Larry W. Womble

Template:Short description Template:Infobox officeholder Larry Wayne Womble<ref>2005-2006 Legislative Commissions Non-Standing Committees Interim Studies</ref> (June 6, 1941 – May 14, 2020) was a Democratic member of the North Carolina General Assembly representing the state's seventy-first House district, including constituents in Forsyth County. A retired educator from Winston-Salem, North Carolina, Womble served nine terms in the state House.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> After sustaining injuries in a car crash, he announced in 2012 that he would not run for another term.<ref>News & Observer: Womble won't run, Parmon bids for Senate seat Template:Webarchive</ref>

Womble was born in Winston-Salem, North Carolina to the late Owen Luchion and Dorothy Gwyn Womble and attended Forsyth County public schools. He earned a B.S. degree in Education at Winston-Salem State University in 1963, and then attended the University of North Carolina - Greensboro where he earned a Master of Education degree in Administration (and a Principal's Certificate) in 1977. He later earned an Ed.S. in Administration and an Advanced Principal's Certificate from Appalachian State University in 1979.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

Womble launched his political career at the age of 40, with his election to the Winston-Salem Board of Aldermen. He served on the Board until 1993, and was elected to the North Carolina General Assembly in 1995.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

He died at his home in Winston-Salem on May 14, 2020, aged 78, after a period of declining health.<ref>Larry Womble, racial justice advocate, former state lawmaker dies at 78</ref>

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