DORIS JACOBY Award-winning photographer for News
Doris Jacoby was a fearless and talented photographer.
While covering President John F. Kennedy's 1963 visit to Dallas, she hitched a ride from the Dallas Trade Mart to Parkland Memorial Hospital on the back of a three-wheeled police motorcycle.
Ms. Jacoby, one of the nation's first women press photographers and a former Dallas Morning News photojournalist, died Wednesday of cancer at Villa Residential Care retirement complex in Arlington. She was 75.
A memorial will be at 6 p.m. Friday at Villa Residential Care home, 1860 N. Cooper St. in Arlington.
On Nov. 22, 1963, Ms. Jacoby was assigned to get photos of Jacqueline Kennedy for The News. One of her 21 photos of the Kennedy visit has been on display since The Sixth Floor Museum at Dealey Plaza opened in 1989.
After photographing Mrs. Kennedy at Love Field, Ms. Jacoby went to the Trade Mart, where the president was to speak. When Ms. Jacoby learned of the assassination, she got a police officer she knew to give her a ride to Parkland on a three-wheeled motorcycle to pursue the story.
Ms. Jacoby is visible in historic news footage taken outside Parkland, said Barbara Geyer, Ms. Jacoby's niece, who lives in Arlington.
Ms. Jacoby was known for the quality of her work, especially her fashion photography, said Clint Grant, a retired photographer for The News.
Ms. Jacoby was fearless, her niece said.
"She was very independent," Ms. Geyer said. "She traveled a lot and won awards for animal photography.
"She had fabulous pictures of cats. Cats were her big thing. She went into cages to photograph a big cat."
Ms. Jacoby, born in Düsseldorf, Germany, and her family were among the last political refugees to escape their homeland before the Nazis seized the country.
Ms. Jacoby grew up in Pittsburgh and was a graduate of the Winona School of Photography in Winona Lake, Ind.
In 1952, she became the country's youngest Master Photographer, an honor of the Photographers Association of America.
Ms. Jacoby joined The News' photo department in September 1953. Ms. Jacoby left the newspaper in February 1965 to start her own photography business.
In her commercial photography business, she did a lot of work for Neiman Marcus and the Kim Dawson Agency.
In 1993, Ms. Jacoby opened Cats Only, a North Dallas boutique, which she operated until she sold it last year.
Ms. Jacoby, who was married briefly in the mid-1950s, leaves no immediate survivors.
Memorials may be made to the SPCA, 362 S. Industrial Blvd., Dallas, TX 75207.
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JACOBY, DORIS. Survived by nieces...; great nieces...; great nephew...; sister-in-law...; her beloved cat, Olivia. She was a photographer with the Dallas Morning News for many years. Founder of the "Cats Only" shop in North Dallas. Memorial service 6:00 P.M. Friday, August 30, 2002 at Villa Residential Care Home, 1860 North Cooper, Arlington, TX. Memorials may be made to the SPCA, 362 S. Industrial Blvd., Dallas, 75207. Restland Funeral Home Cemetery Crematory Mausoleum Rembrandt Florist 9220 Restland Rd. Dallas 972-238-7111
Doris Jacoby was a fearless and talented photographer.
While covering President John F. Kennedy's 1963 visit to Dallas, she hitched a ride from the Dallas Trade Mart to Parkland Memorial Hospital on the back of a three-wheeled police motorcycle.
Ms. Jacoby, one of the nation's first women press photographers and a former Dallas Morning News photojournalist, died Wednesday of cancer at Villa Residential Care retirement complex in Arlington. She was 75.
A memorial will be at 6 p.m. Friday at Villa Residential Care home, 1860 N. Cooper St. in Arlington.
On Nov. 22, 1963, Ms. Jacoby was assigned to get photos of Jacqueline Kennedy for The News. One of her 21 photos of the Kennedy visit has been on display since The Sixth Floor Museum at Dealey Plaza opened in 1989.
After photographing Mrs. Kennedy at Love Field, Ms. Jacoby went to the Trade Mart, where the president was to speak. When Ms. Jacoby learned of the assassination, she got a police officer she knew to give her a ride to Parkland on a three-wheeled motorcycle to pursue the story.
