LittleSis: James Lecil Huffines, Jr

James Lecil "J.L." Huffines, Jr., 85, passed away peacefully at his home in Dallas on Wednesday, January 7, 2009, following a long battle with prostate cancer. He was born July 8, 1923, in Mexia, Texas to James Lecil Huffines, Sr. and Jewell Mae Harwell Huffines. The automotive business founded by his father in 1924 grew to eight dealerships in Plano, McKinney, Denton and Lewisville. Huffines acquired his own dealership in Commerce Texas in 1951. After the war he returned to Texas A & M University where he finished his degree in 1947. Immediately after purchasing his first dealership he was recalled to military service for the Korean War with the 66th Tank Regiment. In addition to the automobile dealerships, he was active in ranching and many other businesses. Over his career he served as the full-time, active president of Citizens National Bank in Greenville as well as later the president of Bank of Dallas. He also served as the chairman of the Board of Directors for both of those banks in addition to, at times, Arlington National Bank, North Texas Bank of Lewisville, and American National Bank of Plano. He was a partner with H.R. Bright in the ownership of the Dallas Cowboys football team. He is survived by his wife, Sydney, his four sons and their wives, James and Patty, Ray and Ann, Phillip and Holly, and Donald and Mary Catherine. Also surviving are his step-son and his wife, James and Lynette Thweatt, his step-daughter, Becky Thweatt and eighteen grandchildren.

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Forrest E Hoglund	John Cornyn, Ralph Moody Hall, Kay Bailey Hutchison, Pete Sessions, Dick Armey, Phil Gramm, George W Bush, Republican National Committee, RNC Republican National State Elections Committee, Freedom Works PAC, Dallas Entrepreneur Political Action Committee, National Republican Congressional Cmte
Cary M Maguire	John Cornyn, Ralph Moody Hall, Orrin Hatch, Kay Bailey Hutchison, Sam Johnson, Pete Sessions, Phil Gramm, George W Bush, Republican National Committee, Freedom Works PAC, Dallas Entrepreneur Political Action Committee, National Republican Congressional Cmte
Sam Wyly	John Cornyn, Ralph Moody Hall, Kay Bailey Hutchison, Sam Johnson, Pete Sessions, Lamar Seeligson Smith, Dick Armey, Phil Gramm, George W Bush, Republican National Committee, RNC Republican National State Elections Committee, Freedom Works PAC
Erle Nye	John Cornyn, Ralph Moody Hall, Orrin Hatch, Kay Bailey Hutchison, Sam Johnson, Pete Sessions, Dick Armey, Phil Gramm, George W Bush, Republican National Committee, RNC Republican National State Elections Committee, Dallas Entrepreneur Political Action Committee
Harlan Crow	John Cornyn, Orrin Hatch, Kay Bailey Hutchison, Pete Sessions, Lamar Seeligson Smith, Dick Armey, Phil Gramm, George W Bush, Republican National Committee, RNC Republican National State Elections Committee, Freedom Works PAC
Lee Roy Mitchell	John Cornyn, Ralph Moody Hall, Kay Bailey Hutchison, Sam Johnson, Pete Sessions, Dick Armey, Phil Gramm, George W Bush, Republican National Committee, RNC Republican National State Elections Committee, Dallas Entrepreneur Political Action Committee
Dan W Cook III	John Cornyn, Orrin Hatch, Kay Bailey Hutchison, Sam Johnson, Pete Sessions, Phil Gramm, George W Bush, Republican National Committee, RNC Republican National State Elections Committee, Dallas Entrepreneur Political Action Committee, National Republican Congressional Cmte
James A Gibbs	John Cornyn, Ralph Moody Hall, Kay Bailey Hutchison, Sam Johnson, Pete Sessions, Dick Armey, Phil Gramm, George W Bush, Republican National Committee, RNC Republican National State Elections Committee, Dallas Entrepreneur Political Action Committee
Charles J Wyly III	John Cornyn, Kay Bailey Hutchison, Sam Johnson, Pete Sessions, Lamar Seeligson Smith, Dick Armey, Phil Gramm, George W Bush, Republican National Committee, Freedom Works PAC, Dallas Entrepreneur Political Action Committee
Ross Perot Jr	John Cornyn, Ralph Moody Hall, Kay Bailey Hutchison, Sam Johnson, Pete Sessions, Lamar Seeligson Smith, Dick Armey, Phil Gramm, George W Bush, Republican National Committee, Freedom Works PAC
Henry J Smith	John Cornyn, Ralph Moody Hall, Orrin Hatch, Kay Bailey Hutchison, Pete Sessions, Phil Gramm, George W Bush, Republican National Committee, RNC Republican National State Elections Committee, Freedom Works PAC, Dallas Entrepreneur Political Action Committee
Michael Keiser	John Cornyn, Orrin Hatch, Kay Bailey Hutchison, Ron Paul, Dick Armey, Phil Gramm, George W Bush, Republican National Committee, RNC Republican National State Elections Committee, Freedom Works PAC, National Republican Congressional Cmte
Jere W Thompson	John Cornyn, Orrin Hatch, Kay Bailey Hutchison, Sam Johnson, Pete Sessions, Dick Armey, Phil Gramm, George W Bush, Republican National Committee, Dallas Entrepreneur Political Action Committee
Thomas Gilbert Loeffler	John Cornyn, Kay Bailey Hutchison, Sam Johnson, Pete Sessions, Lamar Seeligson Smith, Phil Gramm, George W Bush, Republican National Committee, RNC Republican National State Elections Committee, Freedom Works PAC
Elloine Clark	John Cornyn, Ralph Moody Hall, Kay Bailey Hutchison, Sam Johnson, Ron Paul, Pete Sessions, George W Bush, Republican National Committee, Freedom Works PAC, Dallas Entrepreneur Political Action Committee
Herman Lay	John Cornyn, Ralph Moody Hall, Kay Bailey Hutchison, Sam Johnson, Pete Sessions, Phil Gramm, George W Bush, Republican National Committee, RNC Republican National State Elections Committee, Dallas Entrepreneur Political Action Committee
Trammell S Crow	John Cornyn, Ralph Moody Hall, Orrin Hatch, Kay Bailey Hutchison, Pete Sessions, Phil Gramm, George W Bush, Republican National Committee, RNC Republican National State Elections Committee, National Republican Congressional Cmte
Leslie Rose	John Cornyn, Orrin Hatch, Kay Bailey Hutchison, Ron Paul, Pete Sessions, Dick Armey, Phil Gramm, George W Bush, Republican National Committee, RNC Republican National State Elections Committee
B M Rankin Jr	John Cornyn, Kay Bailey Hutchison, Sam Johnson, Pete Sessions, Dick Armey, George W Bush, Republican National Committee, RNC Republican National State Elections Committee, Freedom Works PAC, Dallas Entrepreneur Political Action Committee
John Harbin	John Cornyn, Kay Bailey Hutchison, Sam Johnson, Pete Sessions, Dick Armey, Phil Gramm, George W Bush, Republican National Committee, Freedom Works PAC, Dallas Entrepreneur Political Action Committee

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Forrest E Hoglund