Longtime Arlington First Lady Dies of Cancer
Vandergriff, 82, died Saturday after being diagnosed with leukemia less than two weeks earlier
By STACIA SMITH
Updated 12:45 PM CST, Mon, Jul 6, 2009
Anna Waynette Vandergriff, wife of former Tarrant County Judge and long-time Arlington mayor Tom Vandergriff, died Saturday, only two weeks after being diagnosed with leukemia.
Vandergriff, 82, was the first lady of Arlington for 26 years and was a tireless supporter of Arlington and of her husband’s political career, which included 13 terms as Arlington mayor.
She was a graduate of Arlington High School and North Texas Agricultural College, which later became known as the University of Texas at Arlington.
Funeral arrangements are pending.
First Published: Jul 6, 2009 11:57 AM CST
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