Historic Temple

Investment Member (CCIM) of the CCIM
Institute, and the Specialist, Industrial and
Office Realtor ® (SIOR) of the Society of
Industrial and Office Realtors.
Dorothy Ann and Elbert Aldrich’s younger of
their two daughters, Amy Thomas, has become
a vital part of the organization and is now in
charge of the office management. She is
currently Secretary/Treasurer of the corporation.
Their older daughter, Ann Barkemeyer, is a
residential appraiser and operates her separate
business out of the same office. Amy and Lloyd’s
two daughters, Lauren Maggard and Meg
Thomas, have been brought in as directors of
the company. They maintain a close relationship
with the operations of the company and its
affiliated investment entities, which are
currently adding to their portfolio of properties.
Currently, the Thomas family and Aldrich-
Thomas Group are working on three new
retail development transactions and developing
several Alzheimer’s patient assisted care
living centers.
In response to client demand, Aldrich-Thomas
Group has systematically extended both its range
of services and its geographic reach, now serving
clients throughout Texas. To enhance the
company’s services and assure its continued
expansion, Aldrich-Thomas Group’s agents are
encouraged to pursue prestigious professional
designations, such as the SIOR, CCIM, and ALC,
memberships in the organizations that support
these designations provide a nationwide network
of key industry contacts.
Combining expert service with an
unwavering commitment to integrity and vision,
Aldrich-Thomas Group’s professional staff
enjoys the respect of Temple’s commercial,
industrial and financial communities, as well as
that of both the Temple Economic Development
Corporation and the Economic Development
Corporation of Belton.
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Below: Aldrich-Thomas Group
negotiated the sale of 40.35 acres for
the Super Wal-Mart and Sam’s Club,
in two phases, south of the Temple
Mall and near the northeast corner of
South Thirty-first Street and
Marlandwood Road in Temple, as well
as the development and sale of the
surrounding area, including the site
for Academy Sports at the southwest
corner of Marlandwood Road and
Raleigh Drive.
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