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Richard Rainwater

Paschal, 1962

Chief investment adviser to Fort Worth’s Bass family;

Independent investor; Philanthropist

Richard Rawlings

Eastern Hills, 1987

Entrepreneur; Race car driver; TV personality who founded Gas Monkey Garage

Dewey Redman

I.M. Terrell HS, 1949

Jazz saxophonist and bandleader; Subject of 2001 documentary Dewey Time;

Performed with Ornette Coleman and Keith Jarrett and on Melody Maker’s 1978 Jazz Album of the Year

Mike Renfro

Arlington Heights, 1974

Wide receiver, Houston Oilers and Dallas Cowboys

John V. Roach

Riverside Elementary, Riverside Junior High, Riverside High, 1957

Board chairman, Tandy Corp. and Justin Industries 

Board chairman, TCU • Civic leader

Jack Robinson

Norman Robbins

North Hi Mount, Stripling, Arlington Heights, 1965

Trustee, Fort Worth ISD - Civic leader

Camille Rodriguez

Circle Park, Dunbar, 1986

Trustee, Fort Worth ISD; Podiatrist

Lenora Rolla

Fort Worth Colored High, 1921

Founder, Tarrant County Black

Historical and Genealogical Society

Ginger Rogers

Fifth Ward Elementary, Central High

Academy Award-winning actress (“Kitty Foyle,” 1940);

Dancer; Singer; Kennedy Center honoree; Starred in 73 films

Johnny Rutherford

North Side, 1956 

Indianapolis 500 winner, 1974, 1976, 1980; Motorsports Hall of Fame

Frank Ryan

Paschal, 1954

NFL quarterback • Athletic director, Yale Math Professor/administration, Rice Univ. Information Services director, U.S. House