Janey Slaughter Briscoe, a ranchwoman, philanthropist and former Texas first lady. She was the wife of the 41st Governor of the State of Texas. She constantly campaigned with her husband in his bids for governor and was instrumental in having the Texas Governor's Mansion named a National Historical Landmark.
[10/14/00] "Former Texas first lady Janey Slaughter Briscoe, who constantly campaigned with her husband in his bids for governor and was instrumental in having the Texas Governor's Mansion named a National Historical Landmark, has died. She was 76.
'For 58 years, Janey and I have been partners in al of our activities – our ranching business, our political career and every other facet of our life. She has ben a full and vital part of everything that we have done,' said former Gov. Dolph Briscoe Jr., 77, who led the state from 1972 to 1978.
Briscoe, in a telephone interview from his Uvalde ranch, said his wife died Thursday of heart problems at University Hospital in San Antonio.
A funeral is scheduled for Sunday at the Rushin-Estes-Knowles Chapel in Uvalde. She will be buried at the family's Briscoe Rio Frio Ranch, about 20 miles north of Uvalde.
Briscoe credited his wife for his political successes: his election to the Texas House from Uvalde four times from 1948 to 1956 and two successful gubernatorial campaigns in 1972 and 1974.
'I would never have won the first race for the state legislature in 1948 were it not for Janey,' he said. Briscoe said his wife campaigned with him house to house and farm to farm.
Mrs. Briscoe, born in Columbia, Mo., on November 30, 1923, was raised in Austin and earned a bachelor's degree in education from the University of Texas, where she met her future husband.
As first lady of Texas, she garnered national recognition for the governor's white antebellum mansion in 1974, having it designated as a National Historic Landmark by the Interior Department.
Mrs. Briscoe worked with the Texas Department of Mental Health and Mental Retardation to help develop the state's sheltered workshop program to provide work for the handicapped. She also created the state's runaway hot line in 1973.
After Dolph Briscoe was defeated in the 1978 Democratic primary, the couple returned to their Uvalde ranch and remained involved in politics and community activities in South Texas.
In 1997, University Hospital in San Antonio named its children's center in Mrs. Briscoe's honor. In October 1999, the Briscoes were honored with a Civic Virtue Award by the Freedom of Information of Texas, which also named an endowment fund for them.
In addition to her husband, survivors include two daughters, Janey Briscoe Marmion of Uvalde and Cele Briscoe Carpenter of Dallas; a son, Dolph Briscoe III of Carrizo Springs; and six grandchildren."
[1985 bio] "JANEY BRISCOE of Uvalde was appointed to a six-year term on The University of Texas System Board of Regents by Governor Bill C1ements on January 9, 1981.
Mrs. Briscoe received her B. S. and M. S. degrees in Education from The University of Texas at Austin. She is a graduate of the Stephen F. Austin High School in Austin, Texas.
She is the wife of former Governor Dolph Briscoe, and she took part in numerous public service activities during the six years she served as the First Lady of Texas. She was Chairman of The Generation Connection, which coordinated the efforts of human welfare and service agencies to increase public awareness of the needs of mature Texas citizens. She also founded and headed the First Lady's Volunteer Program which helped coordinate the activities of volunteer groups across the state.
Mrs. Briscoe has worked closely with Mental Health and Mental Retardation projects for the handicapped and with Sheltered Workshops providing work for the handicapped.
She played a vital role on the Mansion Committee of the Arts and Humanities to preserve the historical significance of the Governor's Mansion.
She is a founding member of De Las Encinas Chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution; a past president of the Texas Sheep and Goat Raisers Auxiliary; a director of Uvalde United Fund and a Cub Scout leader for seven years. she continues to work with The Girl Scouts and serves as a board member of the Uvalde Opera House Restoration. Mrs. Briscoe is a member of the Uvalde Music Club, American Association of University Women and the Uvalde El Progress Library.
Mrs. Briscoe is a student of sculpture and studies at McNay Art Institute in San Antonio. She frequently gives talks on Texas' first ladies.
