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Paraplegic and vice president of the National Right to Life Committee. Better known as the burro lady or La Riena, she wandered the Trans-Pecos for decades alone with her burro. 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. Larry Ray Chaney, 81, of Soper, Oklahoma died on Jan. 8, 2023, in Denison, Texas. Electrical engineer who led the Texas Instruments team that developed the pocket-size transistor radio in 1954. Golf icon who dominated the game in the 1940s; went on to second career as TV commentator. Miss Texas pageant showman, named manager of Will Rogers Auditorium in 1965, spent 33 years with city of Fort Worth as promoter of events, coached contestants to Miss America. Former executive of the Dallas Times Herald where he worked from 1953 until his retirement in 1978. Business and civic leader was part of team in 1960s that negotiated agreement between Fort Worth and Dallas to build D/FW International Airport. Popular Austrian-born kicker for the Luv Ya Blue-era Houston Oilers under coach Bum Phillips; earlier kicked for the Dallas Cowboys. Liberal Democrat was three-time candidate for governor in the 1960s, his challenge to incumbent John Connally was one of the reasons President John F. Kennedy came to Texas in November 1963. Dutch-born author who in the 1960s exposed deplorable conditions at Houston's Jeff Davis Hospital; wrote Tony-Award winning hit Fourposter. Coleman native, federal judge in northwest Texas (1968 to 1987). South Texas rancher and oil tycoon, confidant, and friend to state officials including Jim Mattox and Bob Bullock. Beaumont philanthropist who supported causes ranging from the arts to medicine. Drug kingpin accused of conspiracy to kill U.S. District Judge John Wood Jr. in 1979 in San Antonio, paroled in 2003 after serving prison term on lesser charges. Air Force test pilot who in 1954 set an attitude record of 90,440 feet, longtime resident of Clifton. Inside" to Glenn Davis' "Mr. Outside"; died in Bulverde where he had lived the last 20 years. 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. Houston oilman prominent in Republican politics, U.S. secretary of commerce for longtime friend President George H.W. Longtime director of jazz studies at the University of North Texas in Denton beginning in 1959, making it an international mecca for jazz training, raised in Wichita Falls. Priest who founded the popular San Juan del Valle shrine in the Lower Rio Grande Valley in 1954. Corporate dropout became business icon after co-founding Half Price Books in Dallas in 1972, grew to 73 stores located in 11 states. 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. Between 1931 and 1951 served Irving as mayor, councilman, policeman, school board member, and fire fighter. Coke Stevenson, after his wife died; lived with her daughters in the Governor's Mansion while her husband served in World War II. Longtime leading political liberal of Texas; from 1957 to 1970, the Chandler native served in the U.S. Senate where he sponsored the Cold War GI Bill. Central Texas lawyer who with friend Lyndon B. Johnson worked to bring electricity to the region; served in Texas House from 1948 to 1952. 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. One of the 13 founding members of the LPGA, won first golfing championships in Dallas in late 1940s. 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. The founder of Ninfa's restaurants, popularized fajitas, tacos al carbon; grew up in Lower Rio Grande Valley; widowed in 1969, she converted tortilla company in 1973 to first restaurant, which grew to the chain. State legislator, Tarrant County commissioner and mayor of Keller; advocate of UT-Arlington as four-year school. Tell us about it! 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. Voice of sports play-by-play at Dallas' WFAA in 1940s1960s. Oilman and banker, a leader in promoting Corpus Christi arts and growth in the 20th century. Daniel Torres Sr. 02/27/1959 - 01/12/2023 He was "Mr. Peppermint" to baby boomers and their children as the host of the Dallas-Fort Worth children's TV program for 35 years. West Texas public relations figure who promoted jalapeos and armadillo racing; one of the original supporters of the Terlingua Chili Cook-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. . First Texas woman elected to Congress in 1966, to fill out the term of her husband Albert Thomas. Houston businessman raised in Ennis, co-founder and longtime president of Randalls Food Markets, which grew to 114 stores in the late 1990s. 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. Dallas Morning News reporter who wrote the controversial 1964 best-seller contending a climate of right-wing extremism in Dallas set the scene for the Kennedy assassination. Elevated to national esteem the Houston Museum of Fine Arts where he was director for nearly 30 years. 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. Founder of the United Black Fund of America, native of Texarkana. 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. 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. Journalist who pioneered coverage of women's issues in the San Antonio Express-News where she worked for 32 years. Spent 41 years presiding over San Antonio municipal and state district courts. Legislator from East Texas for 12 years as a conservative Democrat beginning in 1990, worked for child health care. 