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Politician (1907-1985).
Born October 5th, 1907 in Lufkin.
Died January 14th, 1985 at 77 years old in Austin (myocardial infarction).
Life is so beautiful that death has fallen in love with it, a jealous, possessive love that grabs at what it can. But life leaps over oblivion lightly, losing only a thing or two of no importance, and gloom is just a passing shadow of a cloud. Yann Martel