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Farewell to The Chief: RIP David Kunkle

By Candy Evans / July 18, 2023 /

Former Dallas Police Chief David Kunkle, a pillar of leadership for the Dallas Police Department from 2004 to 2010, the man who upgraded the culture and spirit of the department bringing it into the modern era of policing, died peacefully on Friday morning, July 14. The former chief was married to Dallas real estate lobbyist…

The Late Raquel Welch Was a ‘Goddess’ in Dallas

By CandysDirt.com Contributor / February 18, 2023 /

By Nancy Smith Special Contributor Raquel Welch, the brunette bombshell actress of film, television, and stage, passed away in her L.A. home Wednesday after a brief illness at age 82. As a journalist, I fondly recall my own interactions with Welch, who had several Dallas connections decades apart. When I was the business editor for…

In Memoriam: The Real Estate Community Remembers Those we Lost in 2022

By CandysDirt / December 31, 2022 /

In the past 12 months, the Dallas Fort-Worth real estate community has experienced the pang of loss as legends in the industry have passed on. This year, the sting is still fresh as many are still mourning the loss of the beloved Pierce Allman, co-founder of Allie Beth Allman and Associates and local historian, as…

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…

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.…