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. Oilfield firefighter for 50 years; immortalized by John Wayne in the movie, The Hellfighters, based on his life. 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,. Public-address announcer for Texas Relays, Rice Owls and at the Astrodome where he started heralding "Jose Cruuuz.". Lithuania native survived a Nazi concentration camp, became known for his Dallas jewelry business, Bachendorf's, and for his radio commercials. Snyder native and actor known for portraying dark characters in projects such as Rev. Scion of Dallas oil family, adventurer and mountain climber, co-wrote in 1986 Seven Summits chronicling his being the first to climb highest peak of every continent, graduate of Highland Park High School. Parliamentarian of the Texas Senate since 1991 and House parliamentarian for 15 years. Veteran broadcaster was "Voice of the Baylor Bears" where he announced football and basketball games for 43 years. Past chairman of the Southwest Foundation for Biomedical Research and trustee of the related institute. 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. A catalyst beginning in the 1950s for creation of the Fort Davis National Historic Site. Nobel Prize winner and Rice University chemistry professor, championed nanotechnology to address energy needs. Dallas businessman instrumental in creating the Public Broadcasting System and reviving Parkland hospital and the Dallas Symphony. Ruth V. Sparren, 82, of Dover, passed away Tuesday, November 3, 2020 in Hennis Care Centre at Dover. Houston Republican was prosecutor, three-term city council member and advocate for people with disabilities; a dwarf, he died of an undisclosed illness in Houston. Internationally-known artist and author first won fame in the 1930s as a landscape painter and muralist, and later as Life magazine correspondent during World War II. Was FBI agent in Dallas when told in October 1963 to investigate Lee Harvey Oswald as a potential spy, one of 12 agents reprimanded for investigative improprieties after the Warren Commission's report. Texas Supreme Court justice, chief judge of the U.S. 4th Court of Appeals and dean of the law school at Baylor University. Political strategist and adviser to Bob Bullock, Bill Clements, and Jake Pickle; Liberty Hill resident also worked on the Jimmy Carter presidential campaign in 1976. Cult-favorite singer-songwriter and visual artist; subject of the documentary The Devil and Daniel Johnston (2006) that explored his struggles with mental illness; created the famous "Hi, How Are You?" Waco businessman who was the important financial patron for Texas Democratic politics for decades, including helping to found the Texas Observer. Covered Austin entertainment for more than 50 years, 24 of those with the Austin American-Statesman. Political deal maker and advisor to presidents; Dallas attorney, Lockhart native, grew up in Stamford; led national Democratic Party in the 1970s. Paraplegic and vice president of the National Right to Life Committee. Longview civic leader and owner of famed East Texas restaurant, Johnny Cace's, started by his father more than 60 years ago; died from a heart attack, in Louisiana on a fishing trip. One-term speaker of the state House of Representatives during the establishment of the state sales tax in 1961-1962; Fannin County native; teacher with degrees from what is now Texas A&M University-Commerce and a Ph.D. from the University of Texas in Austin in 1957. Son of Swedish immigrants and Waco attorney who represented Midland in the 1968 U.S. Supreme Court case establishing proportional representation in local government districts. Baseball manager who guided MLB Texas Rangers to three play-off berths; died from a brain tumor. Born in Aguilares as his show business parents were passing through; performed in San Antonio before breaking into movies, such as Rio Bravo and The High and the Mighty. 1 hits, the songwriter and guitarist had played in Buddy Holly's band. Waco area native was elected Democratic governor in 1990; known for her wit as well as her political savvy in the state and nationally. His wife, Louise, 76, died Aug. 25, 1998, in California. Investor and son of Gov. Restaurateur who helped make the puffy taco a staple of the San Antonio food scene; he put it on the menu after he acquired Ray's Drive Inn in the mid-1960s, the first to give the fried food its lasting name. Popular Houston broadcaster, former city council member and mayoral candidate. Co-founder in 1974 of the well-known Aggie bar, the Dixie Chicken, as well as other restaurants in College Station. Philanthropist who with her late husband Bernard established in 1987 the Rapoport Foundation which gave millions of dollars for education, health care and social justice causes; raised in Waco, met her husband at the University of Texas at Austin. With McBrayer (see McBrayer obit) developed the first offset newspaper press. Center of the 1984 Supreme Court case that gave rights to disabled students; the unanimous decision said the Irving school district should provide certain health care measures that did not require a doctor; died in Dallas from complications of infections resulting from her congenital spinal defect. Optometrist who founded Pearle Vision in 1961, now with nearly 700 franchises. Dean of San Antonio talk radio and one of founders of nationwide phenomenon in the 1950s. (with little George W.) moved to Odessa in 1949, then Midland, and to Houston in 1959. Pulitzer Prize-winning historian for Exploration and Empire, chair of the UT department of American Studies for 16 years. Laredo native and attorney who created the Mexican American Legal Defense and Education Fund in 1968, a national civil-rights organization. Dutch-born author who in the 1960s exposed deplorable conditions at Houston's Jeff Davis Hospital; wrote Tony-Award winning hit Fourposter. Owner of Austin's popular El Rancho restaurant, which he opened in 1952; was Texas Golden Gloves boxing champion in 1937. One of the original seven astronauts and the second to orbit the Earth, after his astronaut years he continued in administration at the NASA center in Houston until 1967. 