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. Longtime leader of Czech community in Dallas; state director of the Czech Catholic Union of Texas for more than 20 years and honorary state director until his death. Flamboyant Houston lawyer who won billions in cases involving breast implants, tobacco, and pharmaceuticals. Scientist and Big Bang theorist who taught at UT-Austin. Artist and important figure in Houston art community. Matriarch of leading Arlington family and philanthropist. (1984-1992); received seven Emmy nominations and won two Golden Globes; worked in movies and on Broadway; born in Galveston where her father was a firefighter; after attending Ball High School she worked in theater in Houston and Dallas before moving to New York. 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. You can search by first or last name, state and publication date. 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. Houston artist who created the Panhandle landmark of 10 Cadillacs planted nose down; died in Australia in a climbing accident. Owner of Dallas Cowboys 1984 to 1989; Dallas businessman; longtime member of the Texas A&M University Board of Regents. 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. Democrat represented the Rio Grande Valley in the Texas House 1960 to 1973; state senate 1973 to 1981; district judge in Hidalgo County 1981 to 1994. Educator, superintendent at Cypress-Fairbanks schools 1954 to 1968. Country songwriter whose Uncle Walt's Band influenced many musicians in Austin's 1970s cosmic cowboy era; died in an airliner crash. Houston golfer who went on to become a PGA champion and popular TV broadcaster. Heir and former owner of the Gebhardt Chili Powder Co. Democratic legislator who served eleven terms in the Texas House beginning in 1969. Jeffrey Scott Moody, 45 Nevada, Texas May 13, 1977 - November 18, 2022 Jeffrey Scott Moody of Nevada, TX passed away November 18, 2022. Character actor who attended Weslaco High School, graduated UT-Austin 1949, had recurring role in Batman as Commissioner Gordon. A funeral service for Mary will be held Monday, January 16, 2023 at 10:00 AM at Brookside Funeral Home, 13747. Physician founded his family practice in his hometown of Roma in 1950; became advocate for health care in the Rio Grande Valley; served on the University of Texas Board of Regents from 1989 to 1995 and was vice president of the UT Health Science Center at San Antonio from 1995 to 2007; also served as county judge of Starr County. Bicycle motorcross racer, three-time world champion, represented the United States in the Beijing Olympics; died in a car accident near his home in Conroe. The Mount Pleasant native died in Dallas. Professional baseball player and executive; signed by the Houston Astros in 1965 as an amateur free agent; the Californian nearly quit the game when faced with discrimination in the South while playing in the minors; played outfield and first base for the Astros from 19661978, then traded to the Red Sox; ended his career batting .295 with 184 home runs and 989 RBI; credited with hitting the one-millionth home run in major league history. Liberal Democrat spent 1967 to 1981 in Congress representing Houston's 8th District; previously in the Legislature from 1958. Innovator in conjunto music, taught accordion to children of San Antonio for many years. Journalist and publisher who won a Pulitzer Prize in 1955 at the Cuero Daily Record for his articles exposing corruption at the Texas Veterans Land Board; he later was owner/publisher of newspapers in Floydada, Belton, and Crosby County; served on the board of the Corporation for Public Broadcasting for ten years, including two terms as chairman. 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". Bought Pier 1 Imports in 1966 and transformed it into a nationwide retail force; was founder-chairman of the company until 1993. Actor best known as venture capitalist Gregory on HBO's Silicon Valley, a graduate of Irving MacArthur High School and the University of Dallas; died of lung cancer. One of the oldest Texans, born in Maynard, San Jacinto County, in 1905; owned a neighborhood grocery in northeast Houston for many years; spent her last years in Fort Bend County. Parker on the long-running Walker, Texas Ranger series; ran unsuccessfully for Congress from East Texas in 2000. Sports broadcaster who was the original voice of the Houston Colt .45's baseball team and stayed with the renamed Astros until 1986, where his partners included Loel Passe, Harry Kalas, and Larry Dierker; Elston continued as a sports announcer for CBS Game of the Week until 1997. King, Eric Clapton. Singer and sax player who took over the Glenn Miller Orchestra after Miller's death; Fort Worth native known for singing "Chattanooga Choo Choo" and saxophone solos on "In the Mood.". Born Mendel Jakubowicz in Poland, he survived five years in concentration camps, came to Dallas in 1951, recounted his story to generations of children, founded the Dallas Holocaust Museum. Knuckleball pitcher who came from obscurity to become the Houston Astros' all-time winner (1975 to 1985). Farm reporter whose programs were broadcast from Dallas for more than 30 years. The world poker champion whose showmanship broadened the appeal of the game. Real estate developer who was elected Houston mayor in 1991 on a promise to reduce the crime rate which plunged in his first term, served three terms. Denison native was instructor for the Tuskegee airmen in World War II, after the war he became the first black commissioned an officer at Randolph AFB in San Antonio. 