Tributes
Funeral Arrangements Set for Former DPD Chief David Kunkle
The funeral for former Dallas police chief David Kunkle will be at 10 a.m. July 19 at Sparkman Hillcrest Funeral Home.
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Kansas City Chiefs Matriarch Norma Hunt Dies at 85
Norma Hunt, the matriarch of one of Dallas’ best-known sports families and the only woman to attend all 57 Super Bowls died June 4 at 85.
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Ted Bernstein Dies at 90
Holocaust survivor and Temple Emanu-El member Ted Bernstein died April 19 at 90.
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Jerrie Marcus Smith Dies at 86
Throughout her life, she volunteered and served as a trustee with organizations including the Junior League of Dallas, the Dallas Woman’s Club, the Dallas Zoo, Hockaday, The Episcopal School of Dallas, and more.
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Bette Perot Dies At 93
Bette, sister of the late Henry Ross Perot, served as vice president of the Perot Foundation for 26 years, and on the board of the North Texas Food Bank, where she was later named a life board member.
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Remembering Pierce Allman
Entrepreneur, philanthropist, and preservationist Pierce Morriss Allman died on Nov. 25 at 88.
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Longtime Ebby Halliday Cos. President and CEO Dies at 87
Longtime Ebby Halliday Companies CEO Mary Frances Burleson died Sunday morning at 87.
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Ann McCartin Dies at 85
Ann Christine Daley McCartin, the wife of former Park Cities People owner and publisher Thomas R. McCartin, died on September 8, 2022. Mrs. McCartin was a longtime resident of the Park Cities and was closely associated with the newspaper from 1985 to 1988.
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Remembering Max Glauben
Max Glauben, who survived the Nazi invasion of his hometown of Warsaw and internment in a death camp before he immigrated to the U.S., moved to Dallas, and became a longtime proponent of the Dallas Holocaust and Human Rights Museum, died April 28 on Holocaust Remembrance Day at 94.
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SMU Community, Colleagues Remember Slain Journalist
Brent Renaud, known as a kind, compassionate mentor, killed in Ukraine. Renaud’s family is working to establish the Brent Renaud Journalism Foundation.
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Former Dallas Mayor Adlene Harrison Dies at 98
Adlene Harrison was a woman of firsts — not just in Dallas, but for the U.S. as well. When she was appointed mayor in 1976, she became the first woman to serve in the role in Dallas, and was the first Jewish woman to be mayor of a major city in the U.S.
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