23-02-2014, 01:09 AM
I just learned of my friend Earl Golz' passing. He has been on my mind the last few weeks. Been meaning to give Lois, his wife, a call.
The obit in the local rag where he wrote during the last part of his life "neglects" to mention the work that he is the most famous for.
Earl Golz
1934 - 2014 | Obituary | Condolences
Earl Golz, a journeyman reporter and editor who worked at the American-Statesman in the 1990s, died in Austin on New Year's Day. He was 79.
His career highlight might have been a triumphant legal settlement following his firing from the Dallas Morning News in the early 1980s after he wrote an article drawing attention to a troubled bank.
Golz, represented by famed attorney Racehorse Haynes, responded with a libel lawsuit after the bank placed full-page ads in several newspapers claiming the article was false. The bank, whose former president was sent to prison, would settle the claim for roughly $150,000, said his wife Lois.
Published in Austin American-Statesman on Jan. 12, 2014
- See more at: http://www.legacy.com/obituaries/statesm...V6KMz.dpuf
The obit in the local rag where he wrote during the last part of his life "neglects" to mention the work that he is the most famous for.
Earl Golz
1934 - 2014 | Obituary | Condolences
Earl Golz, a journeyman reporter and editor who worked at the American-Statesman in the 1990s, died in Austin on New Year's Day. He was 79.
His career highlight might have been a triumphant legal settlement following his firing from the Dallas Morning News in the early 1980s after he wrote an article drawing attention to a troubled bank.
Golz, represented by famed attorney Racehorse Haynes, responded with a libel lawsuit after the bank placed full-page ads in several newspapers claiming the article was false. The bank, whose former president was sent to prison, would settle the claim for roughly $150,000, said his wife Lois.
Published in Austin American-Statesman on Jan. 12, 2014
- See more at: http://www.legacy.com/obituaries/statesm...V6KMz.dpuf