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Eleanor Tinsley has died Yes, the one the park is named after Rate Topic: -----

#1 User is offline   kylejack 

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Posted Tuesday, February 10, 2009 at 2:43 PM

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Eleanor Tinsley, an eight-term veteran of the City Council who was among the first women elected to citywide office, died this morning, Councilwoman Sue Lovell has confirmed. She was 82.

The cause of death was not immediately available, nor was information about funeral services.

Tinsley was a fierce and early advocate for the visual environment, battling a profusion of billboards in a fight that only recently reached a resolution and committing great energy to the development parks and green space.


http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/metrop...an/6256146.html
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Posted Tuesday, February 10, 2009 at 3:07 PM

View Postkylejack, on Tuesday, February 10th, 2009 @ 1:43pm, said:

http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/metrop...an/6256146.html

They should name a park or something after her. . . in her honor. . . :)

J/K

I actually never knew who she was and what she meant to Houston until now. It amazes me how people get more attention when the pass away.
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Posted Tuesday, February 10, 2009 at 4:29 PM

View PostPumapayam, on Tuesday, February 10th, 2009 @ 2:07pm, said:

They should name a park or something after her. . . in her honor. . . :)

J/K

I actually never knew who she was and what she meant to Houston until now. It amazes me how people get more attention when the pass away.



There is a park. I think it's on Allen Pkwy near the Sabine bridge.

She did so many things for this city.
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Posted Tuesday, February 10, 2009 at 4:34 PM

View Postrsb320, on Tuesday, February 10th, 2009 @ 3:29pm, said:

There is a park. I think it's on Allen Pkwy near the Sabine bridge.

She did so many things for this city.

I knew I should have included " :rolleyes: "

Actually that is the only reason I know "of the name", because of the park, but I never knew why she was so important to Houston.
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Posted Tuesday, February 10, 2009 at 5:15 PM

View PostPumapayam, on Tuesday, February 10th, 2009 @ 3:34pm, said:

I knew I should have included " :rolleyes: "

Actually that is the only reason I know "of the name", because of the park, but I never knew why she was so important to Houston.



At least she got to see in her lifetime, the removal of unsightly billboards (mostly). This was a major initiative of hers in the 80's.
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