Joseph Morton Higginbotham joined his brother in Dallas seven years later, ensconcing his household in a pink stucco villa on Lakeside Drive. When he died in 1959, the mammoth Southland Center had just been completed. When I leaned over, I moved the steering wheel, and the car hit the railing on the bridge and flipped upside down in the water, Hunt said, matter-of-factly. Luka Doncic-Kyrie Irving tandem clicks with joint 40-point displays in Mavs win vs. 76ers, The Cowboys are closer than you think to a total makeover at running back, Dallas Cowboys focused on adding another dynamic offensive weapon, UIL boys basketball playoffs (6A): Tre Johnson, Lake Highlands shine; DeSoto defense rises. He talked about getting a bobcat but didnt. Well, that wasnt the case at all. I had the windows down because I was in a hurry, and I hadnt gone to the trouble to roll them up, Hunt went on. So, Schoellkopf returned to the task of electing the CCA council slate. That should go some way in dispelling the idea that Ive never worked and never managed, he says today. (Jones) Schoellkopf on January 20, 2007 in Dallas County, Texas. As he says, A mayor has to dance among the special interests. To understand what he means, you only have to recall the recent controversy that erupted over a bank-office development that was approved by the City Plan Commission for the Turtle Creek corridor. But thats hardly enough anymore. WHEN YOURE TALKING about old Dallas money, the first logical question is, how old is old? Itll never go, says one of the three. The plot unfolds as three young southerners-a brother, sister and brother-in-law, are contemplating investing the sum of their savings in a new company called Coca-Cola. One of Sarahs largest undertakings was the erection of the first iron bridge to link Dallas with what later would become Oak Cliff. Col. Henry Exall. Millionaire mayor, religious scholar and the head of Dallas first Citizens Association. Schoellkopf knew the fatcat establishment albatross would be hard to contend with. The first jewelers in town. Alex was the outgoing brother, whose geniality and compassion are remembered with tremendous fondness by his granddaughter, author Frances Mossiker, who recalls growing up in the stately brick house downtown, equipped with three separate dining rooms, hothouses, chandeliers from Louis Comfort Tiffany, and her favorite room: a voluminous library in which an ivory board was hung to record the comings and goings of the books. Theres an 18-year spread between her eldest Stephen Sands, 72, and Patrick Sands, 54. There are women in Dallas today who can remember the thrill of taking the train to New York with Carrie Neiman to handpick their gowns. Keith received his undergraduate degree in Economics from Louisiana State University, and an MBA from Southern Methodist Universitys Cox School of Business with Finance, Accounting, and Real Estate concentrations. After a few years in the newsroom, Chambers moved Schoellkopf to advertising, then to promotion, then circulation, until, at barely 30 years of age, he was named vice president in charge of administration. Prior to business school at Southern Methodist University, Keith was a Process Engineer and Project Manager for construction manufacturer Master Halco where he oversaw production operations of their largest manufacturing plant in the country. So he paid it. . J.B. Wilson. Never in his life had he suspected that at 36 years of age hed be forced to make his mark as a candidate for mayor of the City of Dallas. He left the life insurance legacy to Carolyns husband, Dan Williams, while he turned a tiny real-estate firm into the billion-dollar Southland Financial Corp. (Jones) Schoellkopf. One day when the cook was off, Caroline snuck into the kitchen. Albert & Ben Linz. What was needed was a toll bridge, she said, but many of Dallas leading businessmen disagreed. The public had bought his new look. The most Schoellkopf families were found in USA in 1920. Carolyn Carpenter Williams recalls that her brother Ben was always happiest at the ranch. Storied East Texas gangster hideout has a new owner Alan C Schoellkopf of Dallas County, Texas was born c. 1972. The rest of his talk was vague, but Schoellkopf sensed he was feeling him out for the CCA presidency. Copyright 2023, D Magazine Partners, Inc. We use cookies to ensure that we give you the best experience on our website. The Exalls-the original Henry Exall raised and bred thoroughbred racehorses on a multi-acre farm near Lomo Alto, not far from the neighborhood where several generations of Exalls now reside. Schoellkopfs campaign tack would be the new CCA, with an emphasis on the new. A fresh slogan was conjured, The CCA is about people. Young, dynamic guys like Michael Collins were brought in to sell it. SCHOELLKOPF/FAMILY While Lehman and Samuel Sanger managed the store in Waco and Isaac became buyer for the firm in New York, Philip and Alex cut a wide swath through Dallas. R.M.F. Thorntons, the Fred Florences, were quite a different breed of rich from John Schoellkopf. Will Caruth Sr. inherited more property in Dallas than any other man here had ever owned, but he never thought of harvesting it for development. Number one was the need for assigning priorities, which the group later learned was a way of saying Dallas cant solve all her problems at once. Number two was the stock rendition on downtown revitalization, which included one highly interesting twist already recommended by the council inner-city committee: a proposal to change state tax law to allow municipalities to give private developers tax abatements on property taxes in order to encourage development in depressed areas. Dallas, Texas 75201. He was chairman of the Light House board from 1985 to 1987. After the sale of its security business to Dominick & Dominick