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. With husband, John, created the famed Beer Can House which has become a Houston folk art landmark. Find out the correct way to pronounce Mexiaalong with hundreds of other places all across Texasby downloading our helpful Pronunciation Guide Educator and Dallas school trustee beginning in 1987. Kennedy assassination expert who was curator at the Sixth Floor Museum at Dealey Plaza, broadcaster joined Dallas' KXAS in 1981, became archivist at the museum in 1994 and appeared on many documentaries on the events of November 1963. Described as "the founding father" of UT-Arlington, he was president 195968 during tremendous growth, steered its transfer from A&M to UT system. Son of Lebanese immigrants, earned law degree from University of Texas in 1959, served on the state 14th Court of Appeals 1989 to 1992. Texas A&M University donor and chairman of governing board; in 1960s supported opening college to women and ending mandatory military training. Actor best known as Sgt. 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. Corsicana native was former co-owner and president of Wolf Brand Chili and son of the founder. Fort Worth native, Baylor graduate became national leader of the theological moderates in the losing battle with conservatives of the Southern Baptist Convention. Guided the Fort Worth Star-Telegram to two Pulitzer Prizes as executive editor, retiring in 2000; started as reporter there in 1959. Rhythm and blues musician; Houston native's recordings included "Mercy, Mercy, Mercy"; died on tour in Japan. Last surviving grandchild of Capt. Ann Richards. She was born December 10, 1927, in New Orleans, LA to Percy . Local obituaries for Allen, Texas. Served Grand Prairie in a variety of Democratic Party positions; political strategist at state and national level. Co-founder of the international hair salon Toni & Guy started with his brother Toni in London in 1963, came to Dallas in 1983. Former superintendent of Richardson schools from 1946 to 1970, guiding it from one rural campus to 44 schools. Iris Jean Gipson 09/07/1942 - 01/12/2023 Writer of mystery novels, businesswoman and teacher at Mary Baldwin College in Virginia and at East Texas State University. Two-time mayor of San Antonio and the second woman in the U.S. to be mayor of a major city; served four terms overall (19751981, 19891991), and inducted into the Texas Women's Hall of Fame in 1984; native of Fort Worth was denied a vote by the Texas voter ID laws in the 2019 San Antonio mayoral election when she went to the polls without the proscribed identification but was able to cast her vote two days later. Democratic legislator served for 35 years representing Brazoria, Matagorda, and Wharton counties; focused on education issues, also authored bill to allow direct access to MD Anderson cancer center without doctor referral; law degree from the University of Texas in 1962. Television news anchor at Houston's KTRK in 1960s and 1970s, actor with roles including doctor who dug the bullet out of J.R. on Dallas, in the film Local Hero and in several TV movies. Was Motown's "Maven of Style" heading the label's in-house finishing school; born in Texarkana. Architectural historian and Dallas native, wrote A Field Guide to American Houses, which was named in the top ten outstanding reference books in 1984 by the American Library Association; helped found Preservation Dallas to conserve historic buildings and areas in the city. Whether you are a teacher or home-school parent, you will find our Teacher's Guide to be an invaluable tool for teaching all things Texas to your students. Ruth worked as sales associate for many . Former state senator, secretary of state and appellate justice; known as "the gentle giant" of the Texas Senate during his tenure 1959 to 1967 representing East Texas. Denton native was a pioneer in Texas broadcasting beginning in 1930; was program director at KPRC in Houston during coverage of the Texas City explosions in 1947. East Texas minister who was called "Mr. Texas Baptist," born in Brookeland and raised in Port Arthur; dean for six years of Baylor University's theological seminary; pastor for 17 years of Tyler's Green Acres Baptist Church; also served as pastor in Belfalls, Troy, Taylor, and San Marcos; former president of the Baptist General Convention of Texas. Leading Houston businessman, headed family's construction company, a leader in battle to reform Texas tort laws, chaired probe of fatal Aggie bonfire collapse. Pastored four West Texas churches over half a century and founded the NAACP in Taylor County. Leader of the Frito-Lay team that developed in 1964 the Doritos chip, which became one of the firm's top-selling snacks. Raised in Fort Worth, started Interstate Battery in 1952, which grew to thousands of retail outlets nationwide. Showing 10 of 95021 obituaries SORTED BY MOST RECENT FIRST Mary Frances Cloud 12/25/1943 - 01/08/2023 Mary Frances Cloud, age 79, of Houston, Texas passed away on Sunday, January 8, 2023. The astronaut who was the first man to walk on the moon in 1969, lived most of the 1960s at El Lago while working at NASA. Former Dallas Times Herald executive editor in the 1970s and '80s during a spirited