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'''James Harlan Granberry, Sr.''', known as '''Jim Granberry''' (June 23, 1932 – March 5, 2021 ), was an orthodonitst and [[business]]man remembered as the [[mayor]] of [[Lubbock]], [[Texas]], who guided the city through a series of [[tornado]]es that shattered the region on May 11, 1970.<ref>{{cite web|url=Former Lubbock Mayor Granberry, who helped lead city after 1970 tornado, dies at 89 (lubbockonline.com)|title=Former Lubbock Mayor Granberry, who helped lead city after 1970 tornado, dies at 89|author=Adam D. Young|publisher=''the Lubbock Avalanche-Journal''|date=March 7, 2021|accessdate=March 9, 2021}}</ref>
'''James Harlan Granberry, Sr.''', known as '''Jim Granberry''' (June 23, 1932 – March 5, 2021 ), was an orthodonitst and [[business]]man remembered as the [[mayor]] of [[Lubbock]], [[Texas]], who guided the city through a series of [[tornado]]es that shattered the region on May 11, 1970.<ref>{{cite web|url=Former Lubbock Mayor Granberry, who helped lead city after 1970 tornado, dies at 89 (lubbockonline.com)|title=Former Lubbock Mayor Granberry, who helped lead city after 1970 tornado, dies at 89|author=Adam D. Young|publisher=''the Lubbock Avalanche-Journal''|date=March 7, 2021|accessdate=March 9, 2021}}</ref>
Nineteen days after he became mayor, the tornadoes struck the city. Granberry said that he and a united city council mobilized to direct the rebuilding of the city. He said that he was limited in what could be accomplished but termed Mayor Pro Tempore [[Deaton Rigsby]] his "right-hand man" in the reconstruction.<ref>{{cite web|url=Former Lubbock councilman, school trustee Rigsby dies - News - Lubbock Avalanche-Journal - Lubbock, TX (lubbockonline.com)|title=Former Lubbock councilman, school trustee Rigsby dies|author=Adam D. Young|publisher=''The Lubbock Avalanche-Journal''|date=May 6, 2019|accessdate=March 9, 2021}}</ref>
Nineteen days after he became mayor, the tornadoes struck the city. Granberry said that he and a united city council mobilized to direct the rebuilding of the city. He said that he was limited in what could be accomplished but termed Mayor Pro Tempore [[Deaton Rigsby]] his "right-hand man" in the reconstruction.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.lubbockonline.com/news/20190506/former-lubbock-councilman-school-trustee-rigsby-dies|title=Former Lubbock councilman, school trustee Rigsby dies|author=Adam D. Young|publisher=''The Lubbock Avalanche-Journal''|date=May 6, 2019|accessdate=March 9, 2021}}</ref>
Granberry did not seek reelection in 1972 and was succeeded by [[Morris "Moe" Turner]]. Earlier from 1966 to 1970, he was a member of the city council. Mayors and council members in Texas are all officially nonpartisan, but Granberry was known to be a [[Republican Party|Republican]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://mylife.com/James Granberry/e332317423356|title=James Granberry (H)|publisher=mylife.com|accessdate=March 9, 2021}}</ref>
Granberry did not seek reelection in 1972 and was succeeded by [[Morris "Moe" Turner]]. Earlier from 1966 to 1970, he was a member of the city council. Mayors and council members in Texas are all officially nonpartisan, but Granberry was known to be a [[Republican Party|Republican]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://mylife.com/James Granberry/e332317423356|title=James Granberry (H)|publisher=mylife.com|accessdate=March 9, 2021}}</ref>