Ms. Jacoby is visible in historic news footage taken outside Parkland, said Barbara Geyer, Ms. Jacoby's niece, who lives in Arlington.
Ms. Jacoby was known for the quality of her work, especially her fashion photography, said Clint Grant, a retired photographer for The News.
Ms. Jacoby was fearless, her niece said.
"She was very independent," Ms. Geyer said. "She traveled a lot and won awards for animal photography.
"She had fabulous pictures of cats. Cats were her big thing. She went into cages to photograph a big cat."
Ms. Jacoby, born in Düsseldorf, Germany, and her family were among the last political refugees to escape their homeland before the Nazis seized the country.
Ms. Jacoby grew up in Pittsburgh and was a graduate of the Winona School of Photography in Winona Lake, Ind.
In 1952, she became the country's youngest Master Photographer, an honor of the Photographers Association of America.
Ms. Jacoby joined The News' photo department in September 1953. Ms. Jacoby left the newspaper in February 1965 to start her own photography business.
In her commercial photography business, she did a lot of work for Neiman Marcus and the Kim Dawson Agency.
In 1993, Ms. Jacoby opened Cats Only, a North Dallas boutique, which she operated until she sold it last year.
Ms. Jacoby, who was married briefly in the mid-1950s, leaves no immediate survivors.
Memorials may be made to the SPCA, 362 S. Industrial Blvd., Dallas, TX 75207.
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JACOBY, DORIS. Survived by nieces...; great nieces...; great nephew...; sister-in-law...; her beloved cat, Olivia. She was a photographer with the Dallas Morning News for many years. Founder of the "Cats Only" shop in North Dallas. Memorial service 6:00 P.M. Friday, August 30, 2002 at Villa Residential Care Home, 1860 North Cooper, Arlington, TX. Memorials may be made to the SPCA, 362 S. Industrial Blvd., Dallas, 75207. Restland Funeral Home Cemetery Crematory Mausoleum Rembrandt Florist 9220 Restland Rd. Dallas 972-238-7111
DORIS JACOBY Award-winning photographer for News
Doris Jacoby was a fearless and talented photographer.
While covering President John F. Kennedy's 1963 visit to Dallas, she hitched a ride from the Dallas Trade Mart to Parkland Memorial Hospital on the back of a three-wheeled police motorcycle.
Ms. Jacoby, one of the nation's first women press photographers and a former Dallas Morning News photojournalist, died Wednesday of cancer at Villa Residential Care retirement complex in Arlington. She was 75.
A memorial will be at 6 p.m. Friday at Villa Residential Care home, 1860 N. Cooper St. in Arlington.
On Nov. 22, 1963, Ms. Jacoby was assigned to get photos of Jacqueline Kennedy for The News. One of her 21 photos of the Kennedy visit has been on display since The Sixth Floor Museum at Dealey Plaza opened in 1989.
After photographing Mrs. Kennedy at Love Field, Ms. Jacoby went to the Trade Mart, where the president was to speak. When Ms. Jacoby learned of the assassination, she got a police officer she knew to give her a ride to Parkland on a three-wheeled motorcycle to pursue the story.
Ms. Jacoby is visible in historic news footage taken outside Parkland, said Barbara Geyer, Ms. Jacoby's niece, who lives in Arlington.
Ms. Jacoby was known for the quality of her work, especially her fashion photography, said Clint Grant, a retired photographer for The News.
Ms. Jacoby was fearless, her niece said.
"She was very independent," Ms. Geyer said. "She traveled a lot and won awards for animal photography.
"She had fabulous pictures of cats. Cats were her big thing. She went into cages to photograph a big cat."
Ms. Jacoby, born in Düsseldorf, Germany, and her family were among the last political refugees to escape their homeland before the Nazis seized the country.
Ms. Jacoby grew up in Pittsburgh and was a graduate of the Winona School of Photography in Winona Lake, Ind.
In 1952, she became the country's youngest Master Photographer, an honor of the Photographers Association of America.
Ms. Jacoby joined The News' photo department in September 1953. Ms. Jacoby left the newspaper in February 1965 to start her own photography business.
