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Laredo City Cemetery
Laredo City Cemetery
| party=[[Republican Party|Republican]]
| party=[[Republican Party|Republican]]
| spouse=Edith Mary Grinnan Finley (married 52 years until his death) <br>
| spouse=Edith Mary Grinnan Finley (married c. 1959-2011, his death)<br>
Five daughters:<br>
Five daughters:<br>
Alicia Finley Richter<br>
Alicia Finley Richter<br>
Three grandchildren<br>
Three grandchildren<br>
Parents:<br>
Parents:<br>
Joe B. Sr. and Florence Finley
Joe B. Sr. and Florence Finley<br>
'''Alma mater''':<br>
[[Holding Institute]] (Laredo)}}
'''Josef Bartlett Finley, Jr.''', known as '''Joe B. Finley''' (August 6, 1924 – September 10, 2011),<ref>{{cite web|url=http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?gl=ROOT_CATEGORY&rank=1&new=1&so=3&MSAV=1&msT=1&gss=ms_f-2_s&gsfn=Josef+Bartlett&gsln=Finley%2C+Jr.&msydy=1924&msypn__ftp=Laredo%2C+Webb%2C+Texas%2C+USA&msypn=78634&msypn_PInfo=8-%7C0%7C1652393%7C0%7C2%7C3249%7C46%7C0%7C3106%7C78634%7C0%7C&cpxt=0&catBucket=rstp&uidh=000&cp=0|title=Josef Bartlett Finley, Jr.|publisher=search.ancestry.com|accessdate=January 30, 2015}}</ref> was a rancher and a [[business]]man in [[Laredo]], [[Texas]], who in 1961 was the driving force behind the establishment of the United Independent School District, which serves a large section of Webb County. In 1964, UISD received nationwide attention as the first school district in Texas to offer bilingual programs.<ref name=rodriguez/>
'''Josef Bartlett Finley, Jr.''', known as '''Joe B. Finley''' (August 6, 1924 – September 10, 2011),<ref>{{cite web|url=http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?gl=ROOT_CATEGORY&rank=1&new=1&so=3&MSAV=1&msT=1&gss=ms_f-2_s&gsfn=Josef+Bartlett&gsln=Finley%2C+Jr.&msydy=1924&msypn__ftp=Laredo%2C+Webb%2C+Texas%2C+USA&msypn=78634&msypn_PInfo=8-%7C0%7C1652393%7C0%7C2%7C3249%7C46%7C0%7C3106%7C78634%7C0%7C&cpxt=0&catBucket=rstp&uidh=000&cp=0|title=Josef Bartlett Finley, Jr.|publisher=search.ancestry.com|accessdate=January 30, 2015}}</ref> was a rancher and a [[business]]man in [[Laredo]], [[Texas]], who in 1961 was the driving force behind the establishment of the United Independent School District, which serves a large section of Webb County. In 1964, UISD received nationwide attention as the first school district in Texas to offer bilingual programs.<ref name=rodriguez/>