Delwin L. Jones (April 2, 1924 – July 25, 2018) was an American politician, who, prior to 2011, was the oldest member of the

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Background

Political life

Currently, Republican Dustin Burrows, a Lubbock native, holds the House District 83 seat. In the Republican primary held on May 29, 2012, Jones, at the age of eighty-eight, failed in a bid to unseat Perry. Jones survived his illness. In 2015, Jones received the George Mahon Award, named for former

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George Mahon, from the Lubbock Professional Chapter of the Association for Women in Communications.

Death

Jones died at the age of 94. He was interred at the

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. Former state Senator Robert Duncan described Jones as "always involved in different types of activities, as a volunteer at the Lions Club, and ... active in the Republican Party, helping the new candidates learn the ropes and understand how to get elected.”

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Jones, Delwin 1924 births 2018 deaths Members of the Texas House of Representatives People from Lubbock, Texas Texas Tech University alumni Businesspeople from Texas Texas Democrats Texas Republicans United States Army Air Forces personnel of World War II 21st-century American politicians Military personnel from Texas 20th-century American businesspeople