RIP
I had the honor and pleasure of getting to know Virginia Cook — co-founder of Virginia Cook Realtors, who died July 13 at the age of 84 — on one of the greatest excursions of my life: an overnight trip to Costa Rica on a private jet to check out an enclave under development by…
Loyd Taylor, one of this city’s most iconic interior designers and taste meisters, died July 1 in hospice care. He was 89. Sixty-four years ago, Loyd and his long-time partner, Paxton Gremillion, opened a boutique antiques showroom, Loyd-Paxton, on Sale Street in Dallas. It quickly became the talk of the town. Loyd once told me it…
Dallas has lost another one of its most significant architects, Ron Wommack. Tall and handsome, extremely approachable and down-to-earth, Wommack created an impressive portfolio of contemporary residential designs, including the Mitchell Lofts, Buena Vista Townhomes, and Commerce Street Townhomes. He also designed 4111 Cole Condos, near Fitzhugh and Central Expressway. The Abilene-native architect died at his Farmers Branch home…
Dallas has lost another icon of real estate — Ellen Terry. The tiny, energy-packed powerhouse real estate agent and broker had a life story that inspired hundreds of agents as she showed them the way to sell homes and make a living. Her name was found on many a high-profile contract in the 1980s and…
We are saddened to tell you of a great loss to our real estate community, and the loss of a great personal friend, Robert Wayne Owens. The dapper, perfect Southern gentleman to the core was an agent with Dave Perry-Miller Real Estate. Born in Florence, South Carolina, and raised in Charleston, Robert Wayne was a…