fight against rival the Dallas Morning News. Tyler native known as the colorful and aggressive White House reporter from the administration of Franklin D. Roosevelt to that of George W. Bush; served in the Army in World War II, champion of veterans' causes. Developer of Dallas' NorthPark shopping mall in the 1960s; philanthropist who donated sculpture collection and museum to the city. Browse our curated list of helpful links for students and researchers. Dallas business leader pivotal in building Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport and UT Southwestern Medical Center. Grand Ole Opry member and well-known disc jockey at KMAC in San Antonio starting in 1951, born in Copeville, had singing hit "Pick Me Up on Your Way Down". Local obituaries for the Austin, Texas area 7,969 Results Saturday, January 14, 2023 Add Photos Add a Memory Vitalik Arctur Vitalik David Arctur, age 29, passed away January 10, 2023 at the. 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. TV's Davy Crockett and Daniel Boone, actor was born in Fort Worth and grew up in San Angelo. Houston business and civic leader, former president of the Wortham Foundation, one of the city's largest philanthropic organizations. Creator of the wishbone offense in college football, head coach at Texas A&M in the 1970s and at Mississippi State. Bandleader who for four decades entertained Texans with broadcasts of Czech music, raised in Plum. Scion of oil family, banker and television executive, patron of the arts including iconic Cadillac Ranch sculpture outside Amarillo. Terrell High School. Wichita Falls native who played family matriarch Alice Horton on the soap opera Days of Our Lives for more than 40 years. Allan Shivers; she served on the board of regents of Pan American University from 1965 to 1978. Known as "Bongo Joe" on the River Walk where he played for more than 20 years. Dean of the school of music at Baylor University for nearly 40 years. 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. Farmersville native was jazz guitar virtuoso who played with Ella Fitzgerald, was a member of the Oscar Peterson Trio in the 1950s, attended UNT-Denton. Decorated playwright with a six-decade long career; won his first Tony for Kiss of the Spider Woman; lived in Corpus Christi as a child, where his father owned a Schlitz distributorship; much later, wrote the controversial play Corpus Christi, in which Jesus and his disciples are homosexuals. Famed CBS anchorman grew up in Houston from age 10, attended San Jacinto High School and UT-Austin where he worked on the campus newspaper The Daily Texan in the 1930s, worked for The Houston Post and Houston Press. Built a radio empire of all-Spanish radio to the United States and spread Tejano music. Dean of the School of Architecture at the University of Texas from 1967 to 1972 when he left to head the architecture school at Rice University until 1978. Archer City native was congressman from Northwest Texas 196173. Liberal newspaper columnist, commentator on Texas culture and politics, and former co-editor of the Texas Observer. Former Fort Worth NAACP president who helped guide city through school desegregation. Bay City native was a descendant of the sister of Stephen F. Austin, gave 7,500-acre ranch in Real County for an orphans' home and retirement village. Van Zandt County native was ethicist and civil rights advocate who headed the Southern Baptist Convention's public policy arm. 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 Started Big Tex Western Wear in San Antonio, which was later joined by branches in Houston, Austin, and San Marcos. Leo Beranek lived here in 1935-36 as a Senior at Cornell College and received free room rent as a licensed apprentice embalmer. Houston philanthropist who turned a family store into jewelry empire by pioneering the practice of offering credit to customers. Legendary director of the University of Texas Longhorn Band beginning in 1955, which previously had been entirely student-run, he built it into the "Showband of the Southwest," continued involvement with the marching band into the 2010s. Former cop-beat reporter became president of the Dallas Times Herald in 1960 and publisher in 1967, retiring in 1980. McKinney native co-wrote Jim Reeves hit "He'll Have to Go," and other songs; helped form the Country Music Disc Jockey Assoc., which later became the Country Music Assoc. Professor of English at Texas Christian University for 30 years; community leader in Fort Worth's Ryan Place neighborhood. Colorful legislator 1960 to 1973 known as a prankster; instrumental in creation of UT-San Antonio. Part of the Boots and Coots oil well firefighting business, helped put out Kuwaiti oil fires following the first Gulf war. A West Texas legislator for more than 21 years. Rabbi at Temple Shalom in Dallas for 20 years, catalyst for Jewish-Christian dialogue in city. One of the West's best known cowboy poets who worked from his ranch in Whiteface, only starting to write poetry at age 50. Renowned Houston boot maker who fashioned boots for seven U.S. presidents, Pope John Paul II, and many world celebrities; former detective for the Harris County sheriff's department; made his first pair of boots at age 6; died working at his RJ's Boot Company, which was founded by his father in 1938. Pioneering environmental reporter for The Houston Post in the 1970s. 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