After the jump, the official Trammell Crow obituary sent to local media today. But first, this information concerning services scheduled for Monday:A public service will be held on Monday, January 19, 2009 at 11:00 a.m.
at Highland Park United Methodist Church, located at 3300 Mockingbird
Lane, Dallas, Texas 75205. If interested in doing a memorial, persons
may consider The Margaret and Trammell Crow Chair for Alzheimer's and
Geriatric Research at Southwestern Medical Foundation, 2305 Cedar
Spri
Hundreds gathered at Highland Park United Methodist Church this morning to celebrate the life of Dallas real estate tycoon Trammell Crow, who died in his sleep last week at a family farm in East Texas. The church's sanctuary was full nearly an hour before the 11 a.m. service, forcing others into the hallways and Wesley Hall to watch on television.
Shortly before the service, Harlan Crow helped organize more than three dozen family members as they prepared to enter the sanctuary, where his paren
Contrary to what's been reported elsewhere, the Citizens Against the Taxpayer-Owned Hotel party at Tucker on Ross Avenue is, in fact, open to the press and public. Matter of fact, not only is Merten on hand for the gathering, but so too are KXAS-Channel 5's Ken Kalthoff and Trey Garrison -- and, for that matter, Mitchell Rasansky and Gary Griffith were also spotted walking through the door moments ago. Also present, of course, Harlan Crow, who'll speak to Unfair Park shortly, and Lucy Billingsle
​Monday's the big day -- the grand opening of the AT&T Performing Arts Center, which kicks off at 8 a.m. with South Pacific star Keala Settle performing the "The Star-Spangled Banner" before AT&T PAC president and CEO Mark Nerenhausen, Mayor Tom Leppert and other city officials play ball. Hence yet another national-press piece concerning the AT&TPAC's impact on Dallas and downtown -- this one from former Observer-er Tom Korosec, writing for Bloomberg News that it's just as well the
