OD AY - Boysville

TODAY
BOYSVI E
FALL 2011
HOLIDAY GIVING | p3
CAMPUS NEWS | p4
COMMUNITY NEWS | p6
LABOR OF LOVE
Ned Gates Retires | p10
HUMANITARIAN AWARD
Gordon V. Hartman | p11
contact us
BOYSVILLE, INC., P.O. Box 369, 8555 E. Loop 1604 N., Converse, Texas 78109
P: (210) 659-1901 F: (210) 659-6527 [email protected], www.boysvilletexas.org
mission
Provide a safe, family environment for children in need so that they may become responsible
adults. Established in 1943, Boysville provides long-term residential care, foster care and
temporary shelter in a safe, secure, nurturing environment to children birth to 17 years old
who are unable to remain at home due to family disruption, abuse and/or neglect.
Gen Dave McIlvoy, CEO
Paula Tucker, COO
Andrea Carranco, Director of Foundations and Community Relations, Editor, Boysville Today
affiliations
Alliance for Children and Families
National Fellowship of Child Care Executives, Optimist Club of San Antonio
Kiwanis Club of San Antonio–Bexar, Texas Alliance of Child & Family Services
Texas Department of Family and Protective Services
United Way of San Antonio & Bexar County
boysville auxiliary thrift shop
Jimmie Joffe, Auxiliary President, 307 West Olmos Drive, San Antonio, Texas 78212 (210) 826-2195
officers
President: Michael H. Patterson* Vice President: Mark Meador* Secretary: Ashley Smith*
Treasurer: Justin Sobey* Assist. Secretary/Treasurer: Mark D. Werner*
directors
David Angulo • Larry S. Anthis • John H. Ferguson IV • Patsy Greeman • Charlie Gregory
Donald J. Hand • John Hanna • Dana Green Heffernan • Brooks Holzhausen • Jimmie Joffe
Pam Kraft • Jeffrey A. Kuhn • Jeff Landrum • Tom Llewellyn • David Luschen • Morgan Matson
Leroy P. Muehlstein • Richard (Dick) O’Neil • Jason Pastrano • Eddie Pinchback • Vaughan
Ruple • Cathy S. Smith • Ryan Smith • Ray Stadler • Kelly Van Burkleo • Larry Van Horn
Steve Vander Vorste • Mike Wheeler
trustees (past presidents—living)
Manny Ruiz,* 2010 • Jolene Davis,* 2009 • David McIlvoy,* 2008 • Jim Hollerbach,* 2007
Steve Hampton,* 2006 • John H. Shields, 2005 • Thomas Hawkes,* 2004 • Virginia “Ginger”
Schultz, 2003 • John W. Robb,* 2002 • Harold Putman, Jr.,* 2001 • Rudy S. Treviño,** 2000
Charles W. Lutter, Jr.,* 1999 • Robert C. Cole,* 1998 • King Mawhinney, 1997 • Wallace T.
Jacobs,** 1995 – 96 • Thomas Cunningham,** 1994 • Paul A. Parker, 1993 • Buster Horlen,
1991 • James L. Drought, 1990 • Jim W. Keyes,* 1989 • J. Carlos Jones, 1988 • John R.
Anthis, 1987 • Jimmy Hasslocher, 1986 • James H. Uptmore, 1983 • James M. Carnes, 1975
J. B. Chandler, Jr., 1966 • Robert L. Bobbitt, Jr., 1959
honorary directors
Cal C. Banker • Arthur H. Bayern • Robert S. Beadle• Stanton P. Bell • Alice Bender
W. A. Coleman • Stephen H. Dedman • Tex Farnsworth • Maria V. Garcia • Mary T. Giniewski
Carlton Hagelstein, Jr. • Carolyn Heath • Connie Hildebrand • Lorena Holden • Joyce O’Krent
Koch • Bill Mochel • Patrick M. Palmer, M.D. • Adrian Quintanilla • George Rapier, M. D.
Scereta Rodriguez • Al Sturchio • Senator Jeff Wentworth • Brian Weiner • Pat Wheeler
Ed White, Jr. • Dr. Dale Wood
* Denotes Executive Committee ** Denotes Foundation Trustees
deceased trustees
Lynn Allen • D.D. Alley • James F. Bartlett • J. Ross Boles • Erna Brucks • Robert Cherniss
W.P. Coleman • L.B. “Red” Connell • A.L. Cowan • Ed E. DeWees • Ed. D. Dickenson • Andrew
Dilworth • Harry Freeman • M. Watson Frazar • Geneva German • Alex Halff • Shirley N. Heath
Maury Holden • C. Gilbert House • H.B. Housman • Lloyd Knowlton • Al A. Lange • Louis
LeFlore • Ted J.Lijenwall • William M. McVeigh, III • Elmore K. Melton, Jr. • Glenn G. Mortimer, Jr.
C.E. Noonan • Arthur O’Krent • George D. Rawlings • William Records • William E. Remy
Jack F. Ridgeway • Sam J. Riklin • W.W. Rollins • Alvin E. Schmidt • Louis E. Sien, Sr.
John C. Speier, Jr. • Ernest F. Stevenson, Sr. • O.J. Van Horn • Wilbur Wood
tax status
Boysville, Inc is a 501 (C) (3) tax-exempt organization eligible to receive tax deductible
charitable contributions.
Boysville Today is a quarterly newsletter published by Boysville, Inc.
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dave’s letter
Our children are back in school
exploring new opportunities such as
football, volleyball, choir, orchestra
and art! Many of our children have
the opportunity to experience extracurricular activities and think about the
possibility of higher education for the
first time in their academic careers.
Do you remember the cover of the last newsletter? It pictured
the seven Boysville residents who graduated from Judson
High School. Those seven graduates are now students at
Northeast Lakeview College. Currently, Boysville is supporting
13 young adults through higher education! We are anxious to
see them succeed as they embark on their journeys.
Kudos to the dedicated Auction committee, Board of
Directors, generous donors and volunteers for their hard
work in producing another record year at the Wildest
Auction in the West! Our Day of Care reached a record
high—bringing in over $90,000! A day of care provides food,
shelter, clothing, medical and dental care, therapeutic services
and recreational activities for each child living at Boysville.
