Obituaries by Molly Ivins

“J.F. met Ms. Clay once too, at a liberal gathering in Arlington just a few months ago. For a very frail old lady whose top speed was 25 m.p.h., Ms. Clay got around a lot. J.F. says meeting her made the whole trip to Arlington worthwhile. She was that kind of lady. Just meeting her was enough to make a trip to Arlington worthwhile.”

Read Online

Molly Ivins, “Roberta Clay,” Texas Observer, March 15, 1974, accessed August 2, 2016, http://archives.texasobserver.org/issue/1974/03/15#page=15.