![]() I just tried it out and they’re like, “We’ll give you 90 days and see how you like it.” And then now I’ve been there almost nine years. Parker: And so I just knew in the back of my head, I guess, after all of our different work things, that maybe I’d end up here. You’re fourth generation, how did you get involved in the business? And then my dad’s been our bench jeweler for probably 35 years now. We have six total in our family now that are all gemologists, that all went to school, followed him. Now we have, let’s see one, two, three, four, five, six. And he was probably one of nine in Texas at the time. He taught himself how to pretty much do everything and then went to school and got his gemology degree. And then just kept learning, taught himself jewelry repair, and how to make jewelry, and taught himself how to restring pearls. My grandfather was a Marine, and he learned how to do watch repair while he was stationed in the Philippines. Parker: My great grandparents, Joseph and Rita Kubes, started the store in 1945. This is part of our Made in Tarrant series which focuses on local businesses. The Fort Worth Report interviewed Brittany Parker, great-granddaughter of founders Joseph and Rita Kubes. What: Kubes Jewelers: The four generation family firm includes three GIA Graduate Gemologists and two GIA Diamond Graduates and provides diamonds, gemstones, rings, bracelets, necklaces, brooches, or watches. ![]() “But I’ll do everything I can to make sure it doesn’t happen to someone else.Editor’s note: Made in Tarrant is an occasional Q&A series on small businesses started in Tarrant County. Rick Kubes said he would keep working to make the intersection safer. In the back office was a piece of paper on which Rick Kubes had jotted notes about the intersection before his son’s accident. A wreath with Jeffrey Kubes’ picture sat at the front of the jewelry store. Tuesday was Rick Kubes’ first day back at work. “Jeff had a heart of gold,” his father told mourners. He volunteered for Tarrant County National Adoption Day. He loved American history, softball and Caribbean cruises. Jeffrey Kubes, a 1995 graduate of Southwest High School, was married and worked at Perry Law Firm in Fort Worth. Rick Kubes delivered his son’s eulogy Thursday at Holy Family Catholic Church in Fort Worth. “By the time you are halfway out, if another car comes quickly around the corner, it can catch up to you pretty fast.” “You’re pulling onto a blind curve,” Morrow said. Residents have asked the city for help making safety improvements but were told not much could be done, he said. River Park is four lanes across and has a speed limit of 35 mph. Jeff Morrow, president of the homeowners association, said that he has narrowly avoided being broadsided at the intersection. However, he was arrested at the scene for an out-of-town warrant. The driver of the Mitsubishi was unhurt and won’t face charges connected to the crash, police said. The police report said Jeffrey Kubes’ car was hit by a Mitsubishi Eclipse going east on River Park. Rick ran to the gate and found his son’s battered car pushed up against the wall. A relative called and told Rick and his wife, Mary, that “Jeff has been in a serious accident at the gate.” Jeffrey Kubes had left a family gathering about 10:30 p.m. ![]() “We’re getting the results of the police report and will put any indications about the cause into our evaluation process.” ![]() ![]() “They are right about the wall it is an obstacle,” said Greg Simmons, acting director of the city Transportation Department. The wall was built as part of the development more than two years ago. “I am comforted by the fact that at least I was trying to do something about it.”Ī city transportation official said Tuesday that the intersection meets city sight requirements but, since the fatal wreck, the city is evaluating the roads for possible safety improvements. “When I said that, of course, I had no idea that it would be my son,” said Rick Kubes, owner of Kubes Jewelry in Fort Worth. Jeffrey Kubes, an attorney, died a few hours later at a hospital. Police said Jeffrey Kubes pulled out in front of the other driver. Less than three weeks later, Kubes’ 31-year-old son, Jeffrey, was injured when his car was struck by another car on River Park. “I don’t want to wait for someone to get seriously injured,” Kubes said. Residents believed that a wall obstructs the view of drivers pulling out of the gated development onto River Park Drive, which curves sharply as it passes the neighborhood. 26 homeowners association meeting, Rick Kubes volunteered to head a committee pushing for safety improvements to the Retreat at River Park Place entryway. ![]()
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