RIP

The Day Pierce Allman Met Lee Harvey Oswald

By Shelby Skrhak / November 29, 2022 /

The young reporter who may have unwittingly said, “Thank you” to President John F. Kennedy’s alleged assassin passed away Friday at the age of 88. Pierce Allman, the father of Dallas real estate and co-founder of Allie Beth Allman & Associates Real Estate, was a newsman for WFAA-Radio that fateful day in Dallas. Allman’s authoritative…

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Pierce Allman, Father of Dallas Real Estate, RIP

By Candy Evans / November 28, 2022 /

It is with heavy hearts we report on the death of Pierce Allman, co-owner of the eponymous real estate firm Allie Beth Allman & Associates. He was a Dallas-based journalist, public relations executive, community leader, philanthropist, civic enthusiast, long-time resident of Highland Park, and SMU alumnus. Allman died Friday, November 25, the day after Thanksgiving.…

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RIP, Mary Frances Burleson, Champion of Ebby Halliday Companies

By Candy Evans / November 27, 2022 /

An icon of Dallas real estate has left us: Mary Frances Burleson, longtime president and CEO of the Ebby Halliday Companies. The Ebby Halliday Companies announced that Burleson, 87, died Sunday morning of natural causes. Burleson famously began as the secretary of Mrs. Ebby Halliday, the company’s namesake founder, and rose to become the company’s…

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Bright Realty CEO Chris Bright Has Died at 70

By Mike Albanese / August 4, 2022 /

Chris Bright oversaw Bright Realty and Bright Industries, a company founded by his father more than 60 years ago.  Chris Bright, CEO of Bright Realty and Bright Industries, died on July 11 in Plano at the age of 70.  Bright oversaw Bright Realty, as well as its parent company, Bright Industries, as CEO. He led…

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Dotty Griffith, RIP

By Candy Evans / September 17, 2021 /

We have heavy hearts. We learned this week that Dotty Griffith, the trailblazing Texas food journalist, Daily Texan Hall of Fame honoree, cookbook author, and longtime restaurant critic at The Dallas Morning News, has passed. Pancreatic cancer claimed Dotty on Sept. 13. She died while surrounded by her dear family in her East Dallas home. She…

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