Elizabeth Blessing. Photo by Can Türkyilmaz
Longtime neighborhood resident and activist Elizabeth Blessing, 94, died earlier this week. Blessing was well-known in the neighborhood as a Woodrow Wilson High School grad (1936) and Hall of Fame member (2009), as the first woman elected to the Dallas city council (1961-1965), as a Realtor with Ebby Halliday (1966-1999), as administrator of the East Dallas Cooperative Parish at Munger Place United Methodist Church, and as a member of various neighborhood non-profit boards of directors. Her daughter, Gail, still lives in the neighborhood.
The East Dallas Cooperative Parish helped found the Wilkinson Center, which is one of the neighborhood’s best resources for people looking to turn their lives around.
We’ve written about Elizabeth a couple of times, including this story in 2007 talking about her life and career. The photo accompanying this blog post, taken by photographer Can Turkyilmaz, is one of our favorites (it’s displayed on our office wall) and ran with the story in 2007.
The family tells us memorial services are scheduled for 1 p.m. June 29 at Munger Place Church, where the family has asked memorials to be made.