Now, as we head into the holiday season, I again call on the
generosity of the San Antonio community to help fulfill all
of the Christmas wishes and dreams of our children. The
holidays are a wonderful time for family and friends to
come together. Our children have a “family”—house parents
and child care staff that live, eat, and share all the joys and
challenges of daily life. That team works together to provide
“home” and “family” for children who otherwise would have
neither. Our job during the holiday season is to ensure each
child be remembered during a season that can bring joy and
sadness at the same time.
In closing, I want to extend a special congratulations to
Ned Gates on his retirement with 18 years of outstanding
dedication to the children of Boysville. He will truly be missed.
I thank you for your continued very generous support
and invite any of you who have not been out to the campus
to schedule a tour to meet the staff and see our programs
in action.
Have a great Boysville day!
Lt Gen Dave McIlvoy
CEO, Boysville, Inc.
save the date
2012
IF YOU
BELIEVE …
DREAMS REALLY
CAN COME TRUE.
Believe you
can make a
difference.
Fulfill a child’s dream
this holiday season.
Each year, Boysville cares for over 200 children
whose families are in crisis. We provide food, shelter,
clothing, therapeutic and recreational services.
Our mission is to provide a safe, family
environment for children in need so that they
may become responsible adults.
Most importantly, we provide a
loving family environment for
children Who would otherwise
be forgotten.
boysvilletexas.org
Thursday, March 29, 2012
The Arthur O’Krent
Humanitarian Award
Dinner
Honoring Gordon V. Hartman
6:30 p.m. • Pearl Stable
Thursday, May 10, 2012
Gathering of
Angels Volunteer
Appreciation Dinner
6:00 p.m. • Boysville Campus
Friday, August 17, 2012
Boysville’s 46th
Wildest Auction in
the West
6:30 – 11:00 p.m. • www.wildestauction.org
FOR MORE INFORMATION ON
BOYSVILLE EVENTS, PLEASE GO
TO WWW.BOYSVILLETEXAS.ORG.
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Back to School
From the latest fashions to the freshest
haircuts and hairstyles are all signs that school is now
of school supplies to ensure our children were equipped for
another year. These donations could not have come at a better
time, as Boysville Title 1 funds were drastically cut this school
year. Title 1 funds are a major source for Boysville’s education
program as it helps with school supplies, tutor salaries, and
incentives. The school year is going really well! The library is
full of residents during study hours, attendance in school is
high, and the first nine weeks of classes were just completed.
Ditch the Workout,
Tired of the same workout routine?
Are you ready to party yourself into shape?
in session. The best way for any child to kick off the school
year is by having school supplies. Thanks to the efforts of Argo
Insurance Group, Converse Lions Club, and Randolph A1,
Boysville residents were able to have a successful start to
school. Together, these organizations donated over $700 worth
Join the Party
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That’s exactly what the Zumba program is all about.
Zumba combines Latin and International music with a fun
and effective workout system. This summer, Boysville had
Zumba instructor, Ashley Alexis, come to our campus twice
a week to teach a class to staff and residents.
CAMP
Independence
Plumbing
Problems
Boysville continues to be plagued
by plumbing problems on campus.
Due to the drought over the summer,
Boysville has experienced seven
water main breaks, causing water to
be shut off on campus as emergency
repairs are needed.
Each repair costs between $2,500
– $5,000 depending on how deep
the pipes run, the width of the pipes
and how long it takes to repair the
problem. The water main breaks are
unexpected and many times are not
in our budget plan.
On the national level, approximately 20,000 youth will turn 18 while
living in foster care placements. Research shows most 18 year olds have not
developed the skills necessary to help them become self-sufficient adults. It has
been reported by foster care alumni that due to the lack of independent living
skills they have experienced one or more of the following hardships: did not
receive their high school diploma or GED; did not attend or complete higher
education certifications or degrees; experienced unemployment and/or unable
to maintain a job; homelessness; alcohol and/or drug abuse; incarceration; teen
pregnancy; continued cycle of emotional and/or physical abuse; mental and
physical health problems; and dependence on public assistance.
With this in mind, the Transitional Living Program decided to make a
difference and implemented a week-long camp to empower the youth of
Boysville, 13 years of age and older, to learn and practice Preparation for Adult
Living Skills (PALS). The topics experienced during Camp Independence were
health and wellness, transportation, job skills, housing, money management,
general safety, cooking skills, personal and interpersonal skills, a career fair,
and planning for the future. Each youth was challenged to “Make a Difference”
in their life so that they would not become a foster care statistic.
Unfortunately, our campus is
experiencing the wear and tear
of almost 30 years. Aging utilities
and severe weather conditions
have caught up with Boysville. It is
becoming a common occurrence to
address emergencies as they occur
due to the age of the facility.
Among the concerns are updating
aged and over-used plumbing,
repairing breaks and leaks and
combining shifting foundations. To
replace the entire plumbing system
would cost approximately $250,000
– $300,000.
Boysville is undertaking a program
of targeted capital improvements.
We are seeking funds to repair and/
or replace the water supply system,
internal roads, cottage windows, the
emergency electrical supply and paint
the cottages. If you are interested in
funding the project, please contact
the Development staff at (210) 659-1901
for more information.
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2011 Sponsors
Texas Ranger
Blake, Kymberly & George Rapier
Charitable Trust
Kym’s Kids
Marshall
The Nugget Company
San Antonio Livestock
Exposition, Inc.
Auction Thanks
YEE-HAW! The night started with a big flash …
a flash mob coordinated to “Wild Wild West” with
many individuals from the Auction Committee,
Boysville Board of Directors and volunteers
showing off their dance moves.
Our favorite masters of ceremony, Sam O’Krent,
joined Dan Kruse, our auctioneer for a wild
live auction.
Our Honorary Chair, Keith Martin, Executive
Director and CEO of the San Antonio Stock Show
and Rodeo donated a suite to watch a 2012
Rodeo performance and helped underwrite all
venue expenses. Many thanks to Keith Martin
for his support!
Special thanks to all who came out to the 45th
Annual Wildest Auction in the West. This year,
we raised a record high during our “Day of Care”
pledge of over $90,000! Overall, we raised over
$310,000 for our children with over 600 guests
in attendance!
