Dave Cisco

CISCO - Dave, 68, passed away Tuesday, August 18, 2009. Memorials: In lieu of flowers, contributions may be made to a photography scholarship fund in the name of "Dave Cisco," at Wells Fargo Bank, 851 Winscott Road, Benbrook, TX 76126. Dave was born March 26, 1941, in Okmulgee, OK to the late Carl H. and Elizabeth Anne Cisco. He grew up in Tulsa, OK, where he met his future wife, Jo Rita Doerr. He graduated from Will Rogers High School in Tulsa. At Oklahoma State University, he earned his B.S. and M.S. in Electrical Engineering. During that time, he and Jo Rita were married. He was a Lambda Chi Alpha, as well as president and member of several Electrical Engineering and honor fraternities. After graduation, Dave began his career in the aerospace industry at General Dynamics, Fort Worth, in Research and Development. Several years later he left to help start an electronics firm, Information Identification, Inc. In 1980, he began a simultaneous career in photography. He enjoyed photographing in various countries of the world but found he really loved photographing people. He and his wife started their photography studio, "Portraiture By Dave Cisco." He retired in 2006, from Lockheed-Martin so he could devote more time to photography. As well as having the studio, he became area co-coordinator for a charitable organization "Now I Lay Me Down To Sleep." In his photography career he earned his Master-Craftsman degrees from Professional Photographers of America as well as his Certified Professional Photographer's degree. He was a member of the Southwest Professional Photographers' Association and the Texas Professional Photographers' Association where he earned many awards. Included in those awards were his Full-Fellowship degree from Texas, and Fuji Masterpiece and Kodak Gallery Awards. He was a member of the Fort Worth Professional Photographers' Association where he won Photographer-of-the-Year awards as well as many others. Along the way he found time to prepare programs to teach other professional photographers; write articles for national photography magazines; judge print competitions; and mentor other professional photographers. Dave was preceded in death by son, Marc Cisco, of Fort Worth. Survivors: wife of almost 46 years, Jo Rita Cisco of Fort Worth; daughter, Carissa Hudson and her family, Joel and Blaine Hudson of Lewisville; grandsons, Hunter and Jordan Cisco of Fort Worth; brother, Mike Cisco and his family of Prosper and Fort Worth; brother, Steve Cisco and son, of Ventura, CA; other loved ones and friends; colleagues from Lockheed-Martin and in the photographic industry all over the United States. Greenwood Funeral Home, 3100 White Settlement Rd., Fort Worth, TX 76107 (817)336-0584 Dave Cisco