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Raymond Douglas Anderson (b. 1927) —
also known as Raymond Anderson —
of Texarkana, Bowie
County, Tex.
Born in Lincoln
County, Ky., November
3, 1927.
Son of Thomas Whitley Anderson and Caroline (Otto) Anderson.
Republican. Lawyer; chair of
Bowie County Republican Party, 1967-70, 1972-73; alternate
delegate to Republican National Convention from Texas, 1972.
Baptist.
Member, Delta Theta Phi; Kiwanis.
Still living as of 1973.
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Eligio de la Garza II (b. 1927) —
also known as E. 'Kika' de la Garza —
of Mission, Hidalgo
County, Tex.; McAllen, Hidalgo
County, Tex.
Born in Mercedes, Hidalgo
County, Tex., September
22, 1927.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; served in the
U.S. Army during the Korean conflict; member of Texas
state house of representatives, 1952-64; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from Texas, 1964,
1996;
U.S.
Representative from Texas 15th District, 1965-97.
Catholic.
Hispanic
ancestry. Member, American
Legion; Catholic
War Veterans; Kiwanis;
Delta Theta Phi.
Still living as of 1998.
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Robert Allan Shivers (1907-1985) —
also known as Allan Shivers —
of Texas.
Born in Lufkin, Angelina
County, Tex., October
5, 1907.
Democrat. Member of Texas
state senate, 1935-47; major in the U.S. Army during World War
II; Lieutenant
Governor of Texas, 1947-49; Governor of
Texas, 1949-57; delegate to Democratic National Convention from
Texas, 1952;
member, Commission on
Intergovernmental Relations, 1953-55.
Member, Delta Theta Phi.
Died of a heart
attack, in Austin, Travis
County, Tex., January
14, 1985 (age 77 years, 101
days).
Interment at Texas
State Cemetery, Austin, Tex.
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