Dan Solomon writes about politics, music, food, sports, criminal justice, health care, film, and business. She was married to the Dallas Times Heralds Bob Brock, who wrote about society and, later, television, and they raised three boys. Trivia (1) Was the original choreographer for the Dallas Cowboys Cheerleaders. She had no contact with the team for more than forty years. Shed integrated the squad. Once again, this bothered me, but not Paula. [1], While dancing in the Poconos, Waterman met the actor Arte Johnson. (And so would Playboy and porn flicks. Texie Waterman Obituaries in the Statesman Journal - Ancestry Waterman played herself in the 1979 made-for-television Dallas Cowboys Cheerleaders Movie and its sequel. So she would go to Kroger, buy groceries, and make a new uniform, Shawna said. But the next year the Cowboys made it again, and the pattern repeated. Texie Waterman, 64, a former television dancer who became the choreographer that helped mold the Dallas Cowboys cheerleaders' glitzy, sexy image, died of lung cancer Oct. 14 in Dallas. She died on October 14, 1996 at the age of 64 after her battle with Lung Cancer. Brock went on to become the director of the Dallas Cowboys Cheerleaders and, in 1972, she hired Waterman as their first choreographer in an effort to change the image of the squad. Service will be held at 10 AM, Fri. June 16th at Restland Wildwood Chapel. To plant trees in memory, please visit the. In 1974, she was informed by Sports Illustrated that the male sponsor of another squad called her team disgraceful, complaining that those girls hang out all over the place. Dee Brock quipped, If theres anything hanging out that isnt adorable, show me.. I sent them to Dale Carnegie, which helped them immensely. Wed lock pinkies and say the Lords Prayer. Neither she nor Dee Brock had one. It was very hard on them, because theyd never been asked to give so much of themselves. He served in the Navy from 1953-1959 as a Lieutenant starting with the ROTC at Rice University. [4], You can pay your respects at her grave site located in the Restland Memorial Park in Dallas, TX, Dallas Cowboys Cheerleaders Family members linked to this person will appear here. I thought you might like to see a memorial for Texie Jane Waterman Howard I found on Findagrave.com. Its a great story. GREAT NEWS! Emily McCullar is a senior editor covering pop culture, news, and Texas history. They had one daughter: Frances Louise Waterman. He was a very strict disciplinarian, which I gave to the girls. Taylor Prewitt is the newsletter editor for Texas Monthly. She married after college and moved with her husband (they divorced after several years) to New York, where she worked for the magazine publisher Ziff Davis and an ad agency and did public relations for the United States Olympic Ski Team. They Chose Mine. Probably she never heard of me either, she said, smiling. I became very close to them throughout the years. Some of them wore Cowboys uniforms. Learn more about merges. Many of them have some version of a line I read in one book: The cheerleaders began as the creation of one man: Texas E. Schramm.. The mythology holds that Bubbles was the big bang that created the cheerleaders. The world is full of compromises, she told the Dallas Morning News in a 1983 story. They werent allowed to perform or even make a personal appearance where alcohol was served. To use this feature, use a newer browser. Unless you are experienced as an estate executor, you probably should hire an attorney. Texie Courtney Obituary (2009) - Pflugerville, TX - Austin American Harold served as a member of a Barbershop Quartet in his early 'singing' days. Share obituary. As a little girl in Dallas, she used to pluck the petals off flowers and stitch them together to make dolls clothes. She was mighty. I think we need older girls, she told Schramm. Oops, we were unable to send the email. Weve updated the security on the site. Dee told me she had to fight hard for that one. Scottsdale Obituaries | Local Obits for Scottsdale, AZ - Legacy.com It goes on to say, The cheerleaders were different then from the ones we know today. The family of Texie Ann Fisher created this Life Tributes page to make it easy to share your memories. And the story of how Jones took over that team and redefined it is well established. David Waterman | Obituary | News and Tribune Theres nothing left, she told me. It is always difficult saying goodbye to someone we love and cherish. Waterman was born in Dallas on November 25, 1931, to Robert Harold Waterman and Texie Willis Waterman. John Spong writes primarily about popular culture. Family and friends are welcome to leave their condolences on this memorial page and share them with the family. When Schramm called her in the mid-1970s (she had been referred to him), she was a New York Jets fan and had never heard of him. I thought that would enhance their image. I told them to get the hell out, and they just laughed and left. She choreographed the cheerleaders from 1972 until 1983. Please try again later. The sponsor of a memorial may add an additional. What is undeniable is her impact on the cheerleaders. What kind of arrangement is appropriate, where should you send it, and when should you send an alternative? Ambition ran in her family. She really leaned into the personal development stuff. This flower has been reported and will not be visible while under review. Waterman played herself in the 1979 made-for-television "Dallas Cowboys Cheerleaders Movie" and its sequel. Shed debuted the big Dior dress at the New Look fashion show a few years prior. She had created. Born Nov. 2, 1911, in Carter County, Ky., she was the daughter of Fenton Reid McCoy and Mertie Mae (Counts) McCoy. Please reset your password. Thanks for using Find a Grave, if you have any feedback we would love to hear from you. Ms. Green, who had studied with Vladimir Nabokov at Wellesley College and with Wallace Stegner at Stanford University, had taught creative writing at Columbia and New York universities.