C ourageous M om — STACY LYNCH
Carrying On The Legacy
BY MARSHA BROWN
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n 1983, Stacy Lynch, 18, was living the dream
in her freshman year at Texas Wesleyan
College on a full basketball scholarship. Plus, she
had recently married her high school sweetheart
and started a real estate career.
“With all these good things, there was no
comparison to the joy of finding out, a few years
later, that I was going to be a mother,” Stacy
said. “I gave up college to devote myself to being
a mom and wife. I was also able to continue
working full-time in real estate because of the
flexible hours.”
By 1991, Stacy had been working successfully
in her parents’ business at Century 21 Lynch in
Aledo — her hometown — for nearly five years.
Although her career continued in a positive
direction, the youthful marriage ended.
“I became a single working mom, now caring
for two little girls — a second daughter was born
in 1988. My ex-husband was very supportive
and we put our children first, even as we went
our separate ways. He worked overseas for most
of their early years and so could not help with
raising the girls on a daily basis. My parents and
their support were so important. My dad loved
picking the girls up at school and taking them
for ice cream. Then he would bring them to the
office. This allowed me to finish my work day
and spend more time with my children.”
With her daughters growing older and more
self-sufficient, Stacy could consider other career
opportunities.
“I left the family business in 1991 for a posi-
tion as marketing director for Trinity Meadows
Racetrack in Willow Park, followed by a stint
as marketing director for the nationally known
Cowtown Coliseum entertainment venue in the
Historic Fort Worth Stockyards. My experience
in marketing and public relations prepared me
to better understand the many different options
for advertising and promoting residential and
commercial real estate. I know today how to
get the word out quickly and effectively about a
home or property,” Stacy said.
The next decade found this mother of two in
a second marriage; allowing her to become a
full-time stay-at-home mom.
“During my girls’ teen years, I had the privi-
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