135 West Main Street | Howard, PA 16841 Funeral Home website by. A Dallas resident since 1971, he was a vital force on Broadway and in Hollywood; produced classics including Breakfast at Tiffany's. His wife, Anna Waynette, 82, preceded him in death, July 3, 2009. Her execution for the pickax slayings of two persons became an international news event. Retired teacher whose lawsuit in the 1940s forced Dallas schools to use equal pay scale for black and white teachers. Eight-term legislator from Odessa, supported UT-Permian Basin and Presidential Museum there. Browse our curated list of helpful links for students and researchers. Rancher's daughter who was impetus behind the creation of the National Cowgirl Hall of Fame in 1975, first in Hereford and now in Fort Worth. Writer, folklorist and one of the founders and first director of the University of Texas Mexican American Studies program. Texas State Historical Association. Air Force test pilot who in 1954 set an attitude record of 90,440 feet, longtime resident of Clifton. Austin philanthropist and civic activist who was the catalyst for the Town Lake greenbelt and the founding of the Austin Parks and Recreation Department. Served 32 years as a member of Congress from west-central Texas. Dolph Briscoe. Helped husband build Frito corn-chip empire beginning in 1941 with expansion from Texas to California and nationwide. Houston Rockets legend who played both in the ABA and NBA where he was three-time MVP; led Rockets to the 1981 NBA finals. Voice of sports play-by-play at Dallas' WFAA in 1940s1960s. Co-inventor of the pocket calculator; at Texas Instruments starting in 1965, he along with Jack Kilby and James Van Tassel created the prototype now in the Smithsonian Institution; the team also pioneered rechargeable batteries and thermal printing; native of Hearne, learned electronics as a boy reading a book called Radio Engineering, attended Texas A&M University. Colorful legislator 1960 to 1973 known as a prankster; instrumental in creation of UT-San Antonio. The first lady of Metroplex real estate, her 70-year-old company began with just her alone but grew to 1,700 sales associates and became the tenth largest real estate firm in the nation; born Vera Lucille Koch in Leslie, Ark., she adopted Ebby Halliday as her professional name in the 1930s when she was in retail sales; moved to Dallas in 1938; married for 27 years to ex-FBI agent and businessman Maurice Acers, who died in 1993; died in Dallas. Modernist painter taught art at UT-Austin 19471987, one of the last of the Fort Worth Circle of artists. Founded Common Cause of Texas; fought for open public records. Allen, Tony. Began country music's radio program Louisiana Hayride in 1948 where artist such as Elvis Presley and Hank Williams got their breaks. Swimmer who won a gold medal in the 1936 Berlin Olympics as a 17-year-old known as "Sonny Boy"; son of German immigrants, he attended the University of Michigan before following his coach Tex Robertson to the University of Texas at Austin in 1939; during service in the Navy in World War II he designed a comprehensive swim training program for recruits; founded a swimming equipment firm that developed the nylon swim suit and the kick-board; was the oldest living Olympic champion. Drummer for Willie Nelson inspired the song "Me and Paul"; described as "tough and flamboyant," the Vernon native joined the band in 1966 and also served as an unofficial bodyguard for Nelson; became a board member for Farm Aid in 1985 and held the office of treasurer for many years. Dallas icon of Tex-Mex founded Tejano Restaurant in 1981 after working for El Chico chain. I come down here to kill legislation"; the advocate for limited government and pro-life legislation remained in office until 2007. His family's concession-supply company came up with the cheese sauce that allowed for the nation's first "concession nachos" to be introduced in 1976 at a Texas Ranger baseball game; native of San Antonio, Central Catholic High School, St. Mary's University 1955. Famed baseball player for the New York Yankees. Musician with Light Crust Doughboys and Texas Playboys. Country-western songwriter who wrote "Born to Lose" in early 1940s. Sculptor of Fort Worth's Will Rogers statue and other statues in the state; member of Waggoner ranching family. A founder of the San Antonio Livestock Show and former San Antonio Chamber of Commerce president. Beaumont philanthropist who supported causes ranging from the arts to medicine. Heiress to the Schlumberger oil field service company fortune; world famous art collector, philanthropist and advocate for human rights. 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. Bandleader who for four decades entertained Texans with broadcasts of Czech music, raised in Plum. Founder of the Bakersfield Sound, his country hits included "Act Naturally" and "Waitin' in Your Welfare Line"; co-host of TV's Hee Haw; was born on a farm outside Sherman. Interment will follow at McKee Family Cemeter Devin Scott Elmore Jan 8, 2023 0 Country music pioneer known for "Honky Tonk Heroes" and "Live Forever"; born in Corsicana where he lived with his mother and grandmother; worked as a songwriter in Nashville where he earned $50 a week; released debut album, Old Five and Dimers Like Me, in 1973; Willie Nelson called him the greatest living songwriter. A fixture on Austin television and radio beginning in 1965 as sportscaster and talk show host. Marble Falls native served in the Texas Senate from 1963 to 1965 and on several state boards. Deport native, physician who was co-founder of the Kelsey-Sebold Clinics in Houston in the late 1950s. First official archaeologist of state 1965 to 1981. Leading Houston businessman, headed family's construction company, a leader in battle to reform Texas tort laws, chaired probe of fatal Aggie bonfire collapse. Retired police officer, as a patrol officer in 1963 was sent to question Lee Harvey Oswald in connection with the shooting death of fellow officer J.D. Leader of the Republican Party in Bexar County. Pittsburg (Tx.) 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. Abilene native was noted historian, author and newspaper columnist; director emeritus of the University of North Texas' Center for Texas Studies. 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.