Natalie Martinez has a soft spot for Fort Worth’s Northside neighborhood. Welcome to 52 Faces 52 Faces of Community is a Fort Worth Report weekly series spotlighting local unsung heroes. It is sponsored by Central Market, H-E-B and JPS Health Network. At the end of the year, these rarely recognized
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The packages just kept arriving at Literacy United. In the days leading up to TCU’s Oct. 3 football game against BYU, the Fort Worth nonprofit received deliveries from people across the country. Children’s books. Learning games. Educational supplies. As more Amazon boxes showed u...
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Lawyer Andy Taylor has spent nearly 40 years drawing political maps and fighting them in court. Now, he’s ready to challenge Mansfield ISD. Taylor, who represented George W. Bush in Florida’s 2000 presidential election recount, warned trustees Oct. 7 that he will file a lawsuit i...
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Downtown Garland Square is getting a colorful transformation as larger-than-life creatures inspired by Mexican folk art take over the heart of the city. "Alebrijes: A Dreamworld in Downtown Garland" is a free, six-month outdoor exhibition featuring monumental sculptures of fantas...
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Shirley Mae Risner Showmaker died peacefully on Wednesday, Oct. 7, 2026, in Fort Worth, at the age of 90. Shirley Mae Risner Showmaker was born at home in West Frankfort, Illinois, on Monday, Feb. 17, 1936, during a snow blizzard. The sixth child of James Arthur Risner and Elsie ...
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Bernice Helen Stephens, known to most of her family and friends throughout much of her life as Bernice Miller, 93, of Arlington, went home to be with her Lord on Oct. 4, 2026. Visitation will be held from 6 to 8 p.m. Friday, Oct. 9, in Memorial Suite B, at Greenwood Funeral Home,...
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Betty Mae Robison, age 89, a longtime resident of Plano, Texas, will be remembered as a loving wife, mother, grandmother, great-grandmother, and friend. Betty was born on April 29, 1937, in Fort Worth to Iva Mae Martin and Elmer Newton "Boots" Martin. She grew up in the Grapevine...
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Mrs. Rachel D. Rodriguez passed away on Tuesday, Oct. 6, 2026, surrounded by her family. Funeral Mass: 11 a.m. Wednesday, Oct. 14, 2026, at St. Peter the Apostle Catholic Church. Interment to follow at Greenwood Memorial Park, 3100 White Settlement Rd., Fort Worth 76107. Rosary: ...
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Robert Joe Flores, 64, passed away Monday, Oct. 5, 2026. Rosary: 5 to 8 p.m. Monday, Oct. 12, 2026, in Mount Olivet Chapel. Funeral Mass: 10 a.m. Tuesday, Oct. 13, 2026, at Our Lady of Guadalupe Church. Interment: Mount Olivet Cemetery. Robert was born on Sept. 23, 1962, in Oscod...
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Phyllis Jean Propes, 93, passed away Sunday, October 4th, 2026. Graveside Service: 1 p.m. Monday, Oct. 12, 2026, at Greenwood Memorial Park, 3100 White Settlement Rd., Fort Worth 76107. Celebration of Life to follow at 2 p.m. at First Presbyterian Church Fort Worth. Visitation: 6...
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Velma was born in Fletcher, Oklahoma on December 4th, 1925, to Luther and Lottie Mauldin. She had 5 sisters and 2 brothers. She grew up in Oklahoma, playing with her sisters, climbing trees, and being ornery. She seemed to get in a lot more trouble than any of her siblings. She m...
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By Autumn Rose Reo When I first came to Arlington over two decades ago, I thought it would be a brief “layover” since I was traveling nonstop for work, so I wanted to live as close to Dallas Fort Worth International Airport as possible. However, as I drove around the rolling hill...
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Kenyon Smith is quite familiar with pipe organs. He grew up listening to the brassy tunes his father, a church organist, used to play regularly until his death two years ago. Since then, Kenyon and his wife, Dorothy, searched for ways to introduce their kids to the type of music ...