Special Thanks to the following sponsors and
individuals for helping make the Wildest Auction
in the West a success!
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Sheriff
Causality • Clear Channel Communications Foundation
Leo Daniel Foundation • NuStar Energy
San Antonio Express News • Sien Energy
Quadrangle Press • Valero Energy Corporation
Deputy
Barbara and Cal Banker • Broadway Bank • DOCUmation, Inc.
Jolene and Steven Davis • Leanna and Dave McIlvoy
The Front Door Company • U.S. Global Investors, Inc.
Constable
Alamo Heights Minor Emergency Clinic • Antoinette and Steve
Dedman • Beverly and Michael Patterson • Boysville Auxiliary
Brittany and John Hanna • Caliente Harley-Davidson • Carol and
Chuck Lutter • Charlie Gregory/Dana Green Heffernan • Cowsert
Ranches LLC • Davis Cedillo Mendoza • Debbie and Manny Ruiz
Frost Bank • Gonzalez Chiscano Angulo Kasson • Higher Ground
Christian Worship Center • Innovative Multimedia Group • Jane
and Joe Edwards • Jimmie L. Joffe • Julie and Rudy Treviño
Karla and Senator Jeff Wentworth • Katie and Buster Horlen
Kiwanis Club of San Antonio-Bexar • Larry Van Horn/Patsy
Greeman • Linebargar Goggan Blair & Sampson LLP • Matt
Stedman • McMarr Properties, Inc. • Optimist Club of San Antonio
Pat and Steve Vander Vorste • PMI Pipe and Steel • Quality
Mechanical Solutions • Ray Stadler • Rhonda and Jim Hollerbach
Ruby and Ned Gates • Schmoyer Reinhard LLP • St. Mary’s
University • Tricia and Ryan Smith • Zachary
Auction Committee:
John Hanna, Auction Chair
Jimmie Joffe, Live Auction Chair
Kerri Smith, Silent Auction Chair
Patsy Greeman,
Days of Care Chair
David Angulo
Andrea Carranco
Jolene Davis
Sara Flournoy
Jennifer Jasiczek
Dave McIlvoy
Michael Patterson
Manny Ruiz
Cathy Smith
Mark D. Werner
Live Auction
Donors:
American Airlines
Americus Diamond
Casa Rio Mexican Restaurant
Cory Basso with HEB
Frederick’s Restaurant
Jolene and Steve Davis
Tricia and David Dilling
The Front Door Company
Maria V. Garcia
Golf Club of Texas at Briggs Ranch
Jim Hollerbach
Hyatt Regency Hill Country Resort
and Spa
Lincoln Heights Animal Hospital
David Luschen
Joe M. (Boysville resident)
PMI Pipe and Steel
Polly’s Pet Shop
Debbie and Lewis Radicke
George and Kymberly Rapier
A Regal Affair
Vaughan Ruple
San Antonio Livestock
Exposition, Inc.
Silver and Black Give Back
Southwest Airlines
—Charitable Giving
Spice of Life Catering
Randy and Heather Stetson
of Kona Ice San Antonio
Brent Thompson
Raffle Donors:
Alamo Cycle Plex
Optimist Club of San Antonio
Woods Cycle Country
Silent Auction
Donors:
Abbey’s Hair Studio
Academy Sports Outdoor
Action Bikes, Inc.
Aladdin Cleaning Restoration
Alamo Drafthouse Park North
Alamo Heights Fire-Rescue-EMS
Alamo Heights Pet Clinic, Inc
August Dayze Custom
Handmade Jewelry
Austin Steam Train Association
Bed Bath & Beyond
Bell Hydrogas
Bin 555
Black Velvet Photography
Broadway Daily Bread
Cambridge Auto Center, Inc.
Cheesy Jane’s
Chester’s Hamburgers
Chuck & Carol Lutter
Cindy Willis
Clara Yarbrough
Coca-Cola Enterprises
Dallas Symphony Association
Dallas Zoo
Dal-Tile
David & Emily Angulo
David & Laurie Mesch
Dermatology Laser Center
of San Antonio
Disneyland
Dos Carolinas
Double Tree Downtown
Dr. Steven & Jolene Davis
Dr. Nelson Greeman, III and Dr.
Kevin Greeman
Dry Comal Creek Vineyards
and Winery
Edible Arrangements
Emily Waggoner
EZ’s Brick Oven Grill
F. Jason Dillard
Friends of Boysville
Frontier Enterprises
-Magic Time Machine
Frost Bank
Golf Club of Texas at Briggs Ranch
Gristmill River Restaurant
Hard Rock Cafe
Holiday Inn San Antonio Riverwalk
Homewood Suites North
@ Stone Oak
Houston Astros Baseball
In the Summer, Inc.
Inn On Barons Creek
Insco Distributing, Inc.
J Wilkinson Co Photography
James Avery Craftsman
Jason Dady Restaurants
Jim & Rhonda Hollerbach
Joe de Luna - Oak Hills
Country Club
John & Barbara Robb
John & Stacey Ferguson
Josephine St. Cafe
Joseph’s Mens Store
Joseph’s Storehouse
Restaurant Bakery
Kent Moore Cabinets
La Hacienda de los Barrios
Little’s Boot Company
Mama Margie’s Mexican Cafe
Maria V. Garcia
Montdani International
National Shooting Complex
Natural Bridge Wildlife Ranch
Necklaces That Feed The Hungry
Neil & Janis Morgan
New Braunfels Smokehouse
Oak Hills Country Club
O’Krent’s Abbey Flooring Center
Orderup
Paesanos on 1604
Pamela Clarkson
Pearl South Padre
Pei Wei Asian Diner
Pyramid Plaza Physical Therapy
Quality Mechanical Solutions
Roaring Fork
Ron Beasley
San Antonio Jewelry
San Antonio Missions
Baseball Club
San Antonio Zoo
Schlitterbahn Waterparks
Sea Island Shrimp House
Sea World San Antonio
Sharkey’s Cuts for Kids
Shelia Louise Photography
Shetler Wade Jewelers
Six Flags Fiesta Texas
Slowride Guide Services
South Padre Island
Convention Visitor Bureau
Southwest Airlines
—Charitable Giving
Specialized Fitness
Stone Werks
Studio 88
Ted Eckhardt
Texas Lady Boutique
Texas Roadhouse
Texas Ski Ranch
The Day Spa @ Folawn’s
The Home Accessory Co.
