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Reby Cary Full Name: Reby Cary Date of birth: September 9, 1920 Date of death: December 7, 2018 Terms of Service Biographical Notes Committee Information Legislation Terms of Service top Chamber District Dates of Service Legislatures Party City/County Note Counties in District H 95 Jan 11, 1983 - Jan 8, 1985 68th   Democrat Fort Worth / Tarrant   Tarrant H 32-B Jan 13, 1981 - Jan 11, 1983 67th   Democrat Fort Worth / Tarrant   Tarrant H 32-B Jan 9, 1979 - Jan 13, 1981 66th   Democrat Fort Worth / Tarrant   Tarrant   Biographical Notes and Resources top Selected Newspaper articles Resolutions and Journal entries 68th Legislature, 2nd C.S., HR 131. Resolutions - Congratulatory and Honorary. 68th Legislature, R.S., HR 568. Resolutions - Congratulatory and Honorary. 85th Legislature, R.S., HR 452, celebrating Black History Month and honoring the leadership and vision of African American lawmakers. Resolutions - Congratulatory and Honorary. 86th Legislature, R.S., HCR 54. Resolutions - Memorial. Biographical Sketches Obituary and photo, "Reby Cary, 1920-2018," December 17-23, 2018, edition, p. 27. Fort Worth Business Press. Biographical sketch and description of the Reby Cary Papers. Fort Worth Public Library. Biographical sketch and photo, "A Man of Many Firsts, Reby Cary Prepares for His First Roast on Saturday," 7/17/2014. Fort Worth Star-Telegram. Biographical sketch, Obituary, "An Activist, a Veteran, a Legacy — Fort Worth's First Black School Trustee Dies," 12/8/2018. Fort Worth Star-Telegram. CARY, REBY (1920–2018). Handbook of Texas Online. Military Service Notes U.S. Coast Guard, World War II. Fort Worth Star-Telegram. Other Resources Notice of death, 12/12/2018. Speaker of the House. "Reby Cary Youth Library Opens in Fort Worth," Volume 97, Number 3, Fall 2021, p. 235. Texas Library Journal. Texas Monthly's Best and Worst Legislators Named one of the 'Used Furniture'. Best and Worst Legislators 1983. Photographs Photograph. Reby Cary, 68th Legislature, State Preservation Board Photograph. Reby Cary, 67th Legislature, State Preservation Board Photograph. Reby Cary, 66th Legislature, State Preservation Board Composite Photographs on Display in the Capitol 66th session composite photo of House members (Ground floor corridor, south wall. GW.L1). State Preservation Board. 67th session composite photo of House members (Ground floor corridor, south wall. GW.L1). State Preservation Board. 68th session composite photo of House members (Ground floor corridor, south wall. GW.L1). State Preservation Board. Committee Informationtop 68th R.S. - 1983 County Affairs   County Affairs Subcommittee on Budget and Oversight   Energy (Vice Chair)  Rules and Resolutions   67th R.S. - 1981 Government Organization   Government Organization Subcommittee on Budget and Oversight   Regions, Compacts, and Districts (Chair - Budget & Oversight)  Regions, Compacts, and Districts Subcommittee on Budget and Oversight (Chair)  66th R.S. - 1979 Government Organization   Regions, Compacts, and Districts

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