Larry W. Womble Explained

Office:Member of the North Carolina House of Representatives
Term Start:January 1, 1995
Term End:January 1, 2013
Predecessor:Annie Brown Kennedy
Successor:Evelyn Terry
Constituency:66th District (1995-2003)
71st District (2003-2013)
Party:Democratic
Birth Name:Larry Wayne Womble
Birth Date:6 June 1941
Birth Place:Winston-Salem, North Carolina
Death Place:Winston-Salem, North Carolina
Profession:educator
Alma Mater:Winston-Salem State University, University of North Carolina - Greensboro, Appalachian State University

Larry Wayne Womble[1] (June 6, 1941 – May 14, 2020) was a Democratic member of the North Carolina General Assembly representing the state's seventy-first House district, including constituents in Forsyth County. A retired educator from Winston-Salem, North Carolina, Womble served nine terms in the state House.[2] After sustaining injuries in a car crash, he announced in 2012 that he would not run for another term.[3]

Womble was born in Winston-Salem, North Carolina to the late Owen Luchion and Dorothy Gwyn Womble and attended Forsyth County public schools. He earned a B.S. degree in Education at Winston-Salem State University in 1963, and then attended the University of North Carolina - Greensboro where he earned a Master of Education degree in Administration (and a Principal's Certificate) in 1977. He later earned an Ed.S. in Administration and an Advanced Principal's Certificate from Appalachian State University in 1979.[4]

Womble launched his political career at the age of 40, with his election to the Winston-Salem Board of Aldermen. He served on the Board until 1993, and was elected to the North Carolina General Assembly in 1995.[5]

He died at his home in Winston-Salem on May 14, 2020, aged 78, after a period of declining health.[6]

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Notes and References

  1. https://www.ncleg.gov/documentsites/legislativepublications/Legislative%20Analysis%20Division/Commissions,%20Committees,%20Interim%20Studies%20Report/2005-2006%20Legislative%20Commissions%20Non-Standing%20Committees%20Interim%20Studies.pdf 2005-2006 Legislative Commissions Non-Standing Committees Interim Studies
  2. Web site: Representative Larry Womble (Dem). https://web.archive.org/web/20101123022930/http://www.ncga.state.nc.us/gascripts/members/viewMember.pl?sChamber=House&nUserID=107 . 2010-11-23 . 2023-09-27.
  3. http://projects.newsobserver.com/under_the_dome/womble_wont_run_parmon_bids_for_senate_seat News & Observer: Womble won't run, Parmon bids for Senate seat
  4. Web site: North Carolina (NC) State Representative Larry W. Womble [NC House of Representatives] - Official Profile - FREEDOMSPEAKS.COM . 2009-11-07 . https://web.archive.org/web/20110711030431/http://www.freedomspeaks.com/official/52136/north-carolina-(nc)-state-representative-larry-w-womble-%5Bnc-house-of-representatives%5D . 2011-07-11 . dead .
  5. Web site: Larry W. Womble.
  6. https://abc11.com/larry-womble-obit-social-justice-act-eugenics/6186171/ Larry Womble, racial justice advocate, former state lawmaker dies at 78