The Magik Theatre
The Magnolia Cafe
The Rollercade
Todd Burnett
Toy Zone
U.S. Army All-American Bowl
Valero Energy Corporation
Vaughan & Janet Ruple
Water 2 Wine
Wendy Barrows
Witte Museum
Ye Kendall Inn
Yvonne’s Creation
Zanna’s Gifts
ZDT’s Amusement Park
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Team Up Challenge
As an expansion of the “No Bullying” campaign,
10 Boysville residents participated in the Silver and
Black Team Up Challenge. Boysville partnered with
the Fisher House at Lackland AFB this summer.
Residents helped move furniture and tore down,
rebuilt and painted the fencing around the air
conditioning units at two of the houses. Our young
adults were proud to provide help for recently
wounded service men and women and their
families living at Fisher House.
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VOLUNTEER
There are many ways to help Boysville
There are many ways to help Boysville during
during the fall months. Check out these
the summer months. Check out these fun
fun activities and contact Sara Flournoy
activities and contact Sara Flournoy if you
if you are interested in getting involved.
are interested in getting involved.
Holiday Wish List
Help provide a warm and memorable
holiday
for children who wouldor groups are needed
Campseason
Wildbeast—Individuals
The Gift of Time
otherwise
be
forgotten.
Some
for this week-long camp,
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Spend the holidays with someone special!
wish
listfull
items
include:
a week
of fun
activities for children ages 4-13 years old
it’sCards
held right here •
on Barbie
our campus.
dolls Planned activitiesBoysville needs you to help make our children’s holidays warm
•and
Gift
include
arts &Target,
crafts, sports,
be meaningful. For most children the holidays are a joyous
andswimming,
accessoriesetc. You can helpand
(Walmart,
a group
leader
or your •
group
can
host
an
activity.
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time but for our children this can be a sad time of year. Many
“Dress up”
other teen stores)
princess clothes
are homesick and long to be with their families.
Independence—Individuals
with special
for girls
•Camp
Basic need
items
talents
or underwear,
skills, i.e. health
and diet,control
cooking, financial Spending time with our children is the best holiday present
(socks,
• Remote
hygiene
products,
planning, etc. are needed for
carsthis
andweek-long
trucks camp for ouryou could ever give! There are several opportunities to help
etc)residents. This camp focuses on preparation of
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bring holiday cheer to our children:
• Hot Wheel Cars
•independent
Pajamas living.
and accessories
• New Release
• Escort one child during the EK Melton Shopping Trip
• K’Nex and
Infant
& movies,
Toddler Emergency Shelter
Children’s
at North Star Mall on December 6. Must be at least 21
Lego sets
books and CDs
Assistant—Boysville
recently opened an Infant &
years old.
• Spiderman,
Shelter and is seeking help. Assistants
•Toddler
MovieEmergency
passes
Transformers,
• Decorate the gym for holiday festivities (December 7 and 8)
neededClothes
seven days a week,
from
10:00 a.m. – 12:00 pm
Power
Rangers
•areWinter
• Serve and clean-up during our Christmas Dinner
and 3:00 pm – 5:00 pm to and
assistother
with the care of the infants
• Room decorations
on December 16. Must be at least 18 years old.
and
toddlers.twin
Children in action
the baby
shelter range from
figures
(standard
newborn
to 5 years old.• Bath and Body
size comforters,
• Help wrap presents for the children
Works Lotions
posters, etc)
(December 20 – December 22)
Wildest Auction inand
the
West—This is our biggest
Sprays
• Wii games
fundraiser and we need your help! Volunteers are needed•to Host a holiday drive for our children
• Bikes for all ages • Basketball shorts
help with set-up, working (all
the sizes)
event and cleaning up.
• Plan an activity for the children during the Christmas
•Volunteers
Sports Equipment
must be 21 •
years
old
or
older.
Visit
our
Auction
break (December 19 – December 30)
Cologne (Curve,
(basketballs,
website at www.wildestauction.org
for more information and
Adidas, American
footballs, boxing
The holiday season is very popular and the slots fill up fast
to gloves,
download
an
application.
Eagle,
Usher,
etc)
etc)
so be sure you register early! We accept holiday volunteers
• Jewelry sets from
•ForDevelopmental
more information on these
opportunities,
or to checkon a first come, first serve basis. For more information visit
Claire’s,
Forever
and educational
www.boysvilletexas.org and click on the “Volunteer” tab
other
visit
ouror
website
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toysopportunities,
for infants please21,
or contact Sara Flournoy at [email protected]
boysvilletexas.org
click
on the
tab.
Shoes
(all“Volunteer”
sizes)
and toddlers and •
or (210) 659-1901 ext. 294.
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Love”
“When you love what you do,
it’s not work. It’s a
Labor of
—Ned Gates
Imagine never having to work a day of your life.
For Ned Gates, being employed by Boysville was
never work. Ned says, “When you love what you
do, it’s not work. It’s a labor of love.”
Ned started his career at Boysville in 1993 as the Director of Recreational
Programs. Ned spent countless hours coaching basketball games, training
our residents to compete in a variety of sports, coordinating campus events,
supervising recreational activities; but most importantly, Ned was a mentor,
friend and teacher to many of our children.
It was not rare for Ned to accompany our young adults on college trips, pay a
visit during College Family Days or give our residents advice about day to day
life. Ned always treated the children with respect and loved them as his own.
Ned worked tirelessly to ensure our children had a fun and loving place to
call home.
Every year as a graduation gift, Ned would give every graduating senior the Dr.
Seuss book entitled, “Oh the Places You’ll Go” with a personal note and some
words of wisdom. As a retirement gift, several Boysville residents wrote and
illustrated a book for Ned called “Oh the Places You’ll Go: Retirement Edition.”
Current residents, staff, former residents and friends gathered in the gym to wish
Ned a happy retirement.
