Deno Arthur Tufares

Full Name: Deno Arthur Tufares
Date of birth: April 27, 1922
Date of death: November 24, 1998

Terms of Service
Biographical Notes
Committee Information
Legislation

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Chamber	District	Dates of Service	Legislatures	Party	City/County	Note	Counties in District
H	111-1	Jan 9, 1951 - Jan 13, 1953	52nd	Democrat	Wichita Falls / Wichita		Wichita
H	111-1	Jan 11, 1949 - Jan 9, 1951	51st	Democrat	Wichita Falls / Wichita		Wichita

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House District 111-1
Jan 9, 1951 - Jan 13, 1953
Legislatures: 52nd
Party: Democrat
Home City/County: Wichita Falls / Wichita
Counties in district: Wichita

House District 111-1
Jan 11, 1949 - Jan 9, 1951
Legislatures: 51st
Party: Democrat
Home City/County: Wichita Falls / Wichita
Counties in district: Wichita

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Selected newspaper articles

Resolutions and Journal entries

76th Legislature, R.S., HR 22. Resolutions - Memorial.

Military Service Notes

United States Army, Private First Class, World War II. Pfc Deno A. Tufares, Silver Star Medal. United States Army, 12th Armored Division, Scrapbook 3, crediting the 12th Armored Division Memorial Museum. Portal to Texas History (University of North Texas Libraries).
United States Army, World War II. "He served proudly with the 44th Tank Battalion in the Pacific Theater during World War II and was awarded the Silver Star Medal for his role in battle on the Philippine island of Luzon . . . After returning to Wichita Falls, Mr. Tufares began a respected 30-year tenure at Sheppard Air Force Base as a civil service instructor." 76th Legislature, R.S., HR 22. Resolutions - Memorial.

Photographs

Photograph. Deno A. Tufares, 52nd Legislature, State Preservation Board
Photograph. Deno A. Tufares, 51st Legislature, State Preservation Board

Composite Photographs on Display in the Capitol

51st session composite photo of House members (Ground floor corridor, south wall. GW.C1). State Preservation Board.
52nd session composite photo of House members (Ground floor corridor, south wall. GW.C1). State Preservation Board.

Committee Information top

52nd R.S. - 1951 Aeronautics Commerce and Manufactures (Chair) Game and Fisheries Judicial Districts Public Health
51st R.S. - 1949 Conservation and Reclamation Game and Fisheries Livestock and Stock Raising Public Health State Eleemosynary and Reformatory Institutions

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