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District Judge Gary Watkins shaped Odessa's institutions and hospitals
Gary Watkins, former Ector County Judge and long time state representative, died Sunday at Alliance Hospital after treatment at MD Anderson Cancer Center. A UT Austin and UT Law graduate, he helped create hospital districts to save Medical Center Hospital, pushed for four year status for UTPB, and supported Odessa College and TTHealth Sciences Center. Survived by his mother and wife, five children. Funeral mass at St. Elizabeth Ann Seton.
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Gary Watkins
Odessa
Watkins
Alliance Hospital
Houston
MD Anderson Cancer Center
Crane
University of Texas At Austin
UT School of Law
Ector
Appropriations
Medical Center
Ector County
Austin
In the Red
Ck. Medical Center Hospital
Mary Thompson
MCH
Thompson
UTPB
David Watts
Watts
Texas Tech Health Sciences Center
Odessa College
Phil Speegle
Texas National Guard
YMCA
Ector County Bar Association
Permian Basin Regional Planning Commission
American Red Cross
Buffalo Trails Council
Boys Scouts of America
St. Elizabeth Ann Seton Catholic Church
Leona Watkins
Hope Watkins
Trent Watkins
Heather Watkins
Summer Roberson
Chris Roberson
Travis Watkins
Grant Watkins
St. Elizabeth Ann Seton
Mark Woodruff
James Bridges