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Title: Texas oilman and former GOP gubernatorial candidate Clayton Williams dies at 88
Post by: corbe on February 16, 2020, 03:39:44 pm: Texas oilman and former GOP gubernatorial candidate Clayton Williams dies at 88

By Marty Johnson - 02/16/20 09:23 AM EST

Texas oilman, philanthropist and one-time gubernatorial candidate Clayton Williams died Friday at the age of 88.

Williams died at his home in Midland, Texas, after a battle with pneumonia, his nephew Clay Pollard told the Associated Press.

An alumnus of Texas A&M University, Williams gave millions of dollars to the school over the years, and the schoolâ€™s alumni center is named after him.
He was also remembered by others in the Texas community as a "generous benefactor," according to the wire service.

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https://thehill.com/homenews/state-watch/483265-texas-oilman-and-former-gubernatorial-candidate-dies-at-88 (https://thehill.com/homenews/state-watch/483265-texas-oilman-and-former-gubernatorial-candidate-dies-at-88)
Title: Re: Texas oilman and former GOP gubernatorial candidate Clayton Williams dies at 88
Post by: TomSea on February 16, 2020, 09:44:27 pm: Rest In Peace. Is it thought he blew that election to Ann Richards? I remember that election. That remark about the weather. I'm not sure if that was a big turnoff to voters.
Title: Re: Texas oilman and former GOP gubernatorial candidate Clayton Williams dies at 88
Post by: IsailedawayfromFR on February 17, 2020, 11:15:39 am: He had some of the characteristics as Trump - successful businessman and told it they way it was without the PC crap, although quite a bit more crudely than DT.

Went to a business meeting with him once and I lost count how many times he swore. His jokes were amusing too.
Title: Re: Texas oilman and former GOP gubernatorial candidate Clayton Williams dies at 88
Post by: thackney on February 17, 2020, 12:12:44 pm: Quote from: TomSea on February 16, 2020, 09:44:27 pm
Rest In Peace. Is it thought he blew that election to Ann Richards? I remember that election. That remark about the weather. I'm not sure if that was a big turnoff to voters.

I was here at the time and I'm sure joking about rape was a large turnoff and the deciding factor.

Also many people realized anyone stupid enough to make that joke in front of a bunch of reporters was really stupid.

https://www.texastribune.org/2020/02/15/clayton-williams-oilman-and-colorful-candidate-texas-governor-dies/ (https://www.texastribune.org/2020/02/15/clayton-williams-oilman-and-colorful-candidate-texas-governor-dies/)
Title: Re: Texas oilman and former GOP gubernatorial candidate Clayton Williams dies at 88
Post by: catfish1957 on February 17, 2020, 01:35:34 pm: Quote from: corbe on February 16, 2020, 03:39:44 pm
Texas oilman and former GOP gubernatorial candidate Clayton Williams dies at 88

RIP, but sure didn't appreciate his unleashing of Ann Richards on our state.
Title: Re: Texas oilman and former GOP gubernatorial candidate Clayton Williams dies at 88
Post by: Ghost Bear on February 17, 2020, 02:43:56 pm: ... I don't want to go all "Mandela Effect" or anything, but I honestly thought that he had died a couple of years ago. :shrug: