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Cromer, Carolyn Ann

Carolyn Ann Cromer, 65, passed away Sunday, July 8, 2007.
Funeral: 1 p.m. Wednesday in Greenwood Garden Chapel. Visitation: 6 to 7 p.m. Tuesday at Greenwood Funeral Home.
Memorials: In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the American Diabetes Association, 3310 Hamilton Ave., Fort Worth, Texas 76107; or your favorite charity.

Carol was born in San Antonio and lived her teenage and adult life in Fort Worth and Aledo. She graduated from Paschal High School in 1959. She worked as an office manager for several area nursing homes, where she enjoyed giving kind words of encouragement to the residents. She will be remembered as a sweet and loving person.

Carol was preceded in death by her husband, Ted Cromer.

Survivors: Daughter, Kimberly Tschirhart and her husband, Mark, of Castroville; son, Ed Everett and his wife, Lori, of Lipan; brother, Rick Alexander; sister, Kathy Alexander; grandchildren, Austin Wood, Ian O'Donnell, Steven Petty and Sadie McCarter; niece, Rebecca Alexander; and her beloved pets, Scrappy and CoCo.

Published in the Star-Telegram on 7/10/2007.

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Cusick, Norma

Norma Cusick, 65, a Phlebotomist, died Saturday, December 9, 2006 in Cleburne.

Funeral: 11 a.m. Wednesday at Laurel Land Chapel of Chimes in Fort Worth. Burial: Laurel Land.

Survivors: her lifetime companion, Elizabeth Spiegel; father, A.A. Cusick and wife, Jolene; sister, Vicki Powers and husband, Bill; nephews, Matthew Stout and wife, Margi, Nathan Stout and wife, Candas; aunt, Nadine Dickenson; and grandchildren, Brittany Stout and Sayra Stout.

Published in the Star-Telegram on 12/12/2006.

LaCrosse, Anne Frances

Anne Frances LaCrosse, 66, went to be with her Lord and Savior Jesus Christ on Friday, Jan. 12, 2007.

Celebration of life: 1 p.m. Tuesday at Living Word Lutheran Church, 2031 W. Northwest Highway, Grapevine. Burial: Bluebonnet Hills Memorial Park, 5725 Colleyville Blvd., Colleyville. Visitation: 6 to 8 p.m. Monday at Bluebonnet Hills Funeral Home.

Memorials: In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to one of the following: Living Word Lutheran Church, 2031 W. Northwest Highway, Grapevine 76051; Grace to You, P.O. Box 4000, Panorama City, Calif. 91412; Union Gospel Mission of Tarrant County, P.O. Box 2144, Fort Worth 79113-2144; Back to the Bible, P.O. Box 82808, Lincoln, Neb. 68501-2808; Community Bible Study, CBS National Service Center, 1125 Kelly Johnson Blvd., Suite 125, Colorado Springs, Colo. 80920-3930; Bible Study Fellowship International, 19001 Huebner Road, San Antonio 78258.

Anne was born Jan. 10, 1941, in Fort Worth to Mel and Fran Gross. She graduated from Paschal High School in 1959. Anne obtained her undergraduate degree from Texas Christian University and earned her master's degree from the University of North Texas. She enjoyed the study of languages and music.

Anne sought the Lord with her whole heart, and faithfully studied the Scriptures in order to proclaim the good news of Jesus Christ to others.

Survivors: Husband, Terry; daughter, Lola and son, Ford; sister, Kay Gilliam and husband, Burl; nephew, Lance Gilliam; niece, Laura Gilliam Self; and great-niece, Sierra Oneal Self; cousins, H.W. Jett, Gayla Jett Shannon and husband, Mike, John Jett and Alec Shannon; and many friends.

Published in the Star-Telegram on 1/14/2007.

Holley, Paul N.

Paul N. Holley went home to be with his Lord and Savior on Monday, Aug. 6, 2007.
Celebration of life: 10 a.m. Friday at Aledo Church of Christ, 201 FM 1187 S. Interment: Laurel Land Memorial Park in Fort Worth. Visitation: 6 to 8 p.m. Thursday at Laurel Land Funeral Home.

