Former Lubbock Mayor Granberry, who helped lead city after 1970 tornado, dies at 89
Former Lubbock Mayor Granberry, who helped lead city after 1970 tornado, dies at 89 He was 89 when he died over the weekend. Granberry had been in office just 19 days when a powerful tornado system ripped through the city, leaving 26 dead, many more injured and hundreds of millions of dollars in property damage. The former city councilman had been elected as Lubbock's youngest mayor at age 37 in a landslide victory and credited advice from a friend for convincing him to take the mayor's seat early rather than waiting for results of another run-off election on the council. Granberry emphasize...