Sharon Kay Smith Redman
January 5, 1943 - July 3, 2006
Born in Abilene, TX, Sharon started playing the piano at age 12. She continued studying music, and earned a bachelor of arts degree in music from Southern Methodist University. There she met Roy Redman, who played the violin and shared her love for music. They were married Sept. 10, 1965. Sharon was the driving influence behind her sons, Robert and Sean, becoming music majors and playing the violin.
Survivors include her husband, Roy Alvin Redman; father, Merrill Vance Smith; sons, Robert Merrill Redman and Sean Benjamin Redman; daughter, Caroline Elizabeth Ortega and husband, Charles; brother, Vance Richard Smith; sister, Catherine Virginia McDowell and husband, John Leander McDowell II; and grandchild, Aaron Homero Ortega. She was preceded in death by her mother, Catherine Virginia Smith; and son, Brian Charles Redman.
Sharon was a gifted organ pipe decorator, and a beautiful example of her work may be seen locally in the organ in Tougaloo College's Woodworth Chapel. The main facade, which she restored to its original appearance, is from the 1902 Murray Harris organ. The two side panels flanking the facade are display pipes from the Hilborne Roosevelt organ (Opus 291, 1885), whose pipes now provide most of the sound of the organ. To view the facade, the side pipes, and the chapel, CLICK HERE
Memorial contributions may be made to the music fund at First Jefferson Unitarian Universalist Church, 1959 Sandy Lane, Fort Worth, TX 76112; or to the American Cancer Society.
- from the Fort Worth, TX, Star-Telegram, modified by Glenn A. Gentry
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