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Owner Anne Patterson Dee lives in northwest Austin with husband Jim, a retired classics professor; their daughter, Jennifer, is a 2010 graduate of Texas State University. A 1968 graduate of the University of Texas with a degree in journalism in magazine editing & layout, Anne has a life-long interest in organizing & arranging random ideas or objects into a cohesive whole & editing the results. This passion serves her well, whether for writing a book or re-arranging the contents of a house into a friendly atmosphere conducive to buying. Anne is author of Roots lllustrated: How to Bring Your Family Tree to Life (Juneberry Press, Austin, 1993), Four-Star American Community Cookbook (Running Press Book Publishers, Philadelphia, 1988), Quilter's Sourcebook (Wallace-Homestead Book Company, Chicago, 1987) as well as other books & articles. After graduation from UT, she worked as staff writer for the Austin American-Statesman. Her seven years of volunteer work at Next to New, an outreach progam of St. David's Episcopal Church in north Austin, provided Anne with a stong retail background in pricing, selling & displaying household goods, as well as antiques & collectibles. From 1992 through 2007, Anne bought & sold antiques, collectibles & home décor. Her selling experience includes eBay, antique malls in Austin & Round Rock & many week-end sales in Austin, Dallas & Houston. She is a member & has served on the Board of Austin Friends of Folk Art. Anne & her team have produced nearly 100 estate sales in metropolitan Austin since June 2007.  Pricing guru Kelly George Stear, a seventh generation Texan, loves historic homes & architecture. She has a B.S. in interior design from Stephen F. Austin State University & has worked in antiques & estate sales since 1998. She lives in north Austin with husband Charlie, ten-month-old son Alex, dogs Polly, Molly, Mr. Wiggles, Tinkers & cats Oliver, Boogie, Cat, Lucy. Kelly has been with the Anne Dee Estate Sales staff since July 2008. Manager Candice Howard, born in Galveston, has lived in Austin since 1969. After graduating from the University of Texas, Candice was employed by the State of Texas as an auditor; she & husband Mel owned an electronics business for almost 30 years. As a young girl, Candice developed a love for antiques & beautiful objects from her paternal grandmother. A collector for years, she has been active in the antiques business since 1996 & joined Anne Dee Estate Sales in August 2010. Stager Annette Markward lives in southwest Austin with husband John; daughter Kathryn & husband Ryan live on Long Island, NY & son Evan is in Austin. A 12th generation Mayflower descendant, Annette grew up in New England surrounded by antiques & family history. A former graphic design business owner, Annette got her start in antiques by re-caning & re-finishing antique chairs for resale. She has been with Anne Dee Estate Sales since April 2011. Stager Cindy Otten, native Texan, graduated from Texas State University with a B.S. in interior design. She has always loved organizing things & also enjoys antiques, reading, running & working in her flower garden. Cindy lives in southwest Austin with her husband & their seven-year-old daughter. She joined the Anne Dee Estate Sales team in February 2012. |
