Was housemother for decades and activist for inclusion of black students at UT-Austin. First woman orthopedic surgeon in United States. Clarendon native married into Dallas family with ice cream business, came up with the idea for chocolate nut bar for vendors at the State Fair of Texas, evolved into the "Drumstick.". 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. Bellville native and highway engineer for 37 years who oversaw the construction of Austin's main two expressways, I-35 and MoPac. Democratic congressman from Corpus Christi for 22 years until 1978, and former Nueces County judge and prosecutor. Award-winning actress, including three Emmys and a Tony, never stopped working; native Kansan started in classic TV shows and nominated for Oscars for The Dark at the Top of the Stairs (1960) and Sweet Bird of Youth (1962); in later years helped build the Texas State University musical theater program to national prominence. . Founder of Houston's Enron Corporation who fell into disgrace amid national scandal and bankruptcy. Rabbi at Temple Shalom in Dallas for 20 years, catalyst for Jewish-Christian dialogue in city. Began country music's radio program Louisiana Hayride in 1948 where artist such as Elvis Presley and Hank Williams got their breaks. CEO from 1959 to 1985 of the family cafeteria business headquartered in Lubbock; he served on Texas Tech University President's Council. 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. Popular Houston broadcaster, former city council member and mayoral candidate. Texas A&M University football coach from 1978 to 1981 after Emery Bullard resigned; Corsicana high school athlete went on to be All-Southwest Conference quarterback at Texas Tech University 19631965; coached high school football at Palestine and Corsicana. Pro Football Hall-of-Famer, first coach of the AFL Dallas Texans in 1960 to 1962, moving with the team to Kansas City where he coached the Chiefs to two Super Bowls. Rose from advertising salesman to publisher (1985 to 1986) of The Dallas Morning News in nearly 40 years of service. 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. Popular columnist beginning in 1980 for The Dallas Morning News, began as a reporter there in 1966. The last human to walk on the moon as commander of the Apollo 17 mission in 1972; in 1981 he began his own aerospace consulting firm; also worked as a television analyst during shuttle flights in the 1980s; the Chicago native came to love Texas and spent much time at his Kerrville ranch; died in Houston, where he lived since 1964. In 27 seasons as basketball coach at Texas A&M, 1963 to 1990, his teams won six Southwest Conference championships. Retired staff artist for The Dallas Morning News who drew in 1941 the first county maps used in the Texas Almanac. Waco native was nationally known pediatrician and best-selling author of books on childhood development; awarded the Presidential Citizens Medal in 2013; maintained a farm and historical home in Marlin that he inherited from his family. San Benito native, noted Texas historian and columnist, his most famous work was Lone Star: A History of Texas and Texans. Last of the El Chico chain's founding family members, Mexico City native married Mack Jr. there, although the chain was known for its Tex-Mex she taught cooking classes on the cuisine of Mexico City. Former president and publisher of The Dallas Morning News. 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. 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. Crime writer, native of Fort Worth; in Locarno. 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. Staunch conservative member of Congress for 10 years from Dallas, the lone Republican in the Texas delegation when elected in 1954, led a group of demonstrators that in 1960 accosted Lyndon Johnson and Lady Bird at a campaign appearance in Dallas. Pioneering environmental reporter for The Houston Post in the 1970s. Nationally prominent patron of the arts and renowned art collector. Galveston native, son of Greek immigrant became prominent independent oilman; pioneer in hydraulic fracking, developer of The Woodlands community north of Houston. Hunt. Important political leader in San Antonio who represented Bexar County in the Legislature for 33 years, the last 13 in the state senate. Country singer whose 1975 "Blanket on the Ground" went No. Friday, January 13, 2023. Dallas lawyer widely regarded as the mother of the Texas Equal Rights Amendment. Tyler native was adviser, speechwriter to President Lyndon Johnson, wrote memoir A Political Education. Former Fort Worth NAACP president who helped guide city through school desegregation. El Paso Republican legislator from 1980 to 1994, named one of state's top lawmakers by Texas Monthly; championed education issues. Former Texas House speaker and railroad commissioner. Member of Congress for South Texas from 1954 to 1964 and adviser to Lyndon Johnson. Served 63 years, beginning in 1949, as mayor of Richmond, near Houston, said to be the longest-serving mayor in the nation. Headed three universities, Sam Houston State, UTEl Paso, and was first president of UTSan Antonio 1970 to 1972. Find an obituary, get service details, leave condolence messages or send flowers or gifts in memory of a loved one. A leading voice for 1960s Dallas counterculture when he was editor of the alternative newspaper Dallas Notes. ; after college he taught and coached basketball in El Paso until he moved to California in 1972. Pulitzer Prize-winning historian for Exploration and Empire, chair of the UT department of American Studies for 16 years. Corpus Christi native served as presiding bishop of the Episcopal Church of the United States for 12 years beginning in 1986; a liberal who consecrated the church's first female bishop; as a young priest served in Corpus Christi and Eagle Pass before going overseas. 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. Entertainment Television. native, physician who was a national figure in the anti-abortion movement, the first Black woman to graduate from Harvard Medical School. Alice oilman and philanthropist; former mayor; served on Texas Aeronautics Commission and Texas Economic Development Commission. Chairman and CEO of Texas Instruments Inc., the global electronic giant, Dallas civic leader; died of a heart attack in Stuttgart, Germany. 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. Heiress to the Schlumberger oil field service company fortune; world famous art collector, philanthropist and advocate for human rights. Austin philanthropist and civic activist who was the catalyst for the Town Lake greenbelt and the founding of the Austin Parks and Recreation Department. 