Memorials: Paul's family and friends request that, in lieu of flowers, donations be made to Aledo Church of Christ/Mexico Missions or Christ's Haven for Children.

Paul was born Sept. 9, 1941, to A.D. and Odessa Permenter Holley in Fort Worth. He graduated from R.L. Paschal High School in 1959 and attended Arlington State College, now UTA. He served in the U.S. military as a member of the Air Force Reserve. On Aug. 14, 1964, Paul married the love of his life, Carol Ann Smith, in Winters. He worked most of his adult life in the electronics component industry, working at Scooter's Radio Supply, Thomas Electronics and Fisk Telephone Systems before opening his own business in 1973. Paul was the co-founder, co-owner and president of Industrial Electronics from 1973 to 2000. He was honored as Future Business Leaders of America's National Entrepreneur of the Year in 1987, receiving the honor in Anaheim, Calif.

Paul was a member and former deacon at Aledo Church of Christ. He was committed to the work of the church and active in several ministries. Paul was truly an example of a Christian who lived his life God's way. He was also an incredible example for his children of what a spouse and parent should be. He was a servant in all aspects of the word. He was perpetually selfless, putting others' needs and wishes ahead of his own.
Paul was preceded in death by his parents.

Survivors: Wife of 42 years, Carol Ann Holley; son, Michael Holley and wife, Sheri, of Waxahachie; daughters, Paula Holsberry and husband, Ken, of Wichita Falls and Laura Drury and husband, Derrek, of Fort Worth; grandchildren, Brent and Jonathan Holsberry, Logan and Megan Holley and Ty and Halle Drury; brother, Arthur Holley and wife, Nancy, of Sugar Land; and numerous cousins, nieces, nephews and friends.

Published in the Star-Telegram on 8/9/2007.

LINDA KAYE | 1941-2007

'Fort Worth's most famous freelance photographer' dies

By MATT FRAZIER

STAR-TELEGRAM / RON JENKINS

Freelance photographer Linda Kaye at work during the Rangers game on Sept. 3.

FORT WORTH -- Linda Kaye's portfolio is a history of sports in the Metroplex.

She began photographing Texas Christian University sporting events as a freshman in 1959 and never stopped. She photographed Tom Vandergriff throwing out the first pitch at the first Texas Rangers game in 1972.

But she never knew how big an impact she made until the very end, said her brother, Roger Kaye.

Ms. Kaye, a freelance photographer who chronicled the Horned Frogs, Texas Rangers and Dallas Cowboys for a half-century, died at 9:50 p.m. Sunday. She was 65.

"It's really been incredible, nonstop people coming by," Roger Kaye said from the hospice at Garden Terrace Nursing Home in Fort Worth, where Ms. Kaye died.

TCU Chancellor Victor Boschini visited several times. Former pitcher Nolan Ryan telephoned, as did President George W. Bush.

"She had no idea she was thought of this way, that people really loved her," Roger Kaye said. "They know she really cared, and they cared about her."

She had surgery for uterine cancer in 2002. The cancer returned a year ago.

"She was in incredible pain," Roger Kaye said. "They never seemed to find a way to manage the pain. She told me yesterday, 'I don't want to die.' She was a real fighter. It is heartbreaking that it had to end this way."

TCU memorabilia from the last 50 years fills a room in her house. The T-shirts and jerseys, historic programs and souvenirs will be donated to TCU, and her photo negatives will be stored in the university's archives, Star-Telegram columnist Jim Reeves reported.

President Bush called Ms. Kaye's hospice room last week, Reeves wrote in his column Sunday.

"Dying of cancer and unable to speak, Fort Worth's most famous freelance photographer listened wide-eyed as President Bush told her he wished the Rangers could have won a World Series championship for her while he owned the team," Reeves wrote.

"He reminisced with her about all the nights they spent together at The Ballpark, chatting as George sat in the owner's box in the front row and Linda snapped photos of the action. "Afterward, the president told Linda's brother Roger to 'give her a big kiss for me.' Roger promised that he would."

