Dee H. Barron passed away on Saturday, Aug. 4, 2012, at the age of 84. Graveside service: Saturday, Aug. 11, Georges Creek Cemetery.
Born Dwinell Hirsheimer in 1928, Dee moved to Texas in 1945 with her parents, Earl and Bea Hirsheimer. She attended Kemper Hall in Wisconsin, graduated from Woodrow Wilson High School in Dallas and attended the University of Texas at Austin. She worked in business for 40 years while raising her family. But it was in retirement that Dee thrived, becoming a volunteer at the Fort Worth Zoo, River Legacy Nature Center, St. Marks Episcopal Church, Bass Hall, Volunteers in Public Schools and Business and Professional Women of Texas (she was a past president of the Metro Hurst and 2003-2004 Woman of the Year for the Arlington branch). At the time of her death, Dee was a member of the Friends of the Arlington Public Library Board and in her 12th year in the Ambassador program at DFW airport.
Survivors: Son, Earl Lee Myres of Cleburne; granddaughter, Leigh Ann Baker of Celina; great-grandsons, Elijah and Ethan Baker of Celina; sister, Holly Hill of Dallas; and an extended family of five grandchildren and seven great-grandchildren.
Published in Star-Telegram on August 12, 2012
Dee H. Barron passed away on Saturday, Aug. 4, 2012, at the age of 84. Graveside service: Saturday, Aug. 11, Georges Creek Cemetery.
Born Dwinell Hirsheimer in 1928, Dee moved to Texas in 1945 with her parents, Earl and Bea Hirsheimer. She attended Kemper Hall in Wisconsin, graduated from Woodrow Wilson High School in Dallas and attended the University of Texas at Austin. She worked in business for 40 years while raising her family. But it was in retirement that Dee thrived, becoming a volunteer at the Fort Worth Zoo, River Legacy Nature Center, St. Marks Episcopal Church, Bass Hall, Volunteers in Public Schools and Business and Professional Women of Texas (she was a past president of the Metro Hurst and 2003-2004 Woman of the Year for the Arlington branch). At the time of her death, Dee was a member of the Friends of the Arlington Public Library Board and in her 12th year in the Ambassador program at DFW airport.
Survivors: Son, Earl Lee Myres of Cleburne; granddaughter, Leigh Ann Baker of Celina; great-grandsons, Elijah and Ethan Baker of Celina; sister, Holly Hill of Dallas; and an extended family of five grandchildren and seven great-grandchildren.
Published in Star-Telegram on August 12, 2012
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