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Newly renovated Hall of State at Fair Park damaged by winter storm fox4news.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from fox4news.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
'A stab in the heart': Storm damage at Fair Park's Hall of State put rare artifacts in peril dallasnews.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from dallasnews.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
At 4 a.m. on Wednesday, Feb. 17, the freezing weather caused a pipe to burst at the Dallas Historical Society’s building in Fair Park’s Hall of State. In a press release, the organization said that staff was informed that water had begun to flood the building, and management staff and Dallas Fire Rescue arrived just in time to shut off all water. “We feel fortunate that so many people, trained volunteers and staff, mobilized so quickly in defense of the building, the art and the collection.” – Veletta Forsythe Lill, Dallas Historical Society board chair Facebook “From that moment forward all efforts were made to remove water from the building, assess building needs and priorities and protect the extensive and rare collection of the Dallas Historical Society,” said the press release. ....
AP Photo/Ferd Kaufman FRISCO, Texas – Alicia Landry, wife of late Cowboys head coach Tom Landry, passed away this past Friday at the age of 91. She was the quintessential coach s wife, the two meeting at the University of Texas and married in 1940, and remaining married until Tom Landry passed away on Feb. 12, 2000, at the age of 75. This in her obituary says it best: Alicia was never far from her Tommy s side. He considered her his greatest asset. She had a wonderful sense of humor and a style and wit that could light up a room. She was creative and smart, designing the house that would become their family home for 20 years as they raised their 3 children Tom, Kitty and Lisa. ....