in 1960, it became a manufacturing company, was renamed the Crescent Niagara Corporation, and was sold to Cooper Industries in 1968. He spent most of his boyhood there helping his father with the cattle, riding horseback and staging rodeos with his friends. Add rabbits for more guests. You got to have city government that changes. The Schoellkopfs. By signing up you agree to our Terms of Service and Privacy Policy, Stand with us in our mission to discover and uncover the story of North Texas, Wilson Schoellkopf Jr. , 80, Dallas philanthropist added tofamily legacy, A day after powerful thunderstorms, North Texas surveys the damage, 3 children killed, 2 wounded at Ellis County home; suspect in custody, How a Texas districts reaction to school shooting fears highlights discipline concerns, Carrollton man advertised pills on social media to entice teens to buy fentanyl, feds say. Erik Jonsson had even asked him to head the bond program for the new City Hall. He hasnt had much of an opportunity to show us what hes made of, but hell rise to the occasion. He wanted his fresh vegetables, and he wanted his healthy food. Fine houses, lavishly designed and furnished, began to appear. He plays a strategic role in the FRC Genesis Fund and overall management of the company. Alan Schoellkopf was married to Karen L. (Hyman) Schoellkopf on July 8, 2000 in Dallas County, Texas. But politics, at the minimum, must be taken seriously by politicians. In 1920, Fred paid $17,000 for a 1.03 acre lot on Beverly Drive with 200 feet of frontage facing the Dallas Country Club. For the past 24 years I have shared the life stories of people great and small with readers of The Dallas Morning News as the newspaper's obituary writer. In a way, he said, turning to me, Im more worried about Schoellkopf at City Hall than I ever have been about Wise. To which Robert Benchley would reply, Yes. Who knew when another car would come? she said. While Schoellkopf never distinguished himself as much more than a hard-working, aggressive, modestly talented reporter, he began surely and swiftly to climb the Herald ladder. And, sure enough, John Schoellkopfs city council has run the city just as, two years ago, he had run its campaign. Still, he was ready to run. The council he created has not been one to stand up and say this is right and this is wrong. Schoellkopf himself is open to the question of whether he knows the difference between what is right and what is wrong for Dallas. Dallas old money fled town during the hot summer months. I leaned over to pick it up. He married Rena Munger, daughter of the wealthy cotton-gin genius and developer of ritzy Munger Place in East Dallas. Brands (Taco Bell, KFC, Long John Silvers, Pizza Hut & A&W Burgers), Eckerd Drugs, Tractor Supply Co., Firestone, RaceTrac and surplus disposition for Wal-Mart. All of the Cockrell businesses, including the towns pride and joy-its skyscraper hotel-flourished under Sarahs meticulous, energetic control. Ward Gannon. Knight descendants abound and are interwoven through marriage with Hughes, Cochran and Field families. At the turn of the century, John W. Carpenter was in Corsicana working his way up the ranks of the local gas and electric company. But even though our oldest money isnt old, our early wealth appears to have been substantial. But she didnt get a car for another five years. But that didnt seem to have impressed the 100 or so prospects Schoellkopf had felt out for the nomination during the past few months. The Carpenters-Ben Carpenter and his brother-in-law, Dan Williams, are building Las Colinas atop the ranchland where their father liked to ride and hunt. Stemmons wasnt so sure about this Lucy Patterson woman, a black social worker, and he didnt want the group to endorse George Allen for a third term. They were middle-class men who earned their fortunes, their reputations, their social statures. Helen . So we go there and the rodeo starts and theyre doing the roping, Harrison tells our table at lunch as her mother sits next to her. The original idea had been to write the Great American Novel, but he didnt happen to have a friend like Chambers in the book publishing business. Become a business insider with the latest news. Richard is president of the Dallas Theater Center. In the late Sixties, when the paper was having trouble with its circulation fulfillment (the department that makes sure the customers get their newspapers) Chambers gave Schoellkopf carte blanche to clean up the mess. In this little town southwest of Fort Worth, the Higginbothams launched a variety of businesses from dry goods to undertaking. Prominent banker with First National Bank of Dallas, and an early backer of Love Field, Dallas first airport. Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember Wilson W. Schoellkopf. John Schoellkopf as mayor would be more interesting to watch than John Schoellkopf as candidate. He retreated to his Athens farm to raise blueberries, but now is back in Dallas. I experimented with cinnamon fudge two of my favorite flavors to this day. They obviously werent going to be able to talk any of the old fogeys into it. Im so embarrassed!, And I said, Well, they seemed to be happy to buy. The family has continued its support of Hockaday through the years, counting seven direct descendants of Rufus who have served as president of the alumni association. Cotton-gin genius and developer of Munger Place, a residential enclave governed by deed restrictions and served by the citys most modern conveniences. And before joining Mays & Company in 2005, James worked for United Commercial Realty (now CBRE) where he specialized in tenant representation working on such accounts as Kmart, YUM! Working his way through several civic projects, Schoellkopf had found himself hobnobbing with top members of the