Posted on 09/09/2015 6:43:42 PM PDT by DFG
Ebby Halliday Acers, Dallas’ Queen Mum of residential real estate, died peacefully in her sleep Tuesday evening, surrounded by friends and family. She was 104 years old.
“Like everything in life, Ebby did it her way,” said Randall Graham, her long-time associate and member of Ebby Halliday’s executive leadership.
Born Vera Lucille Koch in the small town of Leslie, Ark. on March 9, 1911, she took on the professional name of Ebby Halliday and moved to Big D in 1938.
In these parts, there was only one Ebby.
She turned a one-woman “sales force” selling cinder-block homes into one of the country’s largest residential real estate companies.
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RIP.
They don’t make ‘em like they used to.
104. Way to go Ebby! RIP to a nice lady and a great Republican.
I remember seeing her signs in the 60’s when I was a kid.
A DFW legend.
What a life! She’s a huge name in Dallas. I had friends that worked there...and they thought the world of that organization.
Wow. What an icon.
Rest in Peace Ebby.
My mom used to work for her back in the 70’s, and she would take me to hold a parties at Ebby’s house.
Holiday parties. There needs to be a way to edit posts!
Texas Hold’em parties?
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