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Robert C. 'Frank' Gaston Full Name: Robert Cecil "Frank" Gaston, Jr. Date of birth: September 19, 1928 Date of death: May 26, 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 33-M Jan 13, 1981 - Jan 11, 1983 67th   Republican Dallas / Dallas   Dallas H 33-M Jan 9, 1979 - Jan 13, 1981 66th   Republican Dallas / Dallas   Dallas H 33-M Jan 11, 1977 - Jan 9, 1979 65th   Republican Dallas / Dallas   Dallas H 33-M Jan 14, 1975 - Jan 11, 1977 64th   Republican Dallas / Dallas   Dallas H 33-M Jan 9, 1973 - Jan 14, 1975 63rd   Republican Dallas / Dallas   Dallas   Biographical Notes and Resources top Selected Newspaper articles Biographical Sketches Photo and obituary, Robert Cecil 'Frank' Gaston, Jr., birth date 9/19/1928, death date 5/26/2017. Dignity Memorial. Military Service Notes United States Air Force, 1st Lieutenant, Korea. Military grave marker, Robert C. Gaston, birth date 9/19/1928, death date 5/26/2017, burial in Dallas-Fort Worth National Cemetery, Dallas. Find a Grave. Texas Monthly's Best and Worst Legislators Named one of the 'Furniture'. Best and Worst Legislators, 1973. Photographs Photograph. R.C. (Frank) Gaston, 67th Legislature, State Preservation Board Photograph. Robert C. Gaston, 66th Legislature, State Preservation Board Photograph. Robert C. Gaston, 65th Legislature, State Preservation Board Photograph. Robert C. Gaston, 64th Legislature, State Preservation Board Photograph. R.C. 'Frank' Gaston, 63rd Legislature, State Preservation Board Composite Photographs on Display in the Capitol 63rd session composite photo of House members (Ground floor corridor, south wall. GW.C1). State Preservation Board. 64th session composite photo of House members (Ground floor corridor, south wall. GW.C1). State Preservation Board. 65th session composite photo of House members (Ground floor corridor, south wall. GW.L1). State Preservation Board. 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. Committee Informationtop 67th R.S. - 1981 Elections   Higher Education   66th R.S. - 1979 Higher Education   Judicial Affairs   65th R.S. - 1977 Environmental Affairs   Environmental Affairs Subcommittee on Appropriative Matters   Environmental Affairs Subcommittee on Wildlife Preservation (Chair)  Higher Education   Higher Education Subcommittee on Junior Institutions   64th R.S. - 1975 Higher Education   Transportation   63rd R.S. - 1973 Business and Industry   Business and Industry Subcommittee on Real Estate   Intergovernmental Affairs   Transportation

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