Background
Womble, Larry W. was born on June 6, 1941 in Winston-Salem, North Carolina, United States. Son of Luchion Owen and Dorothy Gwyn Womble.
Womble, Larry W. was born on June 6, 1941 in Winston-Salem, North Carolina, United States. Son of Luchion Owen and Dorothy Gwyn Womble.
Bachelor of Science, Winston-Salem State University, 1963. Attended, University North Carolina. Attended, Appalachian State University.
A retired educator from Winston-Salem, North Carolina, Womble is currently serving in his ninth term in the state House. After sustaining injuries in a car crash, he announced in 2012 that he would not run for another term. 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 Bachelor of Surgery 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 Editor.S. in Administration and an Advanced Principal"s Certificate from Appalachian State University in 1979. 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.
Member of Urban Laegue, North Carolina Association Education, National Education Association, National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (vice president, Winston-Salem Chap 1985), Winston-Salem State University Alumni Association.