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| − | |name=Joseph Guy Rollins Jr. | + | |name=Joseph Guy Rollins Jr.<br> |
| | + | (Texas Attorney General) |
| | |birth_date=April 1918 | | |birth_date=April 1918 |
| | |birth_place=Merit, Hunt County, [[Texas]] 21 | | |birth_place=Merit, Hunt County, [[Texas]] 21 |
| | |death_date=November | | |death_date=November |
| | 2, 1918 (aged 90) | | 2, 1918 (aged 90) |
| − | |death_place= Boulder, [[Colorado]] | + | |death_place= Boulder, [[Colorado]]<br> |
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| − | (1) Texas Attorney General
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| − | (2) Houston assistant city attorney
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| − | (3) private practice
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| | '''Alma mater''': <br> | | '''Alma mater''': <br> |
| | [[Texas A&M University]]<br> | | [[Texas A&M University]]<br> |
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| | |spouse=Sarah Finch "Skippy" Rollins<br> | | |spouse=Sarah Finch "Skippy" Rollins<br> |
| | '''Children''':<br> | | '''Children''':<br> |
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| | Guy Rollins<br> | | Guy Rollins<br> |
| | Sally R. Sodal<br> | | Sally R. Sodal<br> |
| | Edna Gary Thomas<br> | | Edna Gary Thomas<br> |
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| | + | *(1) A prominent Texas lawyer, Rollins handled major cases for Attorney General Will Wilson, for the City of Houston, where he resided for more than four decades, and in private practice. |
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| | *(2) During World War II, Rollins was the commanding officer of the USS Curlew United States Navy in the Caribbean Sea charged with defense of the Panama Canal. | | *(2) During World War II, Rollins was the commanding officer of the USS Curlew United States Navy in the Caribbean Sea charged with defense of the Panama Canal. |
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| | *(5) A linguist, Rollins spoke French, Spanish, and [[Germany|German]].}} | | *(5) A linguist, Rollins spoke French, Spanish, and [[Germany|German]].}} |
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| | '''Joseph Guy Rollins, Jr.''', known as '''Joe Rollins,''' (April 21, 1918 &ndash November 2, 2008), known as Joe Rollins, was a prominent Texas [[attorney]] and civic leader, perhaps best known for his successful fight against a lawsuit[1] iregarding cost overruns and construction delays in the establishment of what became George Bush International Airport in [[Houston, Texas|Houston]]. | | '''Joseph Guy Rollins, Jr.''', known as '''Joe Rollins,''' (April 21, 1918 &ndash November 2, 2008), known as Joe Rollins, was a prominent Texas [[attorney]] and civic leader, perhaps best known for his successful fight against a lawsuit[1] iregarding cost overruns and construction delays in the establishment of what became George Bush International Airport in [[Houston, Texas|Houston]]. |