Jewelry Designer Foree Peterson Hunsicker Dies

DALLAS — Jewelry designer Foree Peterson Hunsicker was remembered for her artistry, personal warmth and faith at a memorial service Saturday at Believers Chapel here. Hunsicker, who suffered health problems for decades caused by her sensitivity to chemicals and allergens, died Tuesday of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, according to her son, Harry Hunsicker Jr. She was 82. Medalias by Foree Hunsicker was best known for sterling jewelry featuring reproductions of 19th century filigree luggage tags. Launched in 1987, the business grew to employ nearly 50 people and win the 1995 Dallas Fashion Award for jewelry, an honor determined by a poll of retailers. Hunsicker was descended from one of Dallas’ first settlers, and a passion for Americana and Native American heritage ran through her designs. She beaded the American flag and other flags of Texas onto sterling plates that dangled from necklaces and earrings, created bold silver concha belts, and cast a sterling doughboy brooch from a Cracker Jack prize. Hunsicker also worked with turquoise and other semiprecious stones, freshwater pearls, African trade beads and antiques, including Qing dynasty carvings. As Medalias wound down, she continued to make one-of-a-kind necklaces sold through specialty boutiques such as Melissa Benge in Dallas. “Foree never lost the

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