Jan. 30, 1989: Died:Lloyd Bensten, Sr. TIME--The Weekly Newsmagazine--1989 Jan. 30, 1989 The Bush Era Begins
Time Magazine MILESTONES, Page 59

DIED. Lloyd Bentsen Sr., 95, founder of a south Texas cattle and real estate empire and father of Texas Senator Lloyd Bentsen; in a traffic accident at a rural intersection near Mission, Texas. Known as Mr. Lloyd, the senior Bentsen apparently drove past a stop sign and collided with another car, whose occupants were not seriously injured.