Real estate entrepreneur Ebby Halliday is about to turn 98. But she's not about to slow down. She still goes to the office every day.
"Work isn't work unless there's something you'd rather do, " Halliday said.
Just a few weeks before her birthday on March 9th, friends gathered at the Adolphus Hotel in Dallas to celebrate. The event also marked the official launch of a new book which chronicles Halliday's inspiring life story. Michael Poss is the author of Ebby Halliday: First Lady of Real Estate.
Halliday said she was initially skeptical of the book idea.
"In the first place, I didn't have time to fool with it," she said. "I didn't think that anyone would read it."
Among the many stories in the book are how a department store supervisor gave Halliday her famous name, how selling hats led to selling houses, and her lifelong love affair with her late husband, Maurice Acers.
"It was a great romance," Halliday recalls with a gleam in her eye.
She has several public book signings scheduled:
Thursday, February 19th
1-3 p.m.
Neiman-Marcus Downtown
Couture Salon, Second Floor
Friday, February 20th
12-3 p.m.
Neiman-Marcus Willow Bend
Tuesday, February 24th
7 p.m.
Borders Books
Preston & Royal in Dallas
For more information on the book visit: http://www.ebbysbook.com
