Rex J Givens

Born December 6, 1941 Died November 28, 2019

Born in LAWTON Ok to DA & Jo Givens

Graduated From Lawton high school class of 1959. Studied and graduated from Oklahoma university and OU law school. Served in the US Army capital JAG Corps in Korea. Taught business law at Cameron University. Practice law with Newcombe and Redman firm. Was appointed a federal judge. Served as Lawton city councilman. Was campaign manager for and on the staff at US representative Dave McCurdy. Owned a restaurant in crested Butte Colorado. Founder of Lawton Enhancement Trust Authority. Director of development for Museum of Great Plains. Retired to Santa Fe New Mexico where he was on the board of Santa Fe Mountain center and was active in the community. He was survived by a brother, Dee Givens and a sister-in law Babs Givens of Tyler Texas, two nieces, Janis (Givens) Ferguson-Craig of Lawton OK and Dena (Givens) Gregorio of Rockwall TX, 3 great nieces and a nephew. Rex loved his retirement in Santa Fe as he enjoyed artistic painting, cooking, gardening, traveling the untitled states with his fabulous friends.