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'''Delwin Leoland Jones''' (April 2, 1924<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.mylife.com/delwin-jones/delwinleolandjones|title=Delwin Jones|publisher=Mylife.com|accessdate=July 27, 2018}}</ref> &ndash; July 25, 2018)<ref name=obit/> was an [[United States|American]] politician, who, prior to 2011, was the oldest sitting member of the Texas House of Representatives,<ref name=lmt>"Solons feeling the heat", ''Laredo Morning Times'', April 12, 2010, p. 6A.</ref> having represented what became and what remains District 83 based in the area about his native [[Lubbock]]. Jones was originally elected as a [[Democratic Party|Democrat]] in 1964, when that party held 149 of the 150 seats in the Texas House. Jones was defeated for re-nomination in 1972 by [[cotton]] farmer James Earl "Pete" Laney (born March 20, 1943) of Hale Center, later the state House Speaker. Jones returned to the House in 1989 as a [[Republican Party|Republican]] midway into the second nonconsecutive administration of [[Governor]] [[Bill Clements]].

'''Delwin Leoland Jones''' (April 2, 1924<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.mylife.com/delwin-jones/delwinleolandjones|title=Delwin Jones|publisher=Mylife.com|accessdate=July 27, 2018}}</ref> &ndash; July 25, 2018)<ref name=obit/> was an [[United States|American]] politician, who, prior to 2011, was the oldest sitting member of the Texas House of Representatives,<ref name=lmt>"Solons feeling the heat", ''Laredo Morning Times'', April 12, 2010, p. 6A.</ref> having represented what became and what remains District 83 based in the area about his native [[Lubbock]]. Jones was originally elected as a [[Democratic Party|Democrat]] in 1964, when that party held 149 of the 150 seats in the Texas House. Jones was defeated for re-nomination in 1972 by [[cotton]] farmer James Earl "Pete" Laney (born March 20, 1943) of Hale Center, later the state House Speaker. Jones returned to the House in 1989 as a [[Republican Party|Republican]] midway into the second nonconsecutive administration of [[Governor]] [[Bill Clements]]. In addition to Clements, Jones served under five other governors, [[John Connally, [[Preston Smith]], [[Ann Richards]], [[George W. Bush]], and [[Rick Perry]].

==Background==

==Background==

Jones died in Lubbock at the age of ninety-four. After a memorial service on July 28 at the Oakwood [[United Methodist]] Church at 2215 58th Street in Lubbock, he  will be interred along with his wife at the Texas State Cemetery in the capital city of [[Austin, Texas|Austin]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.cemetery.state.tx.us/pub/user_form.asp?pers_id=12001|title=Delwin L. Jones|publisher=cemetery.state.tx.us|accessdate=January 5, 2016}}</ref> In his service, Methodist Bishop Jimmy Nunn recalled Jones' emery boards in red, white, and blue colors, a basket of which were placed in the church. Nunn said that Jones told him the boards were used to publicize his candidacy but were also items that people needed. Nunn cited Jones for his advocacy of family values; he noted that the lawmaker worked to place inmates at state facilities near their homes to make it easier for relatives to visit them. He was often back at home on weekends during legislative sessions.<ref name=funeral>{{cite web|url=http://www.lubbockonline.com/news/20180728/delwin-jones-remembered-for-service-love-of-family|publisher=''The Lubbock Avalanche-Journal|date==July 29, 2018|author=Gabriel Monte}}</ref>

Jones died in Lubbock at the age of ninety-four. After a memorial service on July 28 at the Oakwood [[United Methodist]] Church at 2215 58th Street in Lubbock, he  will be interred along with his wife at the Texas State Cemetery in the capital city of [[Austin, Texas|Austin]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.cemetery.state.tx.us/pub/user_form.asp?pers_id=12001|title=Delwin L. Jones|publisher=cemetery.state.tx.us|accessdate=January 5, 2016}}</ref> In his service, Methodist Bishop Jimmy Nunn recalled Jones' emery boards in red, white, and blue colors, a basket of which were placed in the church. Nunn said that Jones told him the boards were used to publicize his candidacy but were also items that people needed. Nunn cited Jones for his advocacy of family values; he noted that the lawmaker worked to place inmates at state facilities near their homes to make it easier for relatives to visit them. He was often back at home on weekends during legislative sessions.<ref name=funeral>{{cite web|url=http://www.lubbockonline.com/news/20180728/delwin-jones-remembered-for-service-love-of-family|publisher=''The Lubbock Avalanche-Journal|date==July 29, 2018|author=Gabriel Monte}}</ref>

Former state Senator Robert Duncan, who attended the memorial service, described Jones as "always involved in different types of activities, as a volunteer at the Lions Club, and ... active in the Republican Party, helping the new candidates learn the ropes and understand how to get elected.”<ref name=deathofjones/> Others in attendance were Jones' election rival Senator Charles Perry and former Lubbock [[Mayor]]s Windy Sitton and Alan Henry.<ref name=funeral/>

Former state Senator Robert Duncan, who attended the memorial service, described Jones as "always involved in different types of activities, as a volunteer at the Lions Club, and ... active in the Republican Party, helping the new candidates learn the ropes and understand how to get elected.”<ref name=deathofjones/> Others in attendance were Jones' former election rival, Senator Charles Perry, and former Lubbock [[Mayor]]s Windy Sitton and Alan Henry.<ref name=funeral/>

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