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Gary, Ord 1

August 20, 2026

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In 2000, El Paso officials and residents debated a proposal to rename Artcraft Road as Ord Gary Drive in honor of Ord Gary, a prominent El Paso cotton farmer, businessman, and county commissioner who died in 1967. Gary’s daughter, Wilma Gary-Hayes, age 79, led the effort with Canutillo resident…

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