Obituaries

Gloria Johnston Wise

Gloria Johnston Wise, 87, died in her Santa Fe, N.M., home on April 3, 2018. Daughter of Fred and Opal Johnston she was raised in Heber Springs and graduated from Hendrix College. Making her home in Dallas she and Marvin Wise, her husband of 55 years, raised three children in the original home of the founder of SMU and Highland Park Methodist Church. She led an active life of community involvement culminated by becoming the Executive Director of the Dallas Chapter of the American Institute of Architects and then designated an Honorary member of the American Institute of Architects. Friends and family celebrated her life on April 8th at the Dallas Museum of Art. She is survived by her sister Sammye Johnston of Little Rock, her children Philip & Melissa Wise of Dallas, Jenny and Rob Kimball of Santa Fe, Amy & Brett Allen of Houston, her four grandchildren and two great grandchildren.

Published April 15, 2018

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