Armstrong, R. Wright (Robert Wright), 1892-1966

Railroad executive, civic leader, veteran, musician, University Board Member. Born in 1892 in Brownwood, Texas. Served in World War I and World War II. Vice-president of the Fort Worth and Denver Railroad and served on the Board of Directors of Texas Technological College from 1961-1966. Member of the Committee of Governing Boards of State Supported Universities, Texas Transportation Institute, West Texas Chamber of Commerce, Brownwood Chamber of Commerce, Texas Heritage Foundation, and American Society of Traffic and Transportation. Was active in music with Al G. Fred's Minstrels, Neil O"Brians's Minstrels, and the Old Gray Mare Brand of Brownwood. Died in 1966 in Fort Worth, Texas.