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Gordon Baxter (December 25, 1923 – June 11, 2005), nicknamed Bax, was a well-known Texas radio personality, an author of books and a columnist for newspapers and magazines. He was a lifelong resident of Southeast Texas, having grown up in Port Arthur where he was born.
Frank Collazo Jr. was born in Beaumont, Texas. He attended Lamar University. [3] He served in the Texas House of Representatives from 1977 to 1993. [2] Collazo died on December 19, 2023, at the age of 92. [4] [5]
She was a member of the Delaware Senate (1962–1964) and the first female mayor of Beaumont, Texas (1990–1994, 2002–2005). [2] Early life.
Joseph Eloi Broussard (December 16, 1866 – October 6, 1956) was a pioneer rice grower and miller in southeast Texas. He was born and grew up near Beaumont, Texas.In 1892 he converted a grist mill into the Beaumont Rice Mill, the first commercially successful rice mill in the state of Texas.
Simmons’ career with Lamar began in 1970 when he joined the faculty as an instructor and director of the marching band. [8] He rose through the ranks, later serving as director of bands and as chair of the Department of Music and Theatre before his appointment as dean. Dr. Simmons took office September 1, 1999 as the 10th president of Lamar University. [9]
He was a resident of Beaumont, Texas, where he owned and operated the Harley Davidson and Suzuki Dealerships. Byars' father, Ray Byars, opened his first business in 1918 where it evolved over three years into the first Harley-Davidson dealership of East Texas . [ 2 ]
Fertitta was born on October 30, 1938, in Beaumont, Texas, to Frank Joseph Fertitta and Josephine Grilliette. He graduated from Galveston's Kirwin High School in 1956 and married Victoria Broussard in 1958. [3] Fertitta arrived in Las Vegas, Nevada from Texas with his wife Victoria in 1960.
Miles Franklin "Frank" Yount (born January 31, 1880, in Monticello, Arkansas, died November 13, 1933, in Beaumont, Texas [1]) eventually came to head up one of the most successful private oil companies in the United States.