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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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Van Henry Archer, Jr. (b. 1940) —
of San Antonio, Bexar
County, Tex.
Born in San Antonio, Bexar
County, Tex., February
13, 1940.
Son of Van Henry Archer, Sr. and Dorothy (Richey) Archer.
Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from Texas, 1972,
1976,
1980;
member of Texas
Republican State Executive Committee, 1983.
Episcopalian.
Member, Kiwanis.
Still living as of 1983.
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Relatives:
Married 1962
to Edna Myrick. |
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Searcy Bracewell (1918-2003) —
of Houston, Harris
County, Tex.
Born in Houston, Harris
County, Tex., January
19, 1918.
Son of J. Searcy Bracewell (1891-1965) and Lola (Blount) Bracewell
(1896-1985).
Democrat. Lawyer;
served in the U.S. Army during World War II; member of Texas
state house of representatives, 1947; member of Texas
state senate, 1950.
Protestant.
Member, Kiwanis; Freemasons.
Died May 13,
2003 (age 85 years, 114
days).
Interment at Forest
Park Cemetery, Houston, Tex.
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William Evans Burney (1893-1969) —
also known as William E. Burney —
of Pueblo, Pueblo
County, Colo.; Denver,
Colo.
Born in Hubbard, Hill
County, Tex., September
11, 1893.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War I; U.S.
Representative from Colorado 3rd District, 1940-41; colonel in
the U.S. Army during World War II; insurance
executive.
Protestant.
Member, Kiwanis; American
Legion; Freemasons;
Shriners;
Elks; Forty and
Eight.
Died in Denver,
Colo., January
29, 1969 (age 75 years, 140
days).
Interment at Fairmount
Cemetery, Denver, Colo.
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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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James Ivey Phelps (b. 1875) —
also known as James I. Phelps —
of El Reno, Canadian
County, Okla.; Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
County, Okla.
Born in Newton, Newton
County, Tex., June 20,
1875.
Son of Elza V. M. Phelps and Mary A. (Simmons) Phelps.
Democrat. Lawyer; Canadian
County Judge, 1901-07; district judge in Oklahoma 13th District,
1919-25; justice of
Oklahoma state supreme court, 1925-29, 1935.
Disciples
of Christ. Member, American Bar
Association; Freemasons;
Order of the
Eastern Star; Knights
Templar; Shriners;
Odd
Fellows; Knights
of Pythias; Woodmen;
Kiwanis.
Burial
location unknown.
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Robert Lee Proffer (b. 1909) —
of Justin, Denton
County, Tex.
Born in Ponder, Denton
County, Tex., April 14,
1909.
Democrat. Member of Texas
state house of representatives, 1943-46; member of Texas
state senate, 1947-50.
Baptist.
Member, Kiwanis; Phi
Delta Kappa; Freemasons.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
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William Homer Thornberry (1909-1995) —
also known as W. Homer Thornberry —
of Austin, Travis
County, Tex.
Born in Austin, Travis
County, Tex., January
9, 1909.
Son of William Moore Thornberry and Mary Lillian (Jones) Thornberry.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of Texas
state house of representatives, 1937-40; served in the U.S. Navy
during World War II; U.S.
Representative from Texas 10th District, 1949-63; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Texas, 1956,
1960;
U.S.
District Judge for the Western District of Texas, 1963-65; Judge of
U.S. Court of Appeals for the 5th Circuit, 1965-78.
Methodist.
Member, American Bar
Association; Freemasons;
Shriners;
Kiwanis.
Died December
12, 1995 (age 86 years, 337
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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John Goodwin Tower (1925-1991) —
also known as John G. Tower —
of Wichita Falls, Wichita
County, Tex.; Dallas, Dallas
County, Tex.
Born in Houston, Harris
County, Tex., September
29, 1925.
Son of Rev. Joe Z. Tower (1898-1970) and Beryl Tower (1898-1990).
Republican. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; university
professor; candidate for Texas
state house of representatives 81st District, 1954; delegate to
Republican National Convention from Texas, 1956,
1960,
1964,
1968,
1972
(delegation chair), 1980;
U.S.
Senator from Texas, 1961-85; defeated, 1960.
Methodist.
Member, American
Legion; Kappa
Sigma; Kiwanis; American
Political Science Association; American
Association of University Professors.
Nominated for Secretary of Defense in 1989, but defeated amid
allegations of heavy drinking and womanizing.
Killed in the crash of
Atlantic Southeast Airlines Flight 2311, two miles short of the
runway of Glynco Airport,
near Brunswick, Glynn
County, Ga., April 5,
1991 (age 65 years, 188
days).
Interment at Sparkman
Hillcrest Memorial Park, Dallas, Tex.
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