After 18 years of serving our children, the Boysville family wishes Ned Gates a
happy retirement. Thank you for your love and dedication to hundreds of
Boysville children!
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H u manitarian
AWARD
T
Gordon V. Hartman
he Boysville Board of Directors is honored to
name Gordon V. Hartman as the 2012 Arthur
O’Krent Humanitarian Award recipient.
Gordon Hartman is a philanthropist and former businessman
who was born and raised in San Antonio. At age 15, while
attending a local seminary, he started his own landscaping
business. By age 19, he had earned and saved enough to begin
his homebuilding business and by the age of 23 had started a
land development company.
From his small efficiency apartment, Gordon founded Gordon
Hartman Homes in 1983 and began to build homes for low to
moderate income families. Over the next 22 years, he grew his
company into the largest locally owned homebuilding and land
development enterprise in San Antonio.
In 2005, Gordon sold his companies. That same year, he
established The Gordon Hartman Family Foundation, to which
he and his wife, Maggie, have donated $15 million to date to
pursue their dream of helping children and adults with special
needs. Their devotion to this cause is inspired by their 18-yearold daughter, Morgan, who was born with cognitive and
physical special needs.
In 2007, Gordon recognized the tremendous need for
accessible outdoor facilities for individuals with special needs.
So he made another dream come true—the April 2010 grand
opening of Morgan’s Wonderland, the world’s first ultraaccessible family fun park designed with special-needs kids
and adults in mind as well as their family members, caregivers
and friends. This unique park has now welcomed more than
100,000 guests from all 50 states and 33 countries. Gordon’s
conviction that families of special needs individuals have
increased demands on both their financial and emotional
resources, led to his commitment to maintain free admission
to the park for those with special needs.
Also in 2010, the STAR Soccer Complex began operations
adjacent to Morgan’s Wonderland. This 75 acre soccer facility
hosts tournaments, league play, and regular practices for
teams from across Texas which helps provide funding for
programs, operations and expansion at Morgan’s Wonderland.
Plans to bring professional soccer to San Antonio have also
been finalized with the San Antonio Scorpions FC beginning
pro soccer play next season with all proceeds also benefiting
Morgan’s Wonderland.
In August 2011, Gordon opened a school—Monarch
Academy. It will provide students with special needs a unique
learning environment that will enable them to reach their
maximum individual potential. Initially the school will serve
students ages 12 – 24 and plans for expansion in the future
call for a 21,000 square foot learning facility on a 2½ acre site
adjacent to Morgan’s Wonderland.
The Arthur O’Krent Award is given to an individual who, by
civic action, demonstrates love and concern for the well being
of children within our community. Past recipients of the
award include Fully Clingman, Tom Frost, Governor Dolph
Briscoe, Dr. Dale Wood, Edith McAllister, Reverend Buckner
Fanning, Rosemary Kowalski, Bill Greehey, Judge Peter Sakai,
Ruben Escobedo, Harvey E. Najim, and Dr. George and Mrs.
Kymberly Rapier.
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memorials
Adee Knobloch
Mr. & Mrs. Richard Mergele & Family
Adelina San Martin
Dr. & Mrs. P.R. Miniel
Adolph Padalecki
Mrs. Mary Alice Cudney
Adrian Guerrero
Col. & Mrs. David M. Withers
Alex de la Garza
Judson Judson Librarians
Alfred H. Koebig
Lt. Col. & Mrs. Bill E. Polasek, Jr.
Mr. Bobby C. Traeger
Alice Kocian
Mr. George L. Kocian, Jr.
Allen Gates Compton
Mr. & Mrs. Richard Mergele & Family
Allen Park Jr.
Mr. & Mrs. Carl Stauber
Alma Davis
Dr. & Mrs. Richard S. Wayne
Andrea Tachman Woo
Mr. & Mrs. Arthur H. Bayern
Anita Borchers
Mr. & Mrs. Leroy P. Muehlstein
Ann Owens
Mr. & Mrs. Rex D. McPherson
Anna Tomkiewicz
Mr. & Mrs. Donald L. Anderson
Betty Dietert
Charles Kast
Doris M. Benson
Mrs. Dorothy Schriewer
Mr. & Mrs. Elroy W. Beck
Betty J. Dillow
Charlie Humble
Mr. & Mrs. Ashley M. Smith
Mrs. Dorothy B. Spencer
Dorothy & Jack Deaton
Betty Kropinicki
Mr. & Mrs. Richard Mergele & Family
Mr. Fred Vitela
Ms. Johnnie J. Stoeltje
Chuck Frazier
Dorothy Chessher Priest
Betty Rufe
Ms. Johnnie J. Stoeltje
Mr. & Mrs. Richard Mergele & Family
Mr. Greg Rufe
Clarice Morris
Dorothy Denton
Betty Suehs
Col. & Mrs. Bob A. Watson
Mr. & Mrs. Leroy P. Muehlstein
Mrs. Mabel P. Suehs
Claude Schott
Dorothy Lillian Sagebiel
Bettye Lucchese
Mr. & Mrs. Elroy W. Beck
Mr. & Mrs. Sylvan J. Mangold
Mr. & Mrs. Allen J. Zuercher
Mr. & Mrs. Richard Mergele & Family
Doyle Guy
Mrs. Cliftine V. Dwyer
Mr. & Mrs. Ronald Vanden Busch
Clifford McKinney
Dr. Burton O. Neesvig
Bill Boyd
Clyde Naftzger
Mr. Billy G. Dillow
Mr. & Mrs. G. W. Arnold
Bill Bender
Mrs. Ann Poole
Mr. & Mrs. Richard Mergele & Family
Mr. & Mrs. James L. Lamar
Bill Taggart
Col Peter Cotellesse
Mr. & Mrs. Glenn Smith
Dr. & Mrs. Larry W. Kerkow
Billie Joe Clay
Col. George Rawlings
Stanley & Irene Fey
Mr. & Mrs. Nash H. Hughes
Billy Imes
Col. Joseph McCaffrey
Dr. & Mrs. Loren Owensby
Mr. & Mrs. H. F. Wiatrowski
Blanca A. Valdez
Consuelo T. Solis
Dr. & Mrs. P.R. Miniel
Mrs. Mary Alice Cudney
Bob Southerland
Cotton Mecke
Mrs. Erna Koepp
Bobby E. Glisson
Anne R. Catalani PhD
Ms. Margaret Martin
Mr. William Glisson & Ms.
