Larry Wayne Womble (June 6, 1941 – May 14, 2020) was a Democratic member of the

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representing the state's seventy-first

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district, including constituents in

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County. A retired educator from

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, Womble served nine terms in the state House. After sustaining injuries in a car crash, he announced in 2012 that he would not run for another term. Womble was born in Winston-Salem, North Carolina to the late Owen Luchion and Dorothy Gwyn Womble and attended Forsyth County public schools. He earned a B.S. degree in Education at

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in 1963, and then attended the University of North Carolina - Greensboro where he earned a Master of Education degree in Administration (and a Principal's Certificate) in 1977. He later earned an Ed.S. in Administration and an Advanced Principal's Certificate from

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in 1979. Womble launched his political career at the age of 40, with his election to the

Winston-Salem Winston-Salem is a city and the county seat of Forsyth County, North Carolina, United States. In the 2020 census, the population was 249,545, making it the second-largest municipality in the Piedmont Triad region, the 5th most populous city in N ...

Board of Aldermen. He served on the Board until 1993, and was elected to the North Carolina General Assembly in 1995. He died at his home in Winston-Salem on May 14, 2020, aged 78, after a period of declining health.Larry Womble, racial justice advocate, former state lawmaker dies at 78
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, - Democratic Party members of the North Carolina House of Representatives 1941 births 2020 deaths Politicians from Winston-Salem, North Carolina 21st-century American legislators Winston-Salem State University alumni University of North Carolina at Greensboro alumni Appalachian State University alumni Educators from North Carolina North Carolina city council members 21st-century North Carolina politicians {{NorthCarolina-politician-stub