Lorraine Gail Haacke passed away on May 15, 2022, from an extended illness. She was predeceased by her husband, Jack Kingsley, to whom she was married 40 years. She was also predeceased by her parents, Louis and Muriel Haacke, and her brother Barry, all of Manhasset, New York (NY). Lorraine is survived by numerous extended family members and friends who will miss her friendliness, kindness, humor and generous character.
Born in New Hyde Park, NY, in 1947, Lorraine and the family moved to Manhasset in 1957, where she graduated Manhasset High School in 1965. Her parents and brother remained in Manhasset throughout their lives.
In the fall of 1965, Lorraine moved to Dallas to attend Southern Methodist University (SMU). She graduated in 1969 with a Bachelor of Arts degree from Meadows School of the Arts, SMU. In addition to her studies in art history and appreciation, Lorraine studied journalism, which would prove a great benefit in her professional career.
During her years at SMU, Lorraine became a member of the Kappa Kappa Gamma sorority and was also a Little Sister to the Sigma Alpha Epsilon fraternity. She was a contributing reporter to The Daily Campus, the University’s newspaper, and was also a member of Mam’selles, a select group of girls chosen to model fashion for advertisements in that paper.
After graduation, Lorraine secured a job with the Dallas Times Herald, becoming the paper’s art critic. She reviewed local art galleries, travelling exhibits and numerous artists such as Peter Max and Henry Moore. Additionally, she interviewed many stage and film actors including Michael Douglas, Barbra Streisand and Jane Fonda.
Lorraine opened a new chapter in her life in 1979 when she became a Public Relations executive in the Dallas office of the international agency Bozell & Jacobs. In 1984, she was elected a vice president in the PR group.
In a short time, Lorraine became recognized as one of the area’s premier PR practitioners. Her clients represented a wide variety of business categories. Accounts included American Airlines, AT&T, Bank of America, Dial Foods, The Mansion on Turtle Creek, Mary Kay Cosmetics and Texas Instruments, among others. She retired from her PR career in September, 2001, and worked alongside her husband in the residential mortgage banking industry. She continued that work after his passing and up until the last few weeks of her life.
In her leisure time, she travelled extensively throughout Europe, as well as Russia, Canada and Mexico. She enjoyed touring museums such as the Louvre in Paris and The Hermitage in St. Petersburg. At home, she and Jack enjoyed time together working on house and lawn projects and dining out. Their great love was for the feline members of the family, which brought great joy, amusement and love to the couple. Lorraine enjoyed listening to her favorite musician, Cat Stevens, and always watched the movie Titanic. She also liked to shop and spend time with friends and co-workers outside the office.
In lieu of flowers, donations may be made in Lorraine’s name to the American Cancer Society or the American Society for Prevention of Cruelty to Animals.
A graveside memorial service will be held at 10:30 a.m. on Saturday, June 11, 2022, at Hillcrest Memorial Park, 7405 West Northwest Highway. A reception will be held afterwards at Mariano's Hacienda Ranch, 6300 Skillman Street (Skillman Abrams Crossing) from 11:30 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. Both the service and reception locations are in Dallas.
Fond memories and expressions of sympathy may be shared at www.Sparkman-Hillcrest.com for the Haacke family.
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