Marcia K. Lindsey
Annette Starkweather
Bobby Lindholm
Mrs. Jewell K. Garwood
Mr. & Mrs. Walter J. Dill
Anthony J. “Cotton” Mecke
Bonnie Hills
Mr. & Mrs. Kermit Theis & Family
Mrs. Johnnie Davenport
Dr. & Mrs. Everett Bratcher
Mr. Lynn L. Moody
Mr. & Mrs. Fred Copeland
Dr. Carlos Serna
Dr. & Mrs. P.R. Miniel
Dr. Roland Meffert
Mr. & Mrs. George M. Luhn
E. K. Melton, Jr.
Mr. & Mrs. Russell G. Lenz
E.G. Hendrix, Jr.
Mr. & Mrs. Selig Eidelberg
Edward J. Downing
Cynthia Boller
Ms. Ann S. Bly
Ms. Gail S. Crosbie
Mr. & Mrs. Brian Lett
Ms. Susie Jacobson
Elaine Epstein
Dale Carson
Mr. & Mrs. Harris M. Koch
Mr. & Mrs. Glen M. Anderson
Elaine L. Kuppers
David A. Molina
Mr. & Mrs. Ray Bacon
Mr. & Mrs. Elroy W. Beck
Mr. & Mrs. Richard Mergele & Family
Eleanor Ann Boone
Mr. & Mrs. Grady Lagleder
Mrs. Doris E. Schuchart
Mrs. Mary L. Chapman
Audrey Covington
Mr. George L. Kocian, Jr.
Mr. & Mrs. Sylvan J. Mangold
Mr. & Mrs. Bernard Zinsmeyer
Audrey Shearrer McEntire
Brenda Decker
Mr. & Mrs. Edwin E. Espey, Jr.
Mr. & Mrs. Elroy W. Beck
Bacilio Leon
Britton
Dr. & Mrs. Larry W. Kerkow
Mr. & Mrs. Harris M. Koch
Bartholomew Winter Willborn
Bubba Littrell
Don Beck
Belinda Robinson
Mr. & Mrs. Helrey Larkins
Mr. Louis Spreen
Mrs. Mimi Thiesen
Byron O’Shaughnessy
Don Stallings
Benton Donegan
Mr. & Mrs. Charles T. Jordan
Mr. & Mrs. Robert E. Watts, Jr.
Mr. Bobby C. Traeger
C.H. Donegan
Donald Schraub
Berkeley Smith
Mr. & Mrs. Richard Mergele & Family
Lt Gen & Mrs. David W. McIlvoy
Mr. William H. Feick
Mr. & Mrs. Richard Mergele & Family
Donald Starkweather
Mrs. Mildred Bartels
Mrs. Waldine C. Ramsay
Mr. & Mrs. Milton V. Uecker
Bernice DeWese
Carlos Zuniga
Mr. & Mrs. George M. Luhn
Ms. Betty H. Boothe
Emily Gunn
Mr. & Mrs. Buster Horlen
Donna Shannon
Dr. & Mrs. Richard S. Wayne
Bertha Salazar
Carol Smith
Ms. Carol Walker
Mr. Jerry Ianni & Ms. Sharon Kolmeier
Mr. & Mrs. Chester Kolmeier
Eugene Kubanka
Mr. & Mrs. Joe E. Groff, Sr.
Beth Ann Brewer
Celia C. Rodriguez
Doris B. Miller
Eustice Avon Hail
Mrs. Lily Lecocke
Mrs. Mary V. Loehman
Mrs. Geneva E. Jacobson
Mr. & Mrs. John Willborn
Mrs. Dean Keener
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Braden Echtle
Dee Ann Pack
Mr. & Mrs. Steven H. Doneghy
Diane Dupre
Dr. & Mrs. P.R. Miniel
Dixie Flory
Mr. & Mrs. Arthur H. Bayern
Dolores Montez, Jr.
Mr. George L. Kocian, Jr.
Mrs. Dorothy L. Bauwens
Mr. & Mrs. Bill Barlow
Mr. & Mrs. Harry Price
Mrs. Heather Pritchett
Ms. Marsha Rentz
Mr. Matthew Thurston
Ms. Jennifer Zotter
Mr. & Mrs. Robert Brischetto
Mr. & Mrs. Robert D. Farmer
Mr. & Mrs. Don Meyer
Mrs. Charles Monaco & Family
Ms. Donna O’Connor
Mrs. Joy S. Potts
Elizabeth Clark
Mr. & Mrs. Lee Norwood
Ellyn Calmbach
Mr. & Mrs. Elroy W. Beck
APRIL – AUGUST 2011
Evelia Garza Macias
Gregory Keith Fuqua
Evelyn Klug
Harry Burns
Mr. & Mrs. Buster Horlen
Mr. & Mrs. Fred E. Deason
Mr. & Mrs. David J. Semlinger
Everett Gauntt
Dr. & Mrs. Loren Owensby
Fernando “”Nando””
Arrellano, Sr.
Mr. & Mrs. Charlie Urbanowich
Florence Goldstein
Mr. & Mrs. David B. Wolf
Florence Harrison
Mr. & Mrs. Harris M. Koch
Florence Saathoff
Mrs. Shirley Muennink
Florence Tippetts
Mr. & Mrs. Wally Jacobs
Floyd Wallace
Ms. Patricia Haby
Fortunato “Tito” Cantu, Jr.
Mr. & Mrs. Jim E. Franklin
San Antonio Brake & Clutch Service Inc.