In her commercial photography business, she did a lot of work for Neiman Marcus and the Kim Dawson Agency.
In 1993, Ms. Jacoby opened Cats Only, a North Dallas boutique, which she operated until she sold it last year.
Ms. Jacoby, who was married briefly in the mid-1950s, leaves no immediate survivors.
Memorials may be made to the SPCA, 362 S. Industrial Blvd., Dallas, TX 75207.
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JACOBY, DORIS. Survived by nieces...; great nieces...; great nephew...; sister-in-law...; her beloved cat, Olivia. She was a photographer with the Dallas Morning News for many years. Founder of the "Cats Only" shop in North Dallas. Memorial service 6:00 P.M. Friday, August 30, 2002 at Villa Residential Care Home, 1860 North Cooper, Arlington, TX. Memorials may be made to the SPCA, 362 S. Industrial Blvd., Dallas, 75207. Restland Funeral Home Cemetery Crematory Mausoleum Rembrandt Florist 9220 Restland Rd. Dallas 972-238-7111
Doris Jacoby was a fearless and talented photographer.
While covering President John F. Kennedy's 1963 visit to Dallas, she hitched a ride from the Dallas Trade Mart to Parkland Memorial Hospital on the back of a three-wheeled police motorcycle.
Ms. Jacoby, one of the nation's first women press photographers and a former Dallas Morning News photojournalist, died Wednesday of cancer at Villa Residential Care retirement complex in Arlington. She was 75.
A memorial will be at 6 p.m. Friday at Villa Residential Care home, 1860 N. Cooper St. in Arlington.
On Nov. 22, 1963, Ms. Jacoby was assigned to get photos of Jacqueline Kennedy for The News. One of her 21 photos of the Kennedy visit has been on display since The Sixth Floor Museum at Dealey Plaza opened in 1989.
After photographing Mrs. Kennedy at Love Field, Ms. Jacoby went to the Trade Mart, where the president was to speak. When Ms. Jacoby learned of the assassination, she got a police officer she knew to give her a ride to Parkland on a three-wheeled motorcycle to pursue the story.
Ms. Jacoby is visible in historic news footage taken outside Parkland, said Barbara Geyer, Ms. Jacoby's niece, who lives in Arlington.
Ms. Jacoby was known for the quality of her work, especially her fashion photography, said Clint Grant, a retired photographer for The News.
Ms. Jacoby was fearless, her niece said.
"She was very independent," Ms. Geyer said. "She traveled a lot and won awards for animal photography.
"She had fabulous pictures of cats. Cats were her big thing. She went into cages to photograph a big cat."
Ms. Jacoby, born in Düsseldorf, Germany, and her family were among the last political refugees to escape their homeland before the Nazis seized the country.
Ms. Jacoby grew up in Pittsburgh and was a graduate of the Winona School of Photography in Winona Lake, Ind.
In 1952, she became the country's youngest Master Photographer, an honor of the Photographers Association of America.
Ms. Jacoby joined The News' photo department in September 1953. Ms. Jacoby left the newspaper in February 1965 to start her own photography business.
In her commercial photography business, she did a lot of work for Neiman Marcus and the Kim Dawson Agency.
In 1993, Ms. Jacoby opened Cats Only, a North Dallas boutique, which she operated until she sold it last year.
Ms. Jacoby, who was married briefly in the mid-1950s, leaves no immediate survivors.
Memorials may be made to the SPCA, 362 S. Industrial Blvd., Dallas, TX 75207.
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JACOBY, DORIS. Survived by nieces...; great nieces...; great nephew...; sister-in-law...; her beloved cat, Olivia. She was a photographer with the Dallas Morning News for many years. Founder of the "Cats Only" shop in North Dallas. Memorial service 6:00 P.M. Friday, August 30, 2002 at Villa Residential Care Home, 1860 North Cooper, Arlington, TX. Memorials may be made to the SPCA, 362 S. Industrial Blvd., Dallas, 75207. Restland Funeral Home Cemetery Crematory Mausoleum Rembrandt Florist 9220 Restland Rd. Dallas 972-238-7111
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