A memorial service under the direction of Sparkman Funeral Home is planned for 10 a.m., Thursday, May 18, at First United Methodist Church of Richardson with a reception to follow in Coleman Family Hall.
Ann was born December 9, 1941, in Dallas, the second child of John L. and Lola Faye Webster. She grew up in Highland Park and graduated from Highland Park High School in December 1959. She went on to attend Texas Tech University earning a Bachelor of Arts degree in Spanish, which she used as a bilingual secretary for Houston and Dallas law firms.
She met Charles Warren Eisemann when their respective Methodist and Baptist church groups combined for a water-skiing party. The two were married March 18, 1972, in Dallas. They made their home in Richardson and built their life together there until her passing, raising their sons Mark and Brian, and becoming deeply involved in the Richardson community where her many friends knew her by her smile, her quick wit and her love of animals, especially cats, dogs and the Wood Ducks that nested in a high box near the creek in their backyard.
Together the couple traveled all over Europe, the Pacific and South America, attended many performances at the Eisemann Center for Performing Arts and Corporate Presentations and enjoyed the Van Cliburn Competitions in Fort Worth. She loved classical music of all kinds, especially piano and pipe organ and was, with her husband, a co-founder of the Eisemann Edge Initiative, an annual award for an individual or group to recognize the forward-looking synergy between technology and the performing and visual arts.
Her love of music was passed on to their son Brian who has dedicated his career to music education.
Sincere, generous and kind, she is the appropriate namesake of the Ann Eisemann Inclusive Playground in Cottonwood Park. It includes a sensory garden and play structures for children with physical disabilities and special needs.
Her love of the arts and young people converged in the couple’s support of the Eisemann International Young Artists’ Competition, hosted by the Richardson Symphony. She was active in the Richardson Symphony Guild, Richardson Woman’s Club and Altrusa International.
Along with husband Charles, she was a recipient of the Business Champions for the Arts Obelisk Award, given by the Business Council for the Arts.
Ann was preceded in death by her parents, her half-brother Jack, and her son Mark. She is survived by her husband of 51 years, Charles, of Richardson, her beloved son Brian of Houston, sister-in-law Mary Jo Loyd of Abilene, and nieces Carolyn (John) Beckham and Brenda Wahlberg of Abilene and Cross Plains and many friends.
The family would like to thank the many friends who took her to lunch and dinner during her five-year battle with cancer and showed many other kindnesses. In addition, we thank her outstanding doctors at UT Southwestern, in particular Dr. David Miller, Dr. Steven Leach and Kelly Logan, R.N. We also thank Ann’s caregivers Patricia and Stacie for their love and help.
In lieu of flowers, those wishing to honor Ann’s memory may do so with a gift to The Richardson East Rotary Foundation, 501(c)(3), earmarked for the Ann Eisemann Inclusive Playground, P.O. Box 831765, Richardson, TX 75083, The Eisemann Foundation Fund, Communities Foundation of Texas, 5500 Caruth Haven Lane, Dallas, Texas 75225, or the charity of your choice.
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