Edwina Carolyn Moore (Wendy) was born on Saturday, Dec. 13, 1930. Her parents were Allie Mae and Edward Moore. Her father died of pneumonia when she was a small child. Later, her mother Allie met and remarried Ralph W. Currie. He wanted terribly to adopt all of her brothers and sisters, but the oldest girls were so close to their father and they wanted to keep his last name.
Wendy and her little brother Edward became a Currie, carrying the name along with their new little brother Danny. Wendy was born in Dallas and pretty much most of her life was spent around the metroplex attending grade school in Cedar Hill and Highland Park.
If anyone knew her at all, Wendy had a rebel side. Since she seemed to be a handful, her parents decided to ship her off to Saint Joseph’s Academy in Sherman, Tx. She graduated salutatorian of her class then attended N.T.A.C. College in Arlington as an Art Major.
She was a member of the Art Club and The Zangola Club. Wendy had a passion for ice skating. She was a member of the North Dallas Skate Club where they would travel. Her favorite place they performed was in New York.
She was offered to skate with The Ice Capades but had already met what she thought was the love of her life, Frank Travis Scott, from Wills Point. They had four children: Russell, Ralph, John Roper, and Cassandra (the army brat) after coming back from Munich, Germany.
Wendy found herself single with four small kids working at Dallas Love Field in the 60s and eventually landing the role of working for the law firm Muse, Currie and Kohen in downtown Dallas right in the hub of everything.
She excelled at her position as a legal secretary and was one of the top paid secretaries in the Metroplex. She said having a father as a boss was a pain. Little long after, her father ran for governor of Texas in 1950, she claimed she voted for the other opponent. There is that rebel coming out.
Wendy did some modeling for Neiman-Marcus because she said, “Look at these beautiful clothes I get in turn.” She had a clever way of telling it like it was.
Her love for animals always shone through having let her children bring home strays, including a white mouse and a turtle on the Continental Trailways bus.
Her rebel side really came out when she was one of the few chosen to be a Highland Park Debutante by wearing a black taffeta dress when it was a requirement to wear all white to the Debutante Ball.
Wendy’s love was her children, a beautiful yard, her pets, and what she called after a day of working and kids, a much deserved stiff bourbon and coke.
Wendy passed away on Saturday, June 28, 2020, leaving behind two sons Russell and John Roper, a daughter Cassandra, four grandchildren: Shelley, Stefanie, Katie Rae, and Savannah along with seven great-grandchildren.
Wendy was happy that she had Terry Strickland, Jason Preston, Robert Quimby, and Lisa Scott. She adored them. Edwina always said her other daughter was Lezlie Briggs.
She was preceded in death by her parents Mr. and Mrs. Ralph W. Currie, sister Jessie Horton, brother Danny Currie and her son Ralph Scott and her much-loved dog Burke Ed Scott.
She will be missed by everyone. She lived life to the fullest, even when taken off life support and living for 24 more hours.
Her request in life is to treat people the way you wanted to be treated along with being kind to all animals.
She always said, ”I want to be cremated, put in a beautiful lake with my dog Burke’s ashes with a stiff bourbon and coke poured on top of us.” She preferred Crown.
The family request any donations made to any animal shelter in need. She loved you all and would enjoy knowing that you cared so much for her.
Rest in peace Wendy. Your job here on Earth is done.