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Bruce Reynolds Alger (b. 1918) —
also known as Bruce Alger —
of Dallas, Dallas
County, Tex.; Carrollton, Dallas
County, Tex.
Born in Dallas, Dallas
County, Tex., June 12,
1918.
Son of David Bruce Alger and Clare (Fleeman) Alger.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army Air Force in World War II;
realtor; real estate developer; builder;
U.S.
Representative from Texas 5th District, 1955-65; defeated, 1964;
delegate to Republican National Convention from Texas, 1956,
1960.
Protestant.
Member, Freemasons.
Still living as of 2010.
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John Ellis Bush (b. 1953) —
also known as Jeb Bush —
of Florida.
Born in Midland, Midland
County, Tex., February
11, 1953.
Son of George
Herbert Walker Bush and Barbara (Pierce) Bush.
Republican. Real estate business; Governor of
Florida, 1999-2007; defeated, 1994.
Catholic.
Still living as of 2009.
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Thomas Walter Erwin, Jr. (1908-1990) —
also known as Walter Erwin —
of Corsicana, Navarro
County, Tex.
Born in Dallas, Dallas
County, Tex., July 20,
1908.
Real estate business; mayor
of Corsicana, Tex., 1955-57.
Died in Navarro
County, Tex., February
19, 1990 (age 81 years, 214
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Jasper Newton Fallis (1872-1972) —
also known as J. Newton Fallis —
of Meridian, Bosque
County, Tex.; Clifton, Bosque
County, Tex.
Born in Bosque
County, Tex., September
22, 1872.
Son of Jasper N. Fallis and Sally E. (McFarland) Fallis (1842-1877).
Democrat. Real estate agent; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from Texas, 1912
(alternate), 1940.
Died in Clifton, Bosque
County, Tex., 1972
(age about
99 years).
Interment at Clifton
Cemetery, Clifton, Tex.
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Roy Mark Hofheinz (1912-1982) —
also known as Roy Hofheinz; "Father of the
Astrodome" —
of Houston, Harris
County, Tex.
Born in Beaumont, Jefferson
County, Tex., April 10,
1912.
Lawyer;
real estate developer; member of Texas
state house of representatives, 1934-36; county judge in Texas,
1936-44; mayor of
Houston, Tex., 1953-55; prime mover in building the Houston
Astrodome sports
arena (1965), which became the home of the Houston Colt 45s (Astros)
baseball
team and the Houston Oilers football
team.
Died, of a heart
attack, in Houston, Harris
County, Tex., November
22, 1982 (age 70 years, 226
days).
Interment at Glenwood
Cemetery, Houston, Tex.
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Kenny Marchant (b. 1951) —
of Carrollton, Dallas
County, Tex.
Born in Bonham, Fannin
County, Tex., February
23, 1951.
Republican. Real estate developer; mayor
of Carrollton, Tex., 1984-87; member of Texas
state house of representatives, 1987-2004; U.S.
Representative from Texas, 2005-.
Nazarene.
Still living as of 2009.
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Kenneth Mills Regan (1893-1959) —
also known as Kenneth M. Regan; Ken Regan —
of Pecos, Reeves
County, Tex.; Midland, Midland
County, Tex.
Born in Mt. Morris, Ogle
County, Ill., March 6,
1893.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; real estate
business; oil
producer; mayor of
Pecos, Tex., 1929-32; member of Texas
state senate, 1933-37; served in the U.S. Army during World War
II; U.S.
Representative from Texas 16th District, 1947-55; lobbyist
for Texas railroads.
Died in Santa Fe, Santa Fe
County, N.M., August
15, 1959 (age 66 years, 162
days).
Interment at Resthaven
Memorial Park, Midland, Tex.
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Hubert Vo (b. 1956) —
of Alief, Houston, Harris
County, Tex.
Born in Vietnam,
May
30, 1956.
Democrat. Machinist;
real estate developer; member of Texas
state house of representatives 149th District, 2005-.
Vietnamese
ancestry.
Still living as of 2008.
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William Patrcik Wynn (b. 1961) —
also known as Will P. Wynn —
of Austin, Travis
County, Tex.
Born in Beaumont, Jefferson
County, Tex., September
10, 1961.
Real estate developer; mayor of
Austin, Tex.; elected 2003.
Still living as of 2003.
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