Dallas lawyer widely regarded as the mother of the Texas Equal Rights Amendment. Liberal Democrat spent 42 years in Congress representing Southeast Texas, one of only 11 Southerners to vote for the Civil Rights Act of 1964. Tributes.com is working to bring you the most complete obituary information available. San Antonio native was one of the first women to lead a big U.S. newspaper at the St. Paul Pioneer Press; died while vacationing in New Zealand. A former state representative and longtime Texas newswoman; died in Barrington, Ill., while visiting her daughter. Professor emeritus of law at the University of Texas in Austin and one of the founders of Texas Right to Life Committee. Corsicana native was former co-owner and president of Wolf Brand Chili and son of the founder. Served 32 years as a member of Congress from west-central Texas. Evangelist known for radio program World Tomorrow; founded Church of God International in 1978 after his father, Herbert W. Armstrong, excommunicated him from the Worldwide Church of God. One of the original Mercury 7 astronauts working at NASA in Houston and the last American to fly solo in space. 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. Drummer in 1960s on Sir Douglas Quintet's biggest hits including "She's About a Mover," later collaborated on songs with Joe "King" Carrasco. 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. Astronaut who flew on three shuttle missions, including the first after the 1986 Challenger disaster. Covered Austin entertainment for more than 50 years, 24 of those with the Austin American-Statesman. 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. Wife of former Lt. Gov. Soul singer born to family of sharecroppers in Simonton, known for 1973 hit "Drift Away.". Ruth worked as sales associate for many . Illustrator best known for his drawings of city skylines used as covers for the Southwestern Bell Yellow Pages for more than ten years. Physician who served Irving as mayor, school board president and city council member. Princeton native rode presidential name to 33 years as Dallas County treasurer and state treasurer, retiring in 1983. Bassist for Willie Nelson for more than four decades, grew up in Helotes. Former history professor at Baylor University and Schreiner College, wrote The German Texans in 1981; slain at his ranch near Kerrville. Abilene native was noted historian, author and newspaper columnist; director emeritus of the University of North Texas' Center for Texas Studies. 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. Kingsville Democrat was first Hispanic woman elected to the Legislature where she served for 26 years; advocate of higher education. Laredo native was influential journalist and advocate for migrant farm workers; headed Spanish branch of the Voice of America 1979 to 1981. TV's Batgirl in the 1960s, dancer-turned-actress spent her teen years in Dallas' Oak Cliff area attending Adamson and Sunset high schools before going off to ballet school; television work also included appearances on The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis, Six Million Dollar Man, and Star Trek. Diminutive UT Longhorn booster, team manager, player in 1940s, became giant in sporting goods retailing. Bought Pier 1 Imports in 1966 and transformed it into a nationwide retail force; was founder-chairman of the company until 1993. Known as "Bongo Joe" on the River Walk where he played for more than 20 years. Edith Umana 05/23/1951 - 01/08/2023 Dallas icon of Tex-Mex founded Tejano Restaurant in 1981 after working for El Chico chain. 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. Longtime keyboard player for the Light Crust Doughboys; veteran Western swing musician won a Grammy Award in 2003. Last surviving grandson of George Bannerman Dealey, founder of The Dallas Morning News; he served as publisher of The News from 1980 to 1985 and on the board of the parent company Belo for 48 years. Black leader who organized his fellow maintenance workers at the Tarrant County Courthouse and later was elected to the Legislature 1984 to 1994. Fort Worth civil-rights lawyer, activist for integration and against the poll tax, legislator from 1959 to 1968. Drummer and noted songwriter was Texas blues legend, part of the 1970s Austin music scene, collaborator with Jimmie and Stevie Ray Vaughn and others. Tyler Eggleston and Bro. Speechwriter for President Lyndon Johnson, president of Southwest Texas State University (now Texas State University) from 198188. Brooklyn native came to Dallas in 1951 to head the University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center department of internal medicine; served 36 years guiding Southwestern into a national leader in biomedicine; faculty would include six Nobel laureates. Born Baldemar Huerta in San Benito, the Grammy-winning singer had hits with "Before the Last Teardrop Falls" and "Wasted Days and Wasted Nights.". 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. Born Marijohn Melson in Kemp; was Nashville Hall of Fame songwriter, including "The Long Black Veil"; prominent Music Row publisher. A leader in the Jewish community in Houston where he was from 1973 publisher of the Jewish Herald-Voice. Hispanic political leader in East Austin; influenced the careers of many prominent Austin Democrats. Greenville native was founder of San Antonio-based company than grew into one of the largest independent home builders in the nation. Texas high school basketball legend led Dallardsville-Big Sandy to state championship in 1952, member of Alabama-Coushatta tribe. Scion of Southwest Texas ranch family who served as governor during the oil boom years of 197278, restored credibility of state government following the Sharpstown scandal. Democratic legislator for 22 years, leader on Hispanic and public education issues. Widow of former Dallas Morning News publisher E.M. "Ted" Dealey. Credited with bringing offset printing to small newspapers in the 1950s when he and a team of engineers (see Kitchens obit) developed the offset newspaper press. Businessman and King Ranch heir; known as "B," his first language was Spanish; in 1959 he purchased his own ranch in Zavala County, the Chaparrosa, known for its annual sale of prized Santa Gertrudis cattle. Oldest child of founders of El Fenix restaurants where she served as chairman of the board. The energy mogul who brought the NFL back to Houston in 1999 when he was awarded the franchise that would become the Texans; raised in North Carolina, moved to Houston in 1960 where his philanthropic contributions included $100 million to Baylor College of Medicine and $1 million each for relief after hurricanes Katrina and Harvey. 