She was born in Paducah, Texas on October 6, 1938 to Robert and Mae Witt, but eventually made her way to Fort Worth where she went to Poly High School and graduated in 1956. She was a proud Poly Parrot and formed many lasting friendships from her time there. She had one circle of friends that eventually became known as the World’s Oldest Slumber Party because they continued to get together every year for well over 60 years.
Immediately out of high school she went to work as a legal secretary and continued until she retired in 1982. These were the days of typewriters and carbon copies so there wasn’t room for many mistakes. It wasn’t uncommon to find notes and lists around the house she’d written in shorthand. She loved what she did and she was good at it. In fact, other lawyers would often call her to find out how to do something or who they needed to call at the courthouse.
She served as President of the Fort Worth Legal Secretaries Association and was named Legal Secretary of the Year for Fort Worth. She also served as Public Relations Director for the Texas Association of Legal Secretaries. During this time, she made many wonderful friends that she maintained for the rest of her life.
However, some of the happiest times of her life began when she married her husband, Hunter Enis in 1982. She had known him since her days at Poly High School when they had lockers near each other. What started as a high school crush ultimately developed into the most amazing love story that spanned nearly 42 years. Once they found each other again, they began to build a legacy of memories that will forever bind their friends and families together.
Among those memories is the formation of Four Sevens Oil Company with long time friends, Dick and Mary Lowe, and partners Brad Cunningham and Larry Brogdon, along with all of the other hard working folks, including Shirley and Mary, that made the company such a success to this day. But it wasn’t all work for Shirley and Hunter as they were able to enjoy many wonderful vacations with family and friends at places such as Horseshoe Bay, Texas, Telluride, Colorado, and San Jose Del Cabo, Mexico. Although Shirley loved a good glass of wine and a fancy dinner, her favorite meals were the huge family gatherings for thanksgiving at their ranches in Jacksboro and Lometa, a chicken fried steak at Mary’s in Strawn or a hamburger at Herd’s as long as there was salt and pepper and a bottle of ketchup on the table.
Aside from work and family, she loved everything about TCU. You could find her at nearly every sporting event in a TCU sweatshirt and her lucky bracelets cheering on the Horn Frogs.
In addition to being “movie star good looking” as Hunter liked to say, she had a quirky sense of humor, an infectious smile and loved to laugh. She had strong opinions that she didn’t mind sharing, especially on coffee cups and scrambled eggs. She loved her family fiercely and never hesitated to let us know how much. Her passing has left a void that’s going to be felt forever by everyone that knew her closely.
She is survived by her husband of 41 years, Hunter Enis; daughters, Kelly Myers (Randy), Stacy Leonard (Ben), Jill Hall (Mike); son, James Enis (Donna); grandchildren, Cody Myers (Marissa), Kirby Myers (Lauren), Lauren Hall, Matthew Hall, Will Enis (Arden), and Ellie Enis; as well as, 6 great grandchildren, Nora, Hazel, Warren, and Dean Enis, and Grace and Jack Myers.
Instead of flowers, donations may be made to The Shirley Enis Endowed Scholarship Fund, TCU Box 297044, Fort Worth, Texas 76129, makeagift.TCU.edu
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