Notable Neighbors
 Jack Unruh Jack Unruh’s work graced the pages of books and magazines from Rolling Stone to Texas Monthly.His subjects included Bob Dylan, Winston Churchill, John F. Kennedyand B.B.King. “The passionateoutdoorsman(fly fishing andbird hunting) capturedin art, an array of floraand fauna for publicationsincluding NationalGeographic and Field &Stream. More |  Rupard Family Forest Hills Block Captain, Vicki Burns has been connected to Forest Hills her whole life. Family roots go even deeper with her ancestors arriving here in 1865, when Forest Hills was just a thicket with a farm belonging to our first resident, Warren Ferris. In 1865, Vicki’s great-great grandfather, William (Bill) Rupard (1829-1910) and his wife Sarah Jane Fisher Rupard (1831-1917) came here in a wagon train from Kentucky with the Fishers and Rupard families, who settled where Buckner Children’s Home is now at Buckner/Hwy 30. More |  Ruth Parker Meet Ruth Parker, “Ms. P” as her neighbors call her, our very own Forest Hills Centenarian! Vernon (husband) saw a house for sale in Forest Hills. He loved this beautiful neighborhood with all its trees and bought that 3,600 sq ft house, which was one of first houses built here in the 20’s for $35,000! At the time this was a $50,000 neighborhood, but the place needed a lot of work as the previous family had 8 kids and several dogs. Interesting that the house and Ruth were both built in 1923! More |  John Avery Lomax Folklorist, John Avery Lomax (1867-1948) lived on San Benito Way in Forest Hills in the mid-twenties to mid-thirties. His home was referred to “the house in the woods.” Lomax was one of the founders of the Texas Folklore Society and president of the America Folklore Society. In collecting folk songs, he traveled 200,000 miles to all but one of the 48 contiguous states. In 2010 Lomax was inducted into the Western Music Hall of Fame. More |
 John M. Hengy John M. Hengy, (1900-1997) lived at 8115 (original address 7415) Santa Clara Drive (built in 1933). The original house 1923-1933 no longer stands. John M. Hengy as an electrical contractor was said to have been an instrumental part of the team, constructed the famous Pegasus logo sign of the Magnolia Oil Company (later Mobil Oil) atop the Magnolia building. |  Carla Kerr Carla Kerr is the founding Queen Mum of the chapter of the Red Hat Society and was our neighbor moving to Forest Hills in 1999 before leaving for New Mexico. Just who is Carla Kerr? She has been a FH resident since 1999 when she married Doug Kerr. Doug Kerr met Carla at the Good Samaritan Church located on Highland Road. |  Jack Keller Jack Keller, long time Forest Hills resident and owner of Dallas’ three famous Keller’s restaurants has had lots of publicity through out the years.Among the recent acclaims was Keller’s hamburger being named #10 across the nation on the “20 Hamburgers You Must Eat Before You Die” list in Gentleman’s Quarterly Magazine. More |  Alice Lon Alice Lon, one of big band leader Lawrence Welk’s favorite Champagne Ladies during the 50's and 60's, lived at 8311 Forest Hills Blvd and Breezewood. She was Welk’s sixth champagne lady, but the first to appear on network television. In her teens she began touring her native Texas playing theaters, veterans' hospitals and army camps until she was signed by Interstate Theaters in Dallas. She also starred on its weekly radio show, "Showtime", emanating from the Palace Theater in Dallas. |
 Marvel Kiewit Forest Hills has been home to Marvel Kiewit since 1963. Her five children grew up in our magical neighborhood. It was a time when Alex Sanger Elementary was the school everyone went to and the center of friendship and activity in our |  Maria Schleuning A member of the Dallas Symphony since 1994, she has been featured as soloist with the orchestra on many occasions. She has premiered many new works, including “Dream Catcher.” The world premiere performance was on May 3, 2009 in Dallas, TX. |  Jim Montgomery James Paul Montgomery, Olympic Gold medal winner resided at 8422 Garland Road in the early 1980s. Montgomery competed in the 1976 Montreal Olympic Games winning golds in the 100-meter freestyle, the 4x200 meter freestyle relay and the 4x100 meter medley relay with each an Olympic and World record time. |  Richard Giangiulio He served as Principal and Co-Principal trumpet of the Dallas Symphony Orchestra for 32 years. From 1977-1982 Mr. Giangiulio was the assistant conductor for educational concerts with the Dallas Symphony, developing and conducting multi-age youth and park concerts. |