Mary Frances Burleson, who started her career as Ebby Halliday’s $2.50-an-hour, part-time secretary in 1958 and worked her way up to president and CEO of the...
She went from part-time secretary to running the show before landing a top-dollar sale of the company to Warren Buffett in 2018.
Ebby Halliday listened to the Halliday Elementary School choir with Mary Frances Burleson , president and CEO of Ebby Halliday Realtors, and Lew Blackburn, Dallas school board president. They were at the dedication of Ebby Halliday Elementary School on Ebby's 101st birthday in Dallas on March 9, 2012.
Outside work, Burleson’s passion was breeding and training championship show dogs, Marburl boxers, a pedigree created by her late husband of 54 years, Rufus Burleson. The name is a combination of Mary and Burleson. Just how much Buffett’s HomeServices of America paid for the employee-owned real estate company has never been disclosed. But a knowledgeable industry source at the time placed the all-cash deal at between $70 million and $100 million — an attention-getting, top-dollar amount even at the low end of the estimate.
“Mary Frances did so proudly,” said Cody Baker, director of advertising and Ebby Halliday brand manager, “She even put that black hat in a glass case in her office as a reminder, and it was a deal and partnership that would change the face of real estate.”One called her the “yin to Ebby’s yang.” Another said she was “the cog in Ebby’s wheel.” Someone else said she was “never looking to be the center of attention but [was] always a very sure and quiet strength.
Among Burleson’s words to live by were: “Find a good mentor, but don’t forget to return the favor,” and “Get up, suit up and show up.”
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