William Gray Sears

Background

Sears, William Gray was born on October 18, 1910 in Houston, Texas, United States. Son of William Gray and Betty Bringhurst (Gaines) Sears.

Education

Student, Rice University, 1929. Juris Doctor, South Texas College Law, 1935.

Career

Attorney, Federal Land Bank of Houston, 1935-1938; assistant city attorney, Houston, 1938-1940; 1st assistant city attorney, 1946-1948; city attorney, 1948-1956; partner, Hofheinz, Sears, James & Burns, Houston, 1956-1961; partner, Sears & Burns, Houston, 1962-1990; retired, Sears & Burns, Houston, 1985.

Achievements

• William Gray Sears has been listed as a reputable lawyer by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Trustee Retina Research Foundation Major Army of the United States, 1940-1946. Fellow Texas Bar Foundation (life). Member American Bar Association, Federal Bar Association, Houston Bar Association, American Judicature Society, National Institute Municipal Law Officers, Texas State Bar, American History, Southwestern History Association, Philosophical Society Texas, National Trust History Preservation, American Heritage Association, Retired Officers Association, Delta Theta Phi (scholarship key).

Connections

Son of; married Maurine Rawlings, September 14, 1935. Children: Betty Sears Munson), William Gray III (deceased), Charles R.

Father:

William Gray Sears

Mother:

Betty Bringhurst (Gaines) Sears

Spouse:

Maurine Rawlings

child:

William Gray III Sears (deceased)

child:

Betty Sears Munson) Sears

child:

Charles R. Sears