looking for a local obit of Helen ( Betty) Risenhoover who died March 6, 2003, helen was a native of Kerr county Texas, though she died in Alington Tarrant county texas i am thinking her obit may have come out iN your locaL area paper, appreciate anyones help. I am trying also to find the parents names of Helen Anna Betty.

Helen Betty Risenhoover
ARLINGTON -- Helen Betty Risenhoover passed away Thursday, March 6, 2003.
Funeral: 2 p.m. Saturday at First Baptist Church, Arlington.
Visitation: 6 to 8 p.m. Friday at Arlington Funeral Home.
Helen Betty Risenhoover was the widow of the former baseball announcer Dick Risenhoover and was a resident of Arlington for more than 30 years. She held a master's degree in journalism from the University of Texas and worked as a free-lance writer, author and in various media-related positions. She will be remembered as a wonderful mother and grandmother and as a very generous and caring friend.
Memorials: American Diabetes Association.
Survivors: Two sons and their families, Rick Risenhoover and wife, Roshelle, of Lake Oswego, Ore., and their sons, Ian and Russell, Chris Risenhoover and wife, Christy, of Arlington, and their daughter, Kathlyn and son, Reid; and brother, W.P. Betty of San Antonio.
Arlington Funeral Home
1221 E. Division St. (817) 548-1791

Fort Worth Star-Telegram
Fort Worth, Texas
March 7, 2003

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RISENHOOVER, HELEN BETTY, passed away Thursday, March 6, 2003. Funeral: 2 p.m., Saturday, March 8 at First Baptist Church, Arlington. Visitation: 6 to 8 p.m. Friday at Arlington Funeral Home. Helen Betty Risenhoover was the widow of the former baseball announcer, Dick Risenhoover and has been a resident of Arlington for over 30 years. She held a Masters Degree in Journalism from the University of Texas and had worked as a freelance writer, author, and in various media related positions. She will be remembered as a wonderful mother and grandmother and as very generous and caring friend. Memorials: American Diabetes Association. Survivors: Two Sons and their families: Rick Risenhoover and wife, Roshelle of Lake Oswago, Ore., their sons Ian and Russell, Chris Risenhoover and his wife, Christy of Arlington, their daughter, Kathlyn and son, Reid; brother, W.P. Betty of San Antonio. Arlington Funeral Home 1221 E. Division St. (817) 548-1791

The Dallas Morning News
Dallas, Texas
March 7, 2003

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HELEN BETTY Risenhoover Arlington freelance writer

For 30 years, Helen Betty Risenhoover was an Arlington freelance writer whose career included more than a decade in the office of public affairs at the University of Texas at Arlington.

The widow of former Texas Rangers announcer Dick Risenhoover died Thursday of complications of an autoimmune disease at Zale Lipshy University Hospital. She was 69.

Services will be at 2 p.m. Saturday at First Baptist Church, 301 S. Center St. in Arlington. She will be buried in Moore Memorial Gardens in Arlington.

"She enjoyed writing, and she was a voracious reader," said her son, Chris Risenhoover of Arlington. Mrs. Risenhoover also dedicated a lot of time to her family, he said.

Born in Kerrville, Texas, Mrs. Risenhoover earned bachelor's and master's degrees in journalism at the University of Texas at Austin.

She started her writing career at the Amarillo Globe. Her husband-to-be worked at a radio station that was housed in the same building with the newspaper.

The couple moved to Dallas in 1970 and to Arlington three years later when Mr. Risenhoover became the radio voice of the Texas Rangers. He died of cancer on opening day of the 1978 season.

Mrs. Risenhoover was a frequent contributor to magazines and newspapers, including The Dallas Morning News' Metro West section.

Donna Darovich, director of the public affairs office at the University of Texas at Arlington, hired Mrs. Risenhoover for a secretarial position in the late 1980s. She soon found more appropriate work for the new hire.

"When we had an opening for a writer, I convinced her to take that promotion because she was an excellent writer," Ms. Darovich said. "She was one of the better writers that we've ever had a UTA. She was the consummate professional."

Mrs. Risenhoover retired from UT-Arlington in 1999 after more than 10 years of service.

In addition to her son, Mrs. Risenhoover is survived by another son, Rick Risenhoover of Lake Oswego, Ore.; her brother, W.P. Betty of San Antonio; and four grandchildren.

Memorials may be made to the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation, 601 Bailey Ave., Fort Worth, Texas 76107.

E-mail jsimnacher@dallasnews.com

The Dallas Morning News
Dallas, Texas
March 8, 2003