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Roy Blake, Sr. Full Name: Roy Morris Blake, Sr. Date of birth: March 29, 1928 Date of death: March 4, 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 S 3 Jan 8, 1985 - Jan 10, 1989 70th (1)   69th   70th (1)   Democrat Nacogdoches / Nacogdoches Senate President Pro Tempore (70th)   Anderson, Angelina, Cherokee, Hardin, Jasper, Montgomery, Nacogdoches, Newton, Polk, Rusk, Sabine, San Augustine, San Jacinto, Shelby, Tyler S 3 Jan 11, 1983 - Jan 8, 1985 68th (2)   Democrat Nacogdoches / Nacogdoches   Anderson, Angelina, Cherokee, Hardin, Jasper, Montgomery, Nacogdoches, Newton, Polk, Rusk, Sabine, San Augustine, San Jacinto, Shelby, Tyler S 3 Jan 9, 1979 - Jan 11, 1983 66th   67th   Democrat Nacogdoches / Nacogdoches   Anderson, Angelina, Cherokee, Hardin, Henderson, Jasper, Kaufman, Nacogdoches, Newton, Panola, Rusk, Sabine, San Augustine, Shelby, Tyler S 3 Feb 28, 1978 - Jan 9, 1979 65th (3) (4) (5) (6)   Democrat Nacogdoches / Nacogdoches   Anderson, Angelina, Cherokee, Hardin, Henderson, Jasper, Kaufman, Nacogdoches, Newton, Panola, Rusk, Sabine, San Augustine, Shelby, Tyler H 4 Jan 11, 1977 - Jan 10, 1978 65th (3) (4) (5) (6)   Democrat Nacogdoches / Nacogdoches   Nacogdoches, Panola, Shelby H 4 Jan 14, 1975 - Jan 11, 1977 64th   Democrat Nacogdoches / Nacogdoches   Nacogdoches, Panola, Shelby H 4 Jan 9, 1973 - Jan 14, 1975 63rd   Democrat Nacogdoches / Nacogdoches   Nacogdoches, Panola, Shelby (1) 70th Legislature - Senate President Pro Tempore, Ad Interim R.S., elected 6/1/1987; 1st C.S., elected 6/2/1987; Ad Interim 1st C.S., elected 6/3/1987; 2nd C.S., elected 6/22/1987; and Ad Interim 2nd C.S., elected 7/21/1987. Senate Journal. (2) 68th Legislature - Drawing for Terms of Office, 3/17/1983, p. 495. Drew 2-year term (also see message from President, p. 467). Senate Journal. (3) Proclamation, 12/15/1977, ordering a special election in House District 4 on 2/18/1978 to serve out the unexpired term of the Honorable Roy Blake. Governor Dolph Briscoe. (4) In Senate, Roy M. Blake, in special election 2/18/1978, took office 2/28/1978, succeeded Don G. Adams, resigned 12/31/1977. In House, James W. Haley, sworn 3/1/1978, succeeded Roy M. Blake, resigned 1/10/1978. (Haley's first session was 65th 2nd C.S.) Members of the Texas Congress 1836-1845; Members of the Texas Legislature 1846-2004, 2005. (5) Roy Blake House resignation letter, 11/17/1977 - states House resignation effective 1/10/1978. Texas House of Representatives, Chief Clerk's Office. (6) Haley elected State Representative District 4 in special election 2/18/1978. Texas Secretary of State - Election Dates Including Special Elections, 1966-2001.   Biographical Notes and Resources top Selected Newspaper articles Resolutions and Journal entries 66th Legislature, R.S., SR 364. Resolutions - Congratulatory and Honorary. 67th Legislature, R.S., SR 414. Resolutions - Congratulatory and Honorary. 68th Legislature, R.S., SR 380. Resolutions - Congratulatory and Honorary. 69th Legislature, R.S., SR 248. Resolutions - Congratulatory and Honorary. 79th Legislature, R.S., HR 193. Relatives: Roy Blake, Sr. - father; Roy Blake, Jr. - son. Resolutions - Congratulatory and Honorary. Biographical Sketches Memorial biographical sketch and photo. A State of Remembrance, 2017. Biographical sketch and photo. Texas Senate, 66th Legislature, 1979. Biographical sketch and photo. Texas Senate, 67th Legislature, 1981. Biographical sketch and photo. Texas Senate, 68th Legislature, 1983. Biographical sketch and photo. Texas Senate, 69th Legislature, 1985. Biographical sketch and photo. Texas Senate, 70th Legislature, 1987. Other Resources Obituary and photos, death date 3/4/2017. Cason Monk-Metcalf Funeral Directors. Texas Monthly's Best and Worst Legislators Named one of the 'Used Furniture'. Best and Worst Legislators 1987. Photographs Photograph. Roy Blake, 70th Legislature, State Preservation Board Photograph. Roy Blake, 69th Legislature, State Preservation Board Photograph. Roy Blake, 68th Legislature, State Preservation Board Photograph. Roy Blake, 67th Legislature, State Preservation Board Photograph. Roy M. Blake, 66th Legislature, State Preservation Board Photograph. Roy M. Blake, 65th Legislature, State Preservation Board Photograph. Roy M. Blake, 64th Legislature, State Preservation Board Photograph. Roy M. Blake, 63rd Legislature, State Preservation Board Composite Photographs on Display in the Capitol 65th session composite photo of Senate members (Ground floor corridor, west wall. GE.L1). State Preservation Board. 66th session composite photo of Senate members (Ground floor corridor, west wall. GE.L1). State Preservation Board. 67th session composite photo of Senate members (Ground floor corridor, west wall. GE.L1). State Preservation Board. 68th session composite photo of Senate members (Ground floor corridor, west wall. GE.L1). State Preservation Board. 69th session composite photo of Senate members (Ground floor corridor, north wall. GE.C1). State Preservation Board. 70th session composite photo of Senate members (Ground floor corridor, north wall. GE.C1). State Preservation Board. 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. Committee Informationtop 70th R.S. - 1987 Administration, Special (Chair)  Committee of the Whole Senate   Economic Development   Finance   Nominations, Special   Rules, Special (Vice Chair)  State Affairs (Vice Chair)  69th R.S. - 1985 Administration, Special (Chair)  Committee of the Whole Senate   Economic Development   Finance   Nominations, Special   State Affairs   68th R.S. - 1983 Administration (Chair)  Committee of the Whole Senate   Committee of the Whole Senate, Subcommittee on Finance   Finance   Rules, Special (Vice Chair)  State Affairs   State Affairs Subcommittee on Nominations   67th R.S. - 1981 Administration (Chair)  Finance   New Federalism, Task Force   State Affairs   State Affairs Subcommittee on Nominations   State-Municipal Planning, Interim (Vice Chair)  66th R.S. - 1979 Charitable Organizations, Interim   Human Resources   Human Resources Subcommittee on Consumer Affairs (Vice Chair)  Intergovernmental Relations   State Affairs   State Affairs Subcommittee on Nominations   65th R.S. - 1977 Administration   Administration Subcommittee on Rules   Appropriations   Calendars (Chair)  Drugs and Alcohol Abuse and Control, Select   Finance   Jurisprudence   64th R.S. - 1975 Alternatives to Public School Financing, Special   Appropriations   House Administration   Reapportionment (Chair)  63rd R.S. - 1973 Education   Education Subcommittee on Higher Education   Elections   Intergovernmental Affairs

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