Frances Hill
Mrs. Jo Lynne Meador
Frank Salas
Dr. & Mrs. P.R. Miniel
Fred D. Grover
Mr. & Mrs. Eddie Adams
Fred Katcsmorak
Mrs. Jo Anne Rice
LTC & Mrs. Clarence A. Scheel
Freda Wender
Dr. & Mrs. Richard S. Wayne
Frederick “Fritz” Schlather
Dr. & Mrs. Larry W. Kerkow
Gary Eugene Madden
Mrs. Genie Madden
Gary Ross
Ms. Dorothy R. Duffin
Gen. Armin Puck
Mr. & Mrs. Leroy P. Muehlstein
Gene Rothbauer
Mr. & Mrs. Leroy P. Muehlstein
George Rawlings
Mr. Stephen L. Heinrich
Gerald Singer
Mrs. Laurie M. Newberg
Glenda Newton
Mr. & Mrs. Harold Langfeld
Gordon C. Zunker
Mrs. Virginia K. Baker
Mr. & Mrs. Maurice B. Clark
Mr. & Mrs. Chester Kolmeier
Mrs. Elvira Weidner
Graciela Vidales
Dr. & Mrs. P.R. Miniel
Mr. & Mrs. Richard Mergele & Family
Mrs. Mary R. Jaeckle
Ms. Martha Mahone
Harry Dedman
Mr. & Mrs. Steve Dedman
Harry W. Miller
Mrs. Cliftine V. Dwyer
Harvey Paul Schneider
Jack McDonald
John M. Sobieski
James A. Ward
John W. Posey
Mrs. Kate McDonald
Lt. Col. & Mrs. Bill E. Polasek, Jr.
Mr. & Mrs. Donald J. Hand
Sodalis Graceland, LLC
Mr. Fred Vitela
Mr. & Mrs. David A. Zaleski
Walton Distributing Company, Inc.
James Bindseil
Mrs. Joan Shearrer
Mr. & Mrs. Marvin Uecker, Jr.
Mrs. Elvira Weidner
Hazel Fritsch
James Collins
Mr. & Mrs. Henry S. Coy
Mrs. Jane B. Behrendt
Mr. & Mrs. Thomas B. Bean
Mr. & Mrs. Tord Boman
Mrs. Jimmie L. Joffe
Jonnie Kennymore
Mr. & Mrs. Kermit Theis & Family
Joy Garcia
Mr. & Mrs. Jerry J. Knaupp
Joyce Rufe
Mr. Greg Rufe
Hazel Jackson
Capital Group Companies
Charitable Foundation
James Duehl Seay, Jr.
Hazel Terry
Mr. & Mrs. Richard Mergele & Family
Mrs. Hazel V. Albright
Mr. & Mrs. James Courtois
Ms. Constance Harrison
Helen Feick
Mr. & Mrs. Gary W. Mahoney
Helen Holland
Mr. & Mrs. John Fey
Helen Okerberg Feick
Mr. Fred L. Lambrecht
Henry Donegan
Mr. & Mrs. Jerry Theis
Mr. & Mrs. Wayne Byrom
Mr. Bill Ljungdahl
Mr. & Mrs. Leroy P. Muehlstein
Mr. Lee Herry
Mr. & Mrs. Willie L. Ellebracht
Mr. & Mrs. Billy Cowsert
James McCorvey
James P. Bindseil
James R. Vordenbaum
Jane Balderas
Mrs. Cliftine V. Dwyer
Mr. Bobby C. Traeger
Jane Gorder
Henry Juenke
Jane Morthern
Mr. & Mrs. G. W. Arnold
Henry Mueller
Mr. & Mrs. James F. Smith
Mr. & Mrs. Donald J. Hand
Janet C. Comstock
June Rutherford
Junell Karrer Treece
Mrs. Elaine Rutledge and Sons
Junie Still
Mr. & Mrs. Leonard H. Brieden, Jr.
Kay Orth
Mr. & Mrs. Terry Doyle
Kelly Brian Metz
Mr. A. G. Prochnow
Kenneth Boatman, Sr.
Mr. & Mrs. Elridge V. Wolle
Krystyna Marrou
Mr. & Mrs. Donald E. Sullivan
Mr. Robert V. Knight, Jr.
Mrs. Marilyn Hamilton
Larel Thormahlen
Jean Johle
LaVelle Craft
Henry S. Szurgot
Mr. & Mrs. Delbert Berryman
Mr. & Mrs. Ferdinand Friederick
Jean Miculka
Leland H. Lorenz
Herbert Duynell Hargrove
Mr. & Mrs. Henry S. Coy
Mr. & Mrs. Richard Mergele & Family
Jeanne C Dixon
Leo Moczygemba
Hershell Andrews
Mrs. Genie Edgar
Mr. George L. Kocian, Jr.
Jeremy Galvin
Leola Henry
Homer Guerra
Mrs. Geri Michalski
Mr. & Mrs. H. F. Wiatrowski
Mrs. Myrtle Colwell
Mr. & Mrs. Donald E. Sullivan
Howard “Skippy” Jobson
Jesse Villareal
Leora Pape
Dr. & Mrs. P.R. Miniel
Mrs. Virginia K. Baker
Howard Hotchkiss
Jim Harrison
Leroy Bienek
Mr. & Mrs. Glenn Smith
Mrs. Fran Bile
Jim Todd
LeRoy M. Miller Jr.
Mr. & Mrs. Harold G. Bauman
Mrs. Mary Alice Cudney
Howard P. Cooper
Jimmy Huffine
Lily Jo Polan
Mr. & Mrs. Jerry Theis
Mrs. Myrtle Colwell
Hubert W. Green
Joe Hernandez
Linda Blessing
Mrs. Myrtle Colwell
Mr. & Mrs. Paul Pascale
Ida Kilday
Joe Ward
Linda Mae Graham
Mr. & Mrs. Edward A. Recko
Mrs. Melvah V. Uecker
Iris Langston
John Joseph Harrison
Linton Weems
Mrs. Joan B. King
Mrs. Lucille M. Rutledge
Jack Hooper
John Louis (Lou) Parvis
Lloyd Leech, III
Ms. Theresa Stein
Henry Peterson
Mr. & Mrs. Paul Kosub
Ms. Irene H. Szurgot
Mrs. Doris M. Roose
Mr. & Mrs. Bob Long
Dr. & Mrs. P.R. Miniel
Mr. & Mrs. Karl Scholze
Mrs. Betty J. Besfer
Mrs. Kathryn Richardson
Maj. & Mrs. Billy E. Wray, USAF (Ret.)