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. A one-time Houston gang leader and drug addict who embraced religion and became a leading Baptist evangelist. 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. Dallas lawyer was longtime Democratic leader, state senator from 1968 to 1972; son of immigrant Lebanese parents. Susanna, born Josephine Cottle in Bloomington, raised in Houston where she performed in the drama club at San Jacinto High School. Former legislator and congressman from Corpus Christi during the 1940s and 1950s. Next-to-last surviving grandson of G. B. Dealey, who was co-founder of The Dallas Morning News; worked in water resource management. Business, civic leader and former mayor of Abilene. Elizabeth "Beth" Lacoste Maifeld died December 14, 2022, at home in El Paso following a catastrophic fall on September 30. Trans-Pecos icon and leading authority on the botany of the Big Bend and the Chihuahuan Desert. Southlake resident was star kicker for the New York Giants in the late 1950s, best-known as the calm voice of NFL broadcasts for some 40 years. 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. Flamboyant Houston attorney who led the successful trial defense in some of Texas' most notorious murder cases including that of Houston plastic surgeon John Hill in 1971, and Fort Worth oilman T. Cullen Davis in 1977; Houston native acquired nickname when he was a Reagan High School football player. Corpus Christi native; oldest female soldier killed in action since military operations began in Iraq and Afghanistan; first female firefighter in Bryan. Engineer and Dallas native who as CEO of Texas Instruments led it to power as a maker of semiconductors and consumer electronics. native served in the Legislature and for six terms as a Democrat in Congress beginning in 1975. Novelist and screenwriter born in Archer City, his works were mostly set in the Old West or contemporary Texas; won the Pulitzer Prize in 1985 for Lonesome Dove, which was adapted into a TV miniseries that won seven Emmy awards; wrote the adapted screenplay for Brokeback Mountain (2005) with cowriter Diana Ossana, for which they won the Academy Award for Best Adapted Screenplay; as president of the nonprofit PEN America in 1989, testified before the U.S. Congress against an immigration law that denied entry to foreign writers based on ideological differences. Eastland native represented Austin in the Legislature for 16 years beginning in 1957, raised in Edinburg, student body president at UT-Austin. Former mayor of San Antonio (1971 to 1973) and city council member. PepsiCo chief during the 1980s Cola Wars which were marked by competing taste tests; civic leader in Dallas where he was a member of Dallas Together Forum, which was committed to improving economic opportunity for women and minorities; retired to Dallas; died in the Cayman Islands while vacationing. Long-time entertainment writer for the Dallas Times Herald, co-founded the video oral history collection at the Sixth Floor Museum. 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. Noted lawyer described by the San Antonio Express-News as "one of the most influential men in San Antonio from the 1950s through the 1970s". 40-year career in Dallas broadcasting included interviewing the Beatles in 1964 in their dressing room, and the first televised accounts of the JFK assassination directly from the WFAA newsroom. 227 Results. Owner of Austin's popular El Rancho restaurant, which he opened in 1952; was Texas Golden Gloves boxing champion in 1937. Matriarch of San Antonio banking family and benefactor of the University of the Incarnate Word. Painter, author, art critic and art patron in San Antonio; headed board of trustees at the University of the Incarnate Word from 1973 to 1990. Houston native and national conservative political commentator, wife of U.S. solicitor general; killed at the Pentagon in the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks. Local obituaries for Dallas, Texas 10,293 Results Saturday, January 14, 2023 Add Photos Add a Memory Cindi Adler ADLER, Cindi Cindi Box Adler Cindi was born on November 18, 1956 in Elmhurst,. 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. 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. Author, women's rights activist and humorist was aide to Lyndon Johnson and press secretary to Lady Bird during the White House years. Texas blues-rock guitar legend, raised in Tyler, played with B.B. Rogers native was a writer with The Dallas Morning News and served as editor of the Texas Almanac from 1973 to 1981. Lecturer and debate coach at TSU, and minister at Mount Horem Baptist Church in Houston; native Virginian coached his student debaters to multiple national and international titles; famous students included Representative Barbara Jordan and Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.; received the Phoenix Award from the Congressional Black Caucus Foundation for "his profound influence on our nation as a legendary educator and prolific scholar.". FBI special agent who coordinated the Dallas investigation of the Kennedy assassination and supervised the Lee Harvey Oswald investigation in 1963. Air Force test pilot who in 1954 set an attitude record of 90,440 feet, longtime resident of Clifton. 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. 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