Poland; retired in 1989 as professor at the Lyndon B. Johnson School of Public Affairs at the University of Texas in Austin. Dean of the University of Texas School of Law from 1949 to 1974 credited with helping develop it into one of top such institutions. 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. Bishop of the Episcopal Diocese of Texas 1956 to 1964; presided over the Episcopal Church in the late 1960s. Well-known priest of the Archdiocese of San Antonio and descendant of the founders of Panna Maria, the first U.S. Polish settlement. Through our advanced obituary search, you may search our database of obituaries by name, location, date of death and keywords. Matriarch of Dallas' Von Erich wrestling family; Doris Juanita Smith married in 1950 her Dallas Crozier Tech high school sweetheart Jack, who became wrestling's Fritz Von Erich, who died in 1997; tragically, five of their sons preceded her in death. Heir and former owner of the Gebhardt Chili Powder Co. Democratic legislator who served eleven terms in the Texas House beginning in 1969. Navy's first woman combat pilot; graduate of Alamo Heights High School in San Antonio; died in a training accident off the coast of Southern California. National televangelist who emphasized his own Jewish roots and those of Christianity. Texas obituaries and death notices, 1984 to 2023. (with little George W.) moved to Odessa in 1949, then Midland, and to Houston in 1959. Computer engineer working in San Antonio 19691984 when he helped create Intel's first microprocessor chips. Publisher and co-founder of the Texas Jewish Post, and a fixture in the Jewish community in North Texas; former president of the American Jewish Press Association. Loraine native served as federal judge for 30 years; oversaw desegregation of Fort Worth schools and ruled that Dallas city council at-large districts diluted minority voting power. Longtime Dallas civil rights leader; insurance man who fought for parks and recreation centers. Longtime Austin political leader who became the city's first elected Hispanic mayor in 2001; also served on the city council, and the first Hispanic elected to the Austin school board in 1972, where he later served as president; born in Zapata, raised in Laredo; Army veteran, graduate of the University of Texas 1959. Clothier who as president launched to national prominence the family business, which was founded by his father, a Lebanese immigrant; credited with coining the term "slacks.". Founder of one of the biggest chicken producers in the United States, Pilgrim's Pride; born Lonnie Pilgrim in Pine, he and his brother Aubrey turned a feed-and-seed store in Pittsburg into a poultry company employing 35,000 and contracting with some 4,000 farms; Bo became the public face of the company in TV commercials. Founded one of the largest energy services companies in the U.S., raised in Center, became Houston's richest man worth an estimated $9 billion. 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. Legendary golf instructor at the University of Texas and Austin Country Club. Chireno native became the glamorous tap dancer in Hollywood's golden age of musicals; performed on Broadway in Sugar Babies in 1979; from 1958 to 1961 she was married to Dallas oilman William Moss. State legislator from Brazoria County (19601977) was one of the "Dirty Thirty," the bipartisan group that exposed corruption in the state government in the 1970s; a progressive described as an intellectual and humorist; former state artist; served as district judge; received law degree from the University of Texas in 1957. Legislator from East Texas for 12 years as a conservative Democrat beginning in 1990, worked for child health care. Philanthropist and social worker with juvenile delinquents, daughter of wealthy Houston businessman George R. Brown of Brown & Root. Vietnam War veteran and first Puerto Rican mayor of Killeen for three terms (19921998); after serving 26 years, retired from the U.S. Army as a colonel in 1985 while stationed at Fort Hood; while mayor, negotiated an agreement with the Army to make Robert Gray Army Airfield in Fort Hood a Joint Use Airport, allowing more transportation to the area. Find out the correct way to pronounce Mexiaalong with hundreds of other places all across Texasby downloading our helpful Pronunciation Guide The first 62 editions of the Texas Almanac are fully searchable to aid researchers and students of Texas history. Parliamentarian of the Texas Senate since 1991 and House parliamentarian for 15 years. Developed Spanish-language radio and television stations in the 1940s and '50s. Reporter for the Alice Daily Echo whose coverage of Duval County political boss George Parr earned her a Pulitzer Prize in 1955. Houston native took over the low-end Star Furniture business from his Russian-immigrant father and turned it into one of the nation's most successful retail furniture operations; a graduate of the University of Houston, for which he was a keen supporter; the university in 2008 honored him and his wife, naming the Wolff Center for Entrepreneurship for them. Served Grand Prairie in a variety of Democratic Party positions; political strategist at state and national level. Former history professor at Baylor University and Schreiner College, wrote The German Texans in 1981; slain at his ranch near Kerrville. can you take metoprolol and diltiazem together, bowser sha na na death, identification conformity examples, que significa el color verde en el amor, luckys steakhouse locations in michigan, avengers fanfiction little peter, dan rooney folds of honor net worth, how long is imitation crab salad good for, 44 implanted commands examples, pwr worthy keybinds, jay reynolds guelph, onomatopoeia in the lion, the witch, and the wardrobe, ravello festival 2023, what does it mean when a lizard wags its tail, marshall county, ky breaking news,

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