height of his career. His night time soap opera, Dallas
was a huge hit. He played the nation’s most beloved
villain J.R. Ewing.
“Larry was in town for a Chamber of Commerce
event,” Sherry said. “He wanted a sports jacket with the
Parker County Courthouse painted on it.”
And, he needed it immediately. Someone suggested
that Sherry could do it. He bought four sports jackets
at a local store and brought them to Sherry. She was
almost speechless and totally star-struck but none of that
impacted her ability to create. “I painted the jacket and
dried it with a hairdryer,” she said. On her way to the
chamber function, she hung it on a hook above the rear
passenger side door of her car and hope the hot summer
breeze would sufficiently dry it for the star to wear the
jacket. It worked. Hagman became more than a loyal
customer. “He was a friend,” she said. Over the next two
decades she received letters, numerous orders, cards and
even bouquets of yellow roses (a symbol of friendship)
followed from Hagman and wife Maj.
“The phone would ring and I’d pick it up,” Sherry
said. “The voice on the other end would say, ’Well hello
Darlin’.’”
After he died in November of 2012, Sherry was invit-
ed to his private memorial service at Southfork Ranch.
In 2001, the building on Palo Pinto sold and she had
to find a new building for the business. They bought a
building on York Ave. and relocated in 2001. With more
room, Something Special could do more “specialness,”
since Sherry had more room.
In just eight years she managed to pay off her new
building.
Sherry and Larry’s Statue
“Larry was always so good to Weatherford,” Sherry
said. “He always referred to this as his hometown. I
wanted the town to have a statue of Larry.”
Shortly after Hagman’s death in November of 2012,
it was proposed that she and a handful of community
leaders form a committee to work on accomplishing
the goal. Sherry, along with Jamie Bodiford Brinkley,
Di Ann Towson, Donna Tillman and Marsha Brown
went to work in an effort to honor him with a statue.
With the help and support of Civic Development Inc.,
the committee raised funds for the bronze statue. Sherry
chaired the committee.
Local sculptor Kelly Graham created the bronze
statue that now graces the lawn of the Doss Heritage &
Culture Center.
After 30 years in business, Sherry shows no sign of
burnout and when asked if she ever plans to retire she
said, “I had a bad fall last August and it never stopped
me,” she said, with a radiant smile and a sense of pride
in her voice. “It slowed me down some. Now, I have
three 3-inch screws in my hip. I’m still painting and
blinging. I love my work and I love my customers. I
have no plans to retire. I’ll be here for a good, long,
while.”
126 York Ave # B
Weatherford, TX 76086
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