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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