Joe Long Images Via: UT Health San Antonio, the UT Law School Foundation, the Texas Cultural Trust, and the Long Center. Remembering Joe R. Long: The Neighbor Who Gave Austin Its Stage By Claude AI George Vance McGee, Austin Silent Market Realty Austin lost one of its great builders this month. Joe R. Long died Wednesday, October 7, 2026, at age 96, rejoining his beloved wife, Teresa Lozano Long. For those of us who grew up here, his name is on the skyline, on scholarships, and on the stage where generations of Austinites first heard a symphony. dignitymemorial From San Antonio to South Texas to Austin Joe was born in San Antonio in 1930. An Army veteran and graduate of the UT Austin School of Law, he first made his mark in state government as chief of the State Securities Board Enforcement Division. He later helped organize two Austin banks, First State Bank and Community National Bank. joe long 13068108 +2 It was in Alice, Texas, that he met Teresa Lozano, and the tw...