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. For full obituary and . Brooklyn native, son of Jewish immigrants from Europe, became city council member in Arlington and from 19992012 conservative GOP legislator from Tyler. Showcase your loved one's life story . 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. Actor born in San Antonio; starred with Liza Minnelli in the 1969 film The Sterile Cuckoo; made several other movies in the 1970s including Fortune and Men's Eyes; in his later years did ministerial work at Joel Osteen's Lakewood Church. Registered nurse who served three terms as Corpus Christi mayor; died of cancer. Corporate dropout became business icon after co-founding Half Price Books in Dallas in 1972, grew to 73 stores located in 11 states. State legislator, Tarrant County commissioner and mayor of Keller; advocate of UT-Arlington as four-year school. President emeritus of Schreiner College who headed the institute from 1950 until his retirement in 1971. One of the Tuskegee airmen, the first all Black fighter squadron in the segregated U.S. Armed Forces in World War II. Find out the correct way to pronounce Mexiaalong with hundreds of other places all across Texasby downloading our helpful Pronunciation Guide Led the design team for the F-16 aircraft at General Dynamics where he worked for 44 years. 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. Professor emeritus of law at the University of Texas in Austin and one of the founders of Texas Right to Life Committee. Van Zandt County native was ethicist and civil rights advocate who headed the Southern Baptist Convention's public policy arm. 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. Led MD Anderson Cancer Center to national prominence as president from 1996 to 2011; under his tenure the center expanded facilities, doubled in staff and patients, and annual revenues quadrupled to $3.1 billion as it became recognized as the nation's top cancer hospital. Country-western songwriter who wrote "Born to Lose" in early 1940s. Younger brother of Gov. Longtime San Antonio civic leader; helped form the San Antonio Tennis Association and Alamo Boys' Ranch. Houston philanthropist who turned a family store into jewelry empire by pioneering the practice of offering credit to customers. Dallas native was son of Greek immigrants who with his family built the chain of Pappas Restaurants. Wife of former Fort Worth Star-Telegram publisher Amon Carter Sr.; active in opera and garden associations; father was mayor of Fort Worth. Longtime civic leader and first black woman elected to the Dallas city council in 1973. Broadcast newsman in Houston beginning in 1951, created The Eyes of Texas TV program in 1969 and wrote accompanying travel guides. Owner of the iconic Broken Spoke dance hall in Austin, along with his wife Annetta White and his two daughters; brought joy to patrons through food, drinks, and Texas Two-Steppin' to live bands since 1964; Austin native. Jazz great was one of the founders with Wayne Henderson of the Jazz Crusaders, pianist and keyboardist was Houston native attended Texas Southern University. Former president of Texas A&M University and former chancellor of The Texas A&M University System; Ohio native promoted diversity and athletic integrity and expanded international opportunities for both students and faculty; later helped develop executive talent for corporations and academic institutions while living in Hong Kong and Shanghai. The first woman to be awarded the Silver Star for her heroics as a nurse in World War II; Tom Brokaw wrote a chapter on her in his book The Greatest Generation. Retired Army master sergeant who received the Medal of Honor for his actions in the Vietnam War. Led the surgical team that performed the first heart catheterization in 1964 at St. Luke's Hospital in Houston. With McBrayer (see McBrayer obit) developed the first offset newspaper press. Of Dallas department-store family, went on to career of writing books and magazines articles, was contributing editor with Town & Country; art patron. Writer of mystery novels, businesswoman and teacher at Mary Baldwin College in Virginia and at East Texas State University. Writer, folklorist and one of the founders and first director of the University of Texas Mexican American Studies program. Tom Thumb grocery executive and banker who served as mayor of Dallas 1981 to 1983. Colorful former football coach at Texas Christian University and Southwest Texas State University. Fort Worth native who was the voice of television's The Price is Right, where he invited contestants to "Come on down! 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. Fort Worth blues legend, musician and club owner, mentor of local talent. Carter on Hogan's Heroes; lecturer in theater at Texas State UniversitySan Macros since 1990. William P. Hobby. Longtime Arlington mayor first elected in 1951 who transformed the city by luring General Motors, the Texas Rangers and the tourist industry, Tarrant County judge until 2006. Iris Jean Gipson 09/07/1942 - 01/12/2023 Boogie-woogie piano player, one of the last surviving members of the first Delta bluesmen; died in Austin, where he spent his last years. 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. Penelope native, UT-Austin graduate, was journalist for 60 years including 20 years with The Dallas Morning News, covered JFK assassination, pallbearer for Lee Harvey Oswald, interviewed Jack Ruby. Through our advanced obituary search, you may search our database of obituaries by name, location, date of death and keywords. Former chief justice of the Texas Supreme Court and former Texas House speaker. Played pedal steel guitar for Merle Haggard, Buck Owens and Waylon Jennings and wrote "Crazy Arms". Dallas Cowboy receiver of the 1960s who wrote best-selling novel North Dallas Forty in 1973. 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. Coleman native, federal judge in northwest Texas (1968 to 1987). Greenville native was founder of San Antonio-based company than grew into one of the largest independent home builders in the nation. Founding director of Houston's Menil Collection; also served as curator of 20th century art for the Smithsonian Institution; lived in Houston and Los Angeles. Waco high school football star, went on the play for UT Longhorns as part of 1963 national champions, played for New York Jets. 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