She and Governor Briscoe have three children: Dolph III, Janey Vaughan, and Cele Carpenter. They attend the Baptist Church and make their home at Rio Frio Ranch in Uvalde.
[10/14/00] "Former Texas first lady Janey Slaughter Briscoe, who constantly campaigned with her husband in his bids for governor and was instrumental in having the Texas Governor's Mansion named a National Historical Landmark, has died. She was 76.
'For 58 years, Janey and I have been partners in al of our activities – our ranching business, our political career and every other facet of our life. She has ben a full and vital part of everything that we have done,' said former Gov. Dolph Briscoe Jr., 77, who led the state from 1972 to 1978.
Briscoe, in a telephone interview from his Uvalde ranch, said his wife died Thursday of heart problems at University Hospital in San Antonio.
A funeral is scheduled for Sunday at the Rushin-Estes-Knowles Chapel in Uvalde. She will be buried at the family's Briscoe Rio Frio Ranch, about 20 miles north of Uvalde.
Briscoe credited his wife for his political successes: his election to the Texas House from Uvalde four times from 1948 to 1956 and two successful gubernatorial campaigns in 1972 and 1974.
'I would never have won the first race for the state legislature in 1948 were it not for Janey,' he said. Briscoe said his wife campaigned with him house to house and farm to farm.
Mrs. Briscoe, born in Columbia, Mo., on November 30, 1923, was raised in Austin and earned a bachelor's degree in education from the University of Texas, where she met her future husband.
As first lady of Texas, she garnered national recognition for the governor's white antebellum mansion in 1974, having it designated as a National Historic Landmark by the Interior Department.
Mrs. Briscoe worked with the Texas Department of Mental Health and Mental Retardation to help develop the state's sheltered workshop program to provide work for the handicapped. She also created the state's runaway hot line in 1973.
After Dolph Briscoe was defeated in the 1978 Democratic primary, the couple returned to their Uvalde ranch and remained involved in politics and community activities in South Texas.
In 1997, University Hospital in San Antonio named its children's center in Mrs. Briscoe's honor. In October 1999, the Briscoes were honored with a Civic Virtue Award by the Freedom of Information of Texas, which also named an endowment fund for them.
In addition to her husband, survivors include two daughters, Janey Briscoe Marmion of Uvalde and Cele Briscoe Carpenter of Dallas; a son, Dolph Briscoe III of Carrizo Springs; and six grandchildren."
[1985 bio] "JANEY BRISCOE of Uvalde was appointed to a six-year term on The University of Texas System Board of Regents by Governor Bill C1ements on January 9, 1981.
Mrs. Briscoe received her B. S. and M. S. degrees in Education from The University of Texas at Austin. She is a graduate of the Stephen F. Austin High School in Austin, Texas.
She is the wife of former Governor Dolph Briscoe, and she took part in numerous public service activities during the six years she served as the First Lady of Texas. She was Chairman of The Generation Connection, which coordinated the efforts of human welfare and service agencies to increase public awareness of the needs of mature Texas citizens. She also founded and headed the First Lady's Volunteer Program which helped coordinate the activities of volunteer groups across the state.
Mrs. Briscoe has worked closely with Mental Health and Mental Retardation projects for the handicapped and with Sheltered Workshops providing work for the handicapped.
She played a vital role on the Mansion Committee of the Arts and Humanities to preserve the historical significance of the Governor's Mansion.
She is a founding member of De Las Encinas Chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution; a past president of the Texas Sheep and Goat Raisers Auxiliary; a director of Uvalde United Fund and a Cub Scout leader for seven years. she continues to work with The Girl Scouts and serves as a board member of the Uvalde Opera House Restoration. Mrs. Briscoe is a member of the Uvalde Music Club, American Association of University Women and the Uvalde El Progress Library.
Mrs. Briscoe is a student of sculpture and studies at McNay Art Institute in San Antonio. She frequently gives talks on Texas' first ladies.
She and Governor Briscoe have three children: Dolph III, Janey Vaughan, and Cele Carpenter. They attend the Baptist Church and make their home at Rio Frio Ranch in Uvalde.
Janey Slaughter Briscoe, a ranchwoman, philanthropist and former Texas first lady. She was the wife of the 41st Governor of the State of Texas. She constantly campaigned with her husband in his bids for governor and was instrumental in having the Texas Governor's Mansion named a National Historical Landmark.
[10/14/00] "Former Texas first lady Janey Slaughter Briscoe, who constantly campaigned with her husband in his bids for governor and was instrumental in having the Texas Governor's Mansion named a National Historical Landmark, has died. She was 76.
'For 58 years, Janey and I have been partners in al of our activities – our ranching business, our political career and every other facet of our life. She has ben a full and vital part of everything that we have done,' said former Gov. Dolph Briscoe Jr., 77, who led the state from 1972 to 1978.
Briscoe, in a telephone interview from his Uvalde ranch, said his wife died Thursday of heart problems at University Hospital in San Antonio.
A funeral is scheduled for Sunday at the Rushin-Estes-Knowles Chapel in Uvalde. She will be buried at the family's Briscoe Rio Frio Ranch, about 20 miles north of Uvalde.
Briscoe credited his wife for his political successes: his election to the Texas House from Uvalde four times from 1948 to 1956 and two successful gubernatorial campaigns in 1972 and 1974.
'I would never have won the first race for the state legislature in 1948 were it not for Janey,' he said. Briscoe said his wife campaigned with him house to house and farm to farm.
Mrs. Briscoe, born in Columbia, Mo., on November 30, 1923, was raised in Austin and earned a bachelor's degree in education from the University of Texas, where she met her future husband.
As first lady of Texas, she garnered national recognition for the governor's white antebellum mansion in 1974, having it designated as a National Historic Landmark by the Interior Department.
Mrs. Briscoe worked with the Texas Department of Mental Health and Mental Retardation to help develop the state's sheltered workshop program to provide work for the handicapped. She also created the state's runaway hot line in 1973.
After Dolph Briscoe was defeated in the 1978 Democratic primary, the couple returned to their Uvalde ranch and remained involved in politics and community activities in South Texas.
In 1997, University Hospital in San Antonio named its children's center in Mrs. Briscoe's honor. In October 1999, the Briscoes were honored with a Civic Virtue Award by the Freedom of Information of Texas, which also named an endowment fund for them.
In addition to her husband, survivors include two daughters, Janey Briscoe Marmion of Uvalde and Cele Briscoe Carpenter of Dallas; a son, Dolph Briscoe III of Carrizo Springs; and six grandchildren."
[1985 bio] "JANEY BRISCOE of Uvalde was appointed to a six-year term on The University of Texas System Board of Regents by Governor Bill C1ements on January 9, 1981.
Mrs. Briscoe received her B. S. and M. S. degrees in Education from The University of Texas at Austin. She is a graduate of the Stephen F. Austin High School in Austin, Texas.
She is the wife of former Governor Dolph Briscoe, and she took part in numerous public service activities during the six years she served as the First Lady of Texas. She was Chairman of The Generation Connection, which coordinated the efforts of human welfare and service agencies to increase public awareness of the needs of mature Texas citizens. She also founded and headed the First Lady's Volunteer Program which helped coordinate the activities of volunteer groups across the state.
Mrs. Briscoe has worked closely with Mental Health and Mental Retardation projects for the handicapped and with Sheltered Workshops providing work for the handicapped.
She played a vital role on the Mansion Committee of the Arts and Humanities to preserve the historical significance of the Governor's Mansion.
She is a founding member of De Las Encinas Chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution; a past president of the Texas Sheep and Goat Raisers Auxiliary; a director of Uvalde United Fund and a Cub Scout leader for seven years. she continues to work with The Girl Scouts and serves as a board member of the Uvalde Opera House Restoration. Mrs. Briscoe is a member of the Uvalde Music Club, American Association of University Women and the Uvalde El Progress Library.
Mrs. Briscoe is a student of sculpture and studies at McNay Art Institute in San Antonio. She frequently gives talks on Texas' first ladies.
