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Roy Butler remembered
It seems like only last year that we lost Lester Palmer, Austin mayor in the 1960s and namesake for the Palmer Events Center.
It seems like only last month that I chatted with Roy Butler, Austin mayor during the 1970s (though not the namesake for nearby Butler Park as many assume).
He died yesterday at age 83.
Late in life, businessman Roy and his wife Ann followed personal paths of charitable and civic leadership. His most touching contributions dealt with the Austin Police Department, with which he never lost touch.
I didn’t know Roy well, but he and the Butler clan always treated me with kindness.
Some prominent Austinites, including Ben Bentzin, Don Carlton and Jackie Goodman, along with current and former police commanders, have already signed the Legacy.com guest book in his honor.
You are invited to follow their example.
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By sean murphy
November 15, 2009 8:34 AM | Link to this
A great man to work for fair, and honest.
He will be greatly missed.My family send our thoughts and prayers to the Butler family.
By Larry
November 14, 2009 3:29 PM | Link to this
A couple years ago we also lost former Mayor Jeff Friedman, who followed Roy Butler as mayor. He was much younger than either Butler or Palmer. All three successfully led Austin through a turbulent era. It was a period of time where all of us fell in love with Austin.