Top 14 Life Members of All Time
To wrap up Life Member Celebration Week, we wanted to inspire you with a list of the greatest Life Members of all time.
We tried to come up with a nice round 10, but just too many notables have become Texas Exes lifers over the years. Here we present the top 14.
This is the company you keep. Let us know: who do you consider the grandaddy—or grandmama—of them all?
Claudia Taylor (Lady Bird) Johnson, Life Member No. 259
Ben Crenshaw, Life Member No. 13499
Rex Tillerson, Life Member No. 9257
Bill Moyers, Life Member No. 7304
Billy J. “Red” McCombs, Life Member No. 12494
Barbara Smith Conrad, Life Member No. 15028
Walter Cronkite, Life Member No. 24933
Matthew McConaughey, Life Member No. 33731
Michael Dell, Life Member No. 41440
Catherine Osterman, Life Member No. 49047
Vincent Young, Life Member No. 50010
Denton Cooley, Life Member No. 2093
Darrell K Royal, Life member No. 87
John Wayne, Life Member No. 249
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John Wayne??
It’s a tie! Between Darrel Royal and John Wayne.
Without a doubt, CLAUDIA TAYLOR would be my choice for THE Texas-Ex. She represents the intelligence and grace of a fine Texas lady. The first time I remember being PROUD of anything was when she was FIRST LADY. She graced us with a legacy of beauty, both of her spirit and her contributions to our natural surroundings.
I was in school when she was on the Board of Regents and I was Varsity cheerleader at the time. I always hoped to meet her by chance at some function while in school. Never did. Years later, (like 36 years) I flew to Austin to join friends at the presentation of a MOON ROCK to Walter Chronkite and she was also there. After the presentation she stayed to greet Walter and most of the people stayed and watched the exchange between the two of them. Then everyone started leaving and by chance as we came down off the risers there she was right in front of me in her wheelchair and smiled up at me and said HELLO….I got to tell her how PROUD we’ve always been of her and she said ‘THANK YOU, that’s so sweet’.
I was a great moment for me that I will always cherish.
Tom Landry
Fess Parker
John Chase – the first black person to receive an architecture license in the state of Texas who passed away Thursday at age 87. A true legend!