Maury Maverick, Jr.

was born on January 3, 1921 in San Antonio to Maury Maverick Sr. and Terrell

Dobbs Maverick. He died on January 28, 2003 in San Antonio.

Maverick graduated in 1938 from the Texas Military Institute. He

received a bachelor of arts degree in economics from the University of Texas

at Austin in Austin. He attended Loyola Law School in Los Angeles and was

graduated from St. Mary's University in San Antonio in 1949. During World

War II, Maverick served in the U.S. Marines, achieving the rank of major. In

1951 he was elected as a Democrat to serve in the Texas House of

Representatives and served until 1957. In 1960, he ran unsuccessfully as a

Democrat for the U.S. Senate seat vacated by Lyndon B. Johnson.

On December 25, 1966, Maverick married Julia Orynski. During his

career as a lawyer, Maverick won important civil rights cases, including two

landmark victories before the U.S. Supreme Court. During the Vietnam War, he

defended numerous conscientious objectors. In 1991, the American Bar

Association gave him the John Minor Wisdom Public Interest and Professional

Award for his handling of more than 300 pro bono cases.

In 1980, when Maverick was 59, he started a second career as a

newspaper columnist for the San Antonio Express-News. In 1997, a compedium

of his columns were published as 'Texas Iconoclast' by Allan O. Kownslar. He

taught political science at St. Mary's University and Incarnate Word

College. In addition, he was a member of the editorial board of The Texas

Observer, and was a former co-chair of the national advisory council of the

American Civil Liberties Union.

Maverick is survived by his wife, Julia, his sister, Terrellita, and

numerous nephews, nieces, and cousins.

Pallbearers are Herschel Bernard, Cary Clack, Merritt Clements, Jack Elder, Gerald Goldstein and Bob Richter.