Doris Ann Scharfenberg

Doris Ann was one of the most elegant and intelligent people I've ever met. I was privileged to know her as a loyal supporter of The Littlest Wiseman and of Stage West, and all of us at Stage West were deeply saddened when her razor-sharp mind began to fade. The world needs more people like her, and I have missed her charm and wit.

We were so fortunate to have many wonderful experiences with Doris Ann. A Pilgrim to The Littlest Wiseman for many years, she moved to Fort Worth after her retirement. We traveled the world with her as she became a chaperone for the Dorothy Shaw Bell Choir after coming to Fort Worth. What stories we could tell!

Jack Noble and Johanna White - Fort Worth

It is sad that the death of Doris Ann Schargenberg will probably not be noticed by many, when it should receive national recognition. When Paul M. Stevens was elected President of the Southern Baptist Radio and Television Commission in 1953, Doris Ann was already head of religious programming for the National Broadcasting Company--at a time when it was almost unheard of for a woman to hold a position like that. Previously, she had been head of personnel for NBC. Southern Baptists, along with...

We were fortunate to have had Doris Ann touch our lives for a few years and will never forget such a lovely and special lady!

What an amazing woman. I was fortunate to have worked with Doris Ann on many projects as a young writer for NBC. As a producer, she was smart, tough, and insightful. As a woman in a man's world, she was also incredibly stubborn, an exasperating perfectionist, willful to the extreme, and hard as nails when the occasion required. But she was also a wise mentor, a loyal friend, and a great source of encouragement to a young writer just beginning his career. I am forever grateful for her...