John F. “Jack” Lubben III, 80, a longtime felony protection lawyer in Dallas with a memorable deep voice, died Jan. 24 at his dwelling in Austin.
He was the grandson of John Lubben, the enterprise associate of The Dallas Morning News founder G. B. Dealey. The Information was based in 1885.
Lubben was born in Houston and raised in McAllen. He lived in Dallas for greater than 40 years, till he and his spouse, Ann Logan-Lubben, moved to Austin in 2013 to be nearer to household.
Logan-Lubben stated her husband was impressed by his father, a doctor, to do volunteer work and by his grandfather’s newspaper background to check historical past and political science on the College of Texas. He went to regulation faculty at St. Mary’s College and graduated in 1968.
“His grandfather was an accountant and apparently ok with numbers that G.B. Dealey allowed him to assist him open The Dallas Morning Information,” his spouse stated.
Lubben believed that everybody deserved illustration and labored with these experiencing homelessness in Dallas, she stated. After he retired, he continued to volunteer in Austin, the place he delivered Meals on Wheels all through the pandemic.
He’s survived by his spouse of 54 years, son Mark Andrew Lubben and daughter Shanna Alexandra Lubben, in addition to grandchildren Jennifer and Jordan Lubben, and Isabella, Liam, and Katrianna Edwards, in addition to great-grandchild, Isabel Lubben.
A funeral mass is about for 10 a.m. Feb. 6 at St. Catherine of Siena Catholic Church, 4800 Convict Hill Highway, Austin, with the Rev. Lou Brusatti presiding. A small reception in honor of his life will observe at midday at Jack Allen’s Kitchen, 7720 W. Hwy 71, Austin.
Donations in lieu of flowers could also be made to Loaves and Fishes, Austin Meals on Wheels or the Central Texas Meals Financial institution.