She and Governor Briscoe have three children: Dolph III, Janey Vaughan, and Cele Carpenter. They attend the Baptist Church and make their home at Rio Frio Ranch in Uvalde.
[10/14/00] "Former Texas first lady Janey Slaughter Briscoe, who constantly campaigned with her husband in his bids for governor and was instrumental in having the Texas Governor's Mansion named a National Historical Landmark, has died. She was 76.
'For 58 years, Janey and I have been partners in al of our activities – our ranching business, our political career and every other facet of our life. She has ben a full and vital part of everything that we have done,' said former Gov. Dolph Briscoe Jr., 77, who led the state from 1972 to 1978.
Briscoe, in a telephone interview from his Uvalde ranch, said his wife died Thursday of heart problems at University Hospital in San Antonio.
A funeral is scheduled for Sunday at the Rushin-Estes-Knowles Chapel in Uvalde. She will be buried at the family's Briscoe Rio Frio Ranch, about 20 miles north of Uvalde.
Briscoe credited his wife for his political successes: his election to the Texas House from Uvalde four times from 1948 to 1956 and two successful gubernatorial campaigns in 1972 and 1974.
'I would never have won the first race for the state legislature in 1948 were it not for Janey,' he said. Briscoe said his wife campaigned with him house to house and farm to farm.
Mrs. Briscoe, born in Columbia, Mo., on November 30, 1923, was raised in Austin and earned a bachelor's degree in education from the University of Texas, where she met her future husband.
As first lady of Texas, she garnered national recognition for the governor's white antebellum mansion in 1974, having it designated as a National Historic Landmark by the Interior Department.
Mrs. Briscoe worked with the Texas Department of Mental Health and Mental Retardation to help develop the state's sheltered workshop program to provide work for the handicapped. She also created the state's runaway hot line in 1973.
After Dolph Briscoe was defeated in the 1978 Democratic primary, the couple returned to their Uvalde ranch and remained involved in politics and community activities in South Texas.
In 1997, University Hospital in San Antonio named its children's center in Mrs. Briscoe's honor. In October 1999, the Briscoes were honored with a Civic Virtue Award by the Freedom of Information of Texas, which also named an endowment fund for them.
In addition to her husband, survivors include two daughters, Janey Briscoe Marmion of Uvalde and Cele Briscoe Carpenter of Dallas; a son, Dolph Briscoe III of Carrizo Springs; and six grandchildren."
[1985 bio] "JANEY BRISCOE of Uvalde was appointed to a six-year term on The University of Texas System Board of Regents by Governor Bill C1ements on January 9, 1981.
Mrs. Briscoe received her B. S. and M. S. degrees in Education from The University of Texas at Austin. She is a graduate of the Stephen F. Austin High School in Austin, Texas.
She is the wife of former Governor Dolph Briscoe, and she took part in numerous public service activities during the six years she served as the First Lady of Texas. She was Chairman of The Generation Connection, which coordinated the efforts of human welfare and service agencies to increase public awareness of the needs of mature Texas citizens. She also founded and headed the First Lady's Volunteer Program which helped coordinate the activities of volunteer groups across the state.
Mrs. Briscoe has worked closely with Mental Health and Mental Retardation projects for the handicapped and with Sheltered Workshops providing work for the handicapped.
She played a vital role on the Mansion Committee of the Arts and Humanities to preserve the historical significance of the Governor's Mansion.
She is a founding member of De Las Encinas Chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution; a past president of the Texas Sheep and Goat Raisers Auxiliary; a director of Uvalde United Fund and a Cub Scout leader for seven years. she continues to work with The Girl Scouts and serves as a board member of the Uvalde Opera House Restoration. Mrs. Briscoe is a member of the Uvalde Music Club, American Association of University Women and the Uvalde El Progress Library.
Mrs. Briscoe is a student of sculpture and studies at McNay Art Institute in San Antonio. She frequently gives talks on Texas' first ladies.
She and Governor Briscoe have three children: Dolph III, Janey Vaughan, and Cele Carpenter. They attend the Baptist Church and make their home at Rio Frio Ranch in Uvalde.
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