Gregg County District Judge Dies on Lake Tyler

GREGG COUNTY - Gregg County District Judge, and former District Attorney, Bill Jennings, died Saturday of a massive heart attack.

Game Warden Chris Green says Mr. Jennings was sailing his boat in Lake Tyler with a couple friends.

His companions say he collapsed with an apparent massive heart attack.

They tried reviving him, but couldn't.

Emergency crews also arrived on scene, but couldn't revive Mr. Jennings.

Bill Jennings has lived in East Texas his whole life, graduating from Longview High School, Kilgore College, and Stephen F. Austin.

He was 53 years old.