Ms. Shirley C. Cooper
Mrs. Jewell K. Garwood
Mr. William C. Mueller
Mr. & Mrs. John Hasty
Mr. & Mrs. Rex D. McPherson
Mr. & Mrs. Richard Mergele & Family
Mr. & Mrs. Richard Mergele & Family
Mr. & Mrs. Duane L. Westerman
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memorials
Lola Scott
Mr. & Mrs. Richard Mergele & Family
Mike Mitchell
(cont …)
Patricia Clark Dailey
John & Anna Lackness
Mrs. Jo Lynne Meador
Mildred C. Eubank
Roy Schapira
Patricia Mormando
Ms. Mary Lynn Turbeville
Ms. Grace F. Harris
Mrs. Laurie M. Newberg
Mr. Mrs. Jack Rips
Dr. & Mrs. Richard S. Wayne
Loretta G. Woerndel
Mildred McCoy
Patricia Polk
Ruben Lozano
Dr. & Mrs. P.R. Miniel
Louis Stumberg
Mrs. Connie Bourland
Mrs. Marion B. Jauer
Ms. Maryann Watson
Paul J. Tillman
Rudy Elizondo
Lt Gen & Mrs. David W. McIlvoy
Mildred Nixon
Mr. & Mrs. Erich A. Stoermer
Louise Tudyk
Mr. & Mrs. Richard Mergele & Family
Paula Therese Rainey
Lorene Brzozowski
Mr. Bill Ljungdahl
Mr. & Mrs. Richard Mergele & Family
Mildred Sprowl
Mr. & Mrs. Buster Horlen
Mrs. Frances M. Presson
Mrs. Kathryn Richardson
Quintin Ahr
Col. & Mrs. Robert C. Maling
Morrie Sablow
Raymond Dumas
LTC Francis Burkhardt
Mr. & Mrs. Harris M. Koch
Mr. & Mrs. Gilbert Haby
Mr. & Mrs. Taylor Garner
Raymond Spaeth
Mr. & Mrs. Edwin E. Espey, Jr.
Mrs. Joan Shearrer
Lt. Col. James R. Gamble
Col. & Mrs. Bob A. Watson
Lucille Meyer
Mr. & Mrs. Ed J. Schiebel
Lucille Miller
Mr. & Mrs. Jack E. Banks
Lucille Riedel
Mr. & Mrs. Harold G. Bauman
Lynn James Crews
Mr. & Mrs. Richard Mergele & Family
Mac Stevenson
Ms. George Ann Moseley
Maggie Hardy
Mr. Larry Van Horn
Magness Sadler
Mrs. J. T. Johnston
Maj George W. Smith, Jr.
Mr. & Mrs. Donald E. Sullivan
Major Ronald A.
Friese, USAF Ret
Mr. & Mrs. Richard Mergele & Family
Margaret (Peggy) Pawkett
Mrs. Jewell K. Garwood
Margaret Echtle
Mr. & Mrs. Bernard Zinsmeyer
Marie Garner
Mrs. Barbara L. Fake
Marie Louise Mead
Mr. George D. Cermin
Marie Macha
Mr. & Mrs. Leroy P. Muehlstein
Marion G. Rivas, Jr.
Mr. & Mrs. Fernando Arellano, Jr.
Martha A. Lampman
Mr. & Mrs. Willfloyd P. Strey
LTC & Mrs. Clarence A. Scheel
Mrs. Betty J. Schmidt
Martin Goland
Mr. & Mrs. Louis F. Sirianni
Mrs. Willadene J. Myers-Ryan
Mr. & Mrs. W.B. King
Rebecca Janyseh
Mr. W. B. King, Jr.
Mrs. Enomie Real
Naekita Czar Hopkins
Richard Boldt
Dr. & Mrs. P.R. Miniel
Mr. & Mrs. Kenneth Evers
Nancy Adamek-Roten
Richard Carpenter
Mr. & Mrs. David A. Zaleski
Mr. Clarence Holzmann
Nancy Elizabeth Ljungdahl
Richard Davis
Ms. Trisha Hillman
Nancy Hancock
Dr. & Mrs. Loren Owensby
Nancy Mills Ljungdahl
Mr. & Mrs. Mike Brzozowski
Chemical Weed Control of South Texas
Mr. & Mrs. Ray Lambert
Mr. & Mrs. Bill W. Lewis
Mr. & Mrs. Johnny T. Neal, Jr.
Mrs. Grace H. Rutherford
Mrs. Joan Shearrer
Ms. Joann Sipko
VA Palmer Enterprises LP
Dr. & Mrs. William C. Cogburn
Hill & Ford, P.C.
Mr. & Mrs. Rusty Jones
Mr. & Mrs. Patrick Ljungdahl
Mr. & Mrs. Ross Thompson
Nelta Benson
Mr. & Mrs. Tony Salinas
Norma Lee Hallmark
Mrs. Cliftine V. Dwyer
Mr. & Mrs. Richard Mergele & Family
Olen W. Wiemers
Richard Klimitchek
Mrs. Cindy E. Mosley
Richard Large
Ms. Marjorie K. Large
Mr. & Mrs. Harold L. Uecker
Ruth L. Kohler
Mr. & Mrs. Arthur H. Bayern
Ryan Paul Jonas
Mrs. Jimmie L. Joffe
S/Sgt. Gene Cudney Ret AF
Mrs. Mary Alice Cudney
Sadie Louise Fest
Ms. Patricia P. Brown-Love
Sammie Pantuso
Mrs. Mary L. Chapman
Sandy Gignac
Dr. & Mrs. Larry W. Kerkow
Sarah Jean Anderson
Mrs. Mary L. Chapman
Sherry Zost
Mrs. LaNelle Zimmerman
Shirley & Alvin Werbner
Richard Miner
Mr. & Mrs. Harris M. Koch
Rita Faye Hilburn
Mrs. Betty Pilgrim
Robert “Bo” Coffman
Mr. & Mrs. Walter J. Dill
Mr. & Mrs. Owen C. Williams
Mr. & Mrs. Richard D. Griffin
Mrs. Jo Anne Rice
Mr. Bill P. Perryman
Ms. Patricia B. Perryman
Robert Anthony Zaiontz
Mr. & Mrs. Edwin E. Espey, Jr