Obituaries

John Baines used his gift of song for 40 years in Denton, serving and supporting dozens of local nonprofits and community organizations in North Texas. He was a founding member of the Denton Black Chamber of Commerce and the Denton Blues Festival. He died July 13 at age 73.

A 65-year-old Kerrville man is dead after floodwaters swept away his mobile home.

The community leader died at 78 on July 12, a family spokesperson confirmed to the Fort Worth Report. Additional information was not immediately available.

The Bedford-based Christian network announced Lamb’s death on Thursday. She was 65.

Cluck, who also worked as a physician and led the push for AT&T Stadium and major city growth, leaves a legacy of reshaping Arlington.

The Rev. Jesse Jackson was a lifelong civil rights advocate until his death Tuesday at the age of 84.

Bivens announced in November she had been diagnosed with pancreatic cancer.

A prolific presence in automotive media until he retired in 2022, Ed Wallace was the car and truck critic for the Fox 4 morning show, Good Day, and hosted a five-hour Saturday program on KLIF Radio called Wheels with Ed Wallace.

Kafka was a fixture at the Texas and U.S. Capitols, pushing lawmakers to make housing, transportation and voting more accessible for people with disabilities.

Frank Moss, who served on City Council for 12 years and led the preservation of the city’s Black community history, died at 81.

Paige was the first school superintendent ever to serve as secretary of education, a position he held under the George W. Bush administration for four years.

The son of Cuban immigrants, Malo and his band blended country, rock and roll, folk, jump blues, Latin music and Cajun rhythms into a distinct sound anchored by his unmistakable voice.