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Texas Association of Builders
January/February 2016
Lonestar Newsmakers
The
Dallas
Builders
Association
awarded the 2015 Hugh Prather Trophy
posthumously to William “Bill” Swope
Slease of Tapestry Custom Homes, who
lost his battle with cancer in March. The
award is the highest honor bestowed by the
Dallas BA and has been presented annually
for the past 65 years to a builder, remodeler
or developer member who has done the
most for the betterment of the North Texas
region. Accepting the award was Slease's
widow, Judy Slease.
The 2015 presentation was made during
the Association’s Oct. 2 Installation of
Leadership held at the Dallas Arboretum
and Botanical Garden and presented by
Johnson Supply and StrucSure Home
Warranty. Donnie Evans of Altura Homes
was installed as the 73
rd
president of
the Association.
2014 Prather recipient Tim Jackson of
Tim Jackson Custom Homes presented
the award to Slease’s widow, Judy Slease,
noting that “Bill’s passion and enthusiasm
for home building and remodeling could
be heard and felt in his deep booming
voice that echoed through our conference
room as he readily shared his immense
knowledge with others.”
Slease was an Honored Life Director and
had also served on the Texas Association
of Builder board. He was selected by the
National Association of Home Builders
as CAPS Builders of the Year and was a
frequent instructor for the Dallas BA’s
Certified Aging-in-Place Specialist classes.
He was considered a pioneer in the field
of whole house Universal Design and
was one of the first to incorporate this
approach into new construction and
remodeling projects. An active member
of Northwest Bible Church for more than
35 years, Bill’s vision was the seed for
many discipleship groups at the church
and community groups. Most recently, he
served as treasurer to Apostrophe Mission
Foundation, an outreach to China.
Bill Slease posthumously awarded Hugh
Prather Trophy during Oct. 2 Installation
Morgan Promoted
to GHBA CEO
Place Your Local
Announcements!
The Greater Houston Builders Association
announced that Casey Morgan has been
promoted from Vice President of the
Greater Houston Builders Association
to Executive Vice President and CEO.
She will be CEO-in-training with Toy
Wood, the current CEO, who is retiring in
January 2016. Casey will begin officially on
February 1, 2016 and will be responsible
for the executive management and daily
operations of the association.
Submissions for the Lonestar Newsmaker
section of the
Texas Builder
magazine
are welcomed and encouraged! Please
send your articles or announcements as
Word documents (or equivalent), to your
local association office. If photos are
submitted, they must be high resolution
(e.g. JPGs @ 300 dpi or equivalent).
Tim Jackson and Dallas BA Executive Officer
Phil Crone present the Hugh Prather Trophy
to Judy Slease for her late husband,
Bill Slease of Tapestry Custom Homes.