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Gary Thompson Full Name: Gary Eugene Thompson Date of birth: June 15, 1936 Date of death: April 13, 2017 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 79 Jan 8, 1985 - Jun 2, 1986 69th (1) (2)   Democrat Abilene / Taylor   Taylor H 79 Jan 11, 1983 - Jan 8, 1985 68th   Democrat Abilene / Taylor   Taylor H 62 Jan 13, 1981 - Jan 11, 1983 67th   Democrat Abilene / Taylor   Taylor H 62 Jan 9, 1979 - Jan 13, 1981 66th   Democrat Abilene / Taylor   Taylor (1) Bob Hunter, in special election 8/9/1986, sworn 8/15/1986, succeeded Gary E. Thompson, resigned 6/2/1986. First session was 69th 2nd Called Session. Members of the Texas Congress 1836-1845; Members of the Texas Legislature 1846-2004, 2005. (2) 69th Legislature - Thompson resigned 6/2/1986 to lobby for the Teacher Retirement System. Party switch from Democrat to Republican as of June 1985. Texas House of Representatives, Chief Clerk's Office - Biographies of Legislators, 1947.   Biographical Notes and Resources top Selected Newspaper articles Resolutions and Journal entries 68th Legislature, R.S., HR 568. Resolutions - Congratulatory and Honorary. 69th Legislature, 3rd C.S., HR 103. Resolutions - Congratulatory and Honorary. Biographical Sketches Thompson, Gary Eugene. Texas State Cemetery. Other Resources Notice of death, 4/19/2017. Speaker of the House. Photographs Photograph. Gary Thompson, 66th Legislature, State Preservation Board Photograph. Gary Thompson, 67th Legislature, State Preservation Board Photograph. Gary Thompson, 68th Legislature, State Preservation Board Photograph. Gary Thompson, 69th 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. 69th session composite photo of House members (Ground floor corridor, east wall. GW.L1). State Preservation Board. Committee Informationtop 69th R.S. - 1985 County Affairs (Chair)  State Affairs   68th R.S. - 1983 County Affairs (Chair)  Ways and Means   67th R.S. - 1981 Government Organization (Chair - Budget & Oversight)  Government Organization Subcommittee on Budget and Oversight (Chair)  Regional Intergovernmental Cooperation, Special (Chair)  Regions, Compacts, and Districts   Regions, Compacts, and Districts Subcommittee on Budget and Oversight   Rules   66th R.S. - 1979 Higher Education   Regions, Compacts, and Districts   Regions, Compacts, and Districts Subcommittee on Appropriative Matters

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