Virginia Beth Tucker Blomgren March 12, 1941 – March 15, 2023 By Shari Goldstein Stern Virginia Beth Tucker Blomgren passed away in Dallas on March 15, 2023, three days following her 82nd birthday. She was born in 1941 in Dallas. The Tucker family lived on Ash Lane in East Dallas when their first daughter was […]
October 17, 1950 — January 15, 2023 I have fought the good fight, I have finished the race, I have kept the faith. 2 Timothy 4:7 Roderick Roy MacElwain passed away peacefully on Sunday, Jan. 15 following a heroic battle with cancer. Roderick impacted the lives of virtually […]
2013 – 2022 George the Rooster was a truly special egg — one in a million. If there was ever a rooster who had a hero’s heart, it was George. He was known and loved by many people across North Texas and even around the world. He nobly died protecting his flock. George was a […]
September 15, 1955 – May 11, 2022 According to the journal Scientific American, nearly 13,000 years ago, a fragmentary comet collided with North America, creating a massive impact and leaving in its wake large deposits of nanodiamonds. On September 15, 1955, the Earth was again rattled with the arrival of George Trotter Swanson, born on […]
December 13, 1964 – February 5, 2022 By Shari Goldstein Stern Larry Mead was still a young man when he passed away Saturday, February 5 in a house fire in far East Dallas. The Texas native graduated from North Mesquite High School. He did coursework at Eastfield College, and then earned an associate degree in […]
Trey Johnson October 2, 1968 – January 31, 2022 By Preston Jones/KXT 91.7 Trey Johnson, a long-time fixture on the Dallas music scene, died Jan. 31. He was 53 years old. Johnson, an accomplished solo artist who also earned acclaim as a member of Sorta (with the late Carter Albrecht), was one of the founders […]
Paul Virgil Toler Paul Virgil Toler was born March 16, 1946 in Pineville, W. Va. to Simon Pete Toler and Ethel Madline Toler. Paul served in the Army from 1967 to 1970, where he also served in the Vietnam War. He received medals for Military Merit and the Bronze Star. In 1971, Paul started an […]
Dotty Griffith Food critic, accomplished author and former The Dallas Morning News and Katy Trail Weekly restaurant reviewer Dotty Griffith died on September 13. She was 71. The Terrell native battled pancreatic cancer and died at her East Dallas home. Griffith was born to Edward M. and Dorothy Koch Griffith in 1949 in Terrell, Texas. […]
Visitation and a reception for Armando is scheduled for Thursday, July 29 from 5-8 p.m. at Anderson Clayton Gonzalez, 1111 Military Parkway in Mesquite, 75149. A rosary service will occur Thursday, July 29 at 7 p.m. at Anderson Clayton Gonzalez Funeral Home Chapel. Esparza’s friends and family will gather for his funeral on Friday, July […]
By Shari Goldstein Stern “The family of Carol Parker Gray was grateful to host the many long time East Dallas friends and Woodrow Wilson High School (Woodrow) alumni from the ’50s at a special celebration of her life on June 23,” said Cathy Nance, Woodrow ’74. Cathy is the daughter of Woodrow’s beloved alumna, Carol […]