14 Facts About SJ Stovall

SJ Stovall was an American politician and civil engineer.

SJ Stovall was born on September 26,1925, in Lufkin, Texas.

SJ Stovall moved with his family to Arlington, Texas, in 1950 to take a position as a civil engineer with the United States Army Corps of Engineers.

SJ Stovall worked for Army Corps of Engineers for more than thirty years before his retirement.

SJ Stovall became Mayor of Arlington in January 1977, following the abrupt resignation of his predecessor, Tom Vandergriff.

Council members, including SJ Stovall, were unaware of Vandergriff's intention to resign.

Vandergriff, SJ Stovall's predecessor, has successfully brought the Texas Rangers baseball team and a General Motors assembly plant to Arlington during his tenure in office.

SJ Stovall spearheaded the city's efforts to build the $10 million Arlington Convention Center and Sheraton Hotel on the site of the failed Seven Seas Marine Life Park.

SJ Stovall recruited national companies, such as National Semi-Conductor, to relocate to the city.

SJ Stovall led efforts to construct a new City Hall and create Leadership Arlington, which trained community members for positions within the local government.

SJ Stovall collaborated with the Texas Department of Transportation to build Interstate 20 through Arlington.

SJ Stovall remained on the court until his loss to OL.

SJ Stovall died at a nursing home in Mansfield, Texas, on July 14,2010, at the age of 84.

SJ Stovall was survived by a son, Marc, and a daughter, Beth.