oligarchy. He also was a faithful supporter of The Hockaday School, where his mother was a 1928 graduate and his granddaughters attend. Though he journeyed to Scotland, England and Spain to hunt birds and to Africa for big game, and fly fished for salmon, tarpon and bonefish from Alaska to the tip of South America, his greatest love was the Fincastle Farm in Henderson County, which he owned with his brothers for over 50 years. She goes, Laurie, I told you, dont get emotionally tied to any one line of business, Harrison recalled. Armstrong for development as Highland Park. It would have provided him with an easy $25-$40,000 a month. The older men seemed too tired, too lethargic, or too out-of-touch. People liked him for it. It was an achievement only on the surface, and the surface would soon crack. And, finally, the old bulls were just plain tired. Enjoy unlimited access to all of our incredible journalism, in print and digital. He is at home with the give-and-take, the inherent hypocrisy, the sudden and relentless shifts of wind, the endless moral paradoxes of American politics. The Dignity Memorial brand name is used to identify a network of licensed funeral, cremation and cemetery providers that include affiliates of Service Corporation International, 1929 Allen Parkway, Houston, Texas. You may find Dallas old-money heirs elusive, but rest assured that they know who they are. The people were howling, but the peoples city council ignored the noise. I believe the economic well-being of a city is the key. The young man in the audience kept pressing. And the job wont get done. Even if they could, they couldnt be sure the public would buy it. Her maternal grandfather Norman Washington Harllee served as the principal for the Dallas Colored High School for eleven years and was the first African American man to have a school named after him in 1929. And now is the time to sell. Buddy Schoellkopf, whose wife, Caroline (a Hunt), bought the Mansion and brought the 21 Club to Dallas, is Hugos son. They have more money. One thing was still sticking in Schoellkopfs craw: The CCA had no mayoral candidate. For example: The Schoellkopfs- Buddy Schoellkopf (two generations removed from a fortune in saddles) flies orange helicopters from place to place with his wife, a Hunt heiress who renovated the Mansion. The consummate Dallas showmanship of Stanley Marcus has given way to the national managerial scope of his son, Richard. Then young Alexander was shot in the back on Main Street by a town deputy who owed him $200 and, presumably, didnt want to pay. So I swam out with no trouble. He is a member of NTCAR, ICSC, The Real Estate Council, The Oak Lawn Committee and a licensed Texas Real Estate Salesperson. For the previous 16 years I was a business reporter for The News. While at StreetLights, Brian handled project management, underwriting, and asset management of multifamily and mixed-use assets with a capitalized value of over $1.35 billion in Dallas, Houston, Austin, Phoenix, and Atlanta. This East Texas retreat became a special gathering place for three generations of families. Armstrong; Prather and Edgar Flippen were developers of Highland Park. Jobs, housing, civil tranquility, all of that is rooted in a healthy economy. True. Henry Coke. And the minorities were a must. Son Sawnie Aldredge followed his father into law practice. Capt. Almost as narrowing as viewing the world through the cracked and grimy window of a tenament apartment. Ultimately, friendship is Schoellkopfs major handle on politics, so the Turtle Creek case may not be an isolated example. Contents 1 History 1.1 1960 merger 2 See also 3 References History [ edit] Brands). 7405 West Northwest Highway Dallas, TX JOHN SCHOELLKOPF OBITUARY SCHOELLKOPF, John John Lingo Schoellkopf, a fourth generation Dallasite, died December 8, 2018 from heart complications. Not only had Aston turned his friends down cold, but the press had jumped on it with relish. In response to Straight's gift, members of the Schoellkopf family and the Zeta Psi Fraternity donated $70,000 (equivalent to $1,894,000 in 2021) for the construction of Schoellkopf Field in honor of the Schoellkopf family patriarch, Jacob Schoellkopf, Schoellkopf Field was completed in 1915. I would travel to London and tell people I was from Dallas, Harrison recounted. He and his three brothers built Neiman-Marcus into a store of international renown. Learn more about managing a memorial . His candidates could feed from the establishements generous hand, while talking between bites about the need for new priorities and quality, not quantity. It was fun to mouth easy words like relevance and to warn white, middle-class audiences about the problems of the ghetto. Lucy Patterson - Wikipedia In 1958, Schoellkopf earned a bachelor's degree from the University of Texas at Austin, where he was a member of Delta Kappa Epsilon. Right. But the company, owned by her trust established in 1935 by her father and mother, Lyda, and run by others, still has vast holdings in ranching, real estate, investment funds, oil and gas, and buys and sells turnaround companies. Turns out the banquet elephant stew is a ruse. To include the Carpenters in a story on old money is to put the accent more on money than on old. One house built on Ross Avenue in 1894 boasted the only private art gallery in the Southwest. For $7,000, the Cockrells had purchased Dallas unsold building lots and the ferry concession from John Neely Bryan. 750 North St.Paul St. Once the family was settled in, Rufus turned to the task of educating his three boys and five girls. Those descendants that remain in Dallas-and there are few that bear the name-were honored in 1976 by the placement of a historical marker at the site of the Cockrell homestead downtown. 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