Ms. Kaye also was notified last week that she would be inducted into the Bob Schieffer School of Journalism Hall of Excellence for her lifetime of work chronicling events at TCU, Reeves reported.

"When she went out to take photos, it wasn't just a photo opportunity or an assignment," Roger Kaye said. "She treated high school players the same as she treated, say, Roger Staubach. She made a real emotional connection with the people."

Larry Lee, 48, Dies; Television Producer, Wrote Biographies

Published: April 7, 1990

Larry Lee, an award-winning television and radio producer and co-author of biographies of the writers Jack Kerouac and William Saroyan, died of AIDS on Thursday at Children's Hospital in San Francisco. He was 48 years old.

Mr. Lee, who was the executive producer of KRON-TV's ''Target 4 Investigative Team,'' received the Peabody and Dupont awards for his documentary ''Climate of Death,'' about the war in El Salvador. In 1985, he produced the first television documentary on AIDS, ''In the Midst of Life,'' which gained wide critical acclaim. In 1986, he was awarded an Emmy for ''Shattered Dreams,'' a documentary on a Belgian boys' home that sheltered Jewish children during the Holocaust.

Mr. Lee was born in Fort Worth. He graduated from the University of Texas and began his career in journalism as a copyboy for The Fort Worth Star-Telegram. He later covered the civil rights movement for United Press International and was the founding manager of KPFT-FM radio, a Pacifica Foundation station in Houston.

In 1971, Mr. Lee settled in the Bay Area, where he wrote extensively for many publications, including The Village Voice and Rolling Stone. He and Barry Gifford wrote ''Jack's Book,'' an oral history of Jack Kerouac, and ''Saroyan,'' a biography.

He is survived by his mother, Anita Lee, and brother, David Lee, both of Fort Worth.

Richard D. Moore

ARLINGTON - Funeral for Richard D. Moore, 54, owner of United Metal Fabricators, who died Monday at home from a gunshot wound, will be at 10 a.m. Friday at Laurel Land Funeral Home in Fort Worth. Burial will be in Laurel Land Memorial Park.

Mr. Moore was born in Fort Worth and lived in Arlington for nine years.

He was a member of River Oaks Masonic Lodge 1311. He was a Baptist.

Survivors: Son, Trigg Moore of Bedford; daughter, Treena Moore of El Paso; parents, Richard N. and Marie Moore of Fort Worth; brother, Gerald Moore of Fort Worth; and sister, Barbara LeFils of Dallas. Ted James Hi

Wharton, Norman Rahn

Norman Wharton went to be with the Lord on Wednesday, Oct. 10, 2007.
Funeral: 2:30 p.m Saturday in Moore Funeral Home-Bowen Chapel with Pastor Barry Cameron officiating. Interment: Moore Memorial Gardens. Visitation: The family will receive friends 6 to 8 p.m. Friday at the funeral home.
Pallbearers: Dale Kidd, Rex Layton, Cliff Layton, Len Layton, John Hill, Michael Hill and Wayne Kidd.
Memorials: Memorial gifts may be made to Crossroads Christian Church Building Fund or Carribean Baptist Mission Society.
Norman was born Oct. 22, 1940, in Fort Worth to Paul and Helen Wharton. He graduated from Paschal High School and Texas Wesleyan University.
Norman was a Fort Worth police officer in his younger years and a business owner for the last 40 years. Norman most enjoyed spending time with his five grandchildren and traveling.
Norman was preceded in death by his parents and two brothers, Paul Wharton Sr. and Carl Wharton.
Survivors: Wife of 40 years, Leslie Dickerson Wharton; daughters, Christina Elizabeth Kidd and husband, Dale, and Julie Lynn Hill and husband, Jake; and grandchildren, Kathryn Elizabeth Kidd, Kelli Lynn Kidd, Elizabeth Rebecca Hill, Nicholas James Hill and Emily Lynn Hill; nephews, Paul Wharton and wife, Elidia, Wilson Wharton and wife, Tracey, Douglas Wharton and wife, Amy, and Christopher Wharton.

Published in the Star-Telegram on 10/12/2007.

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