Larry T. Justus
Larry Thomas Justus (30 April 1932 – 20 October 2002) was a Republican member of the North Carolina House of Representatives from Hendersonville, North Carolina; he served nine consecutive terms.
Justus was born in Hendersonville and educated at . After graduating from the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, he served in the United States Air Force, where he reached the rank of lieutenant colonel.[1]
He was first appointed to the State Assembly in 1985 to fill the 50th District seat vacated by Charles Hughes' resignation.[2] He served nine terms and was seeking re-election for a tenth (to the newly established 117th District) when he died in late October 2002. Because his name remained on the ballot and he received a majority of votes cast, the local Republican party named his widow, Carolyn K. Justus, to fill his seat.[3][4]
The western campus of the North Carolina Justice Academy was named the Larry T. Justus Western Justice Academy in his honor in 2004.[5]
References[]
- ^ North Carolina Manual 2001-2002. North Carolina Secretary of State. 2001. p. 552.
- ^ "Justus' first bill". Times-News. Hendersonville, North Carolina. March 1, 1985. p. 5.
- ^ "Rep. Justus' wife picked to finish out his assembly term". Star-News. Associated Press. November 5, 2002. p. 4B.
- ^ Glancy, Gary (December 29–30, 2010). "Top 10 stories: Elections bring big changes". BlueRidgeNow.com. Times-News, Hendersonville, North Carolina.
- ^ "History of the Justice Academy". North Carolina Justice Academy. Retrieved February 1, 2016.
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