SAN ANTONIO — Saturday was a big day for San Antonio’s first female mayor.
Lila Cockrell celebrated her 97th birthday, with KENS 5 Anchor Deborah Knapp leading attendees of the San Antonio Women’s Hall of Fame in singing “Happy Birthday.” The former mayor discussed her new book and signed some copies.
Cockrell was elected as the Alamo City’s first female mayor in 1975 and served until 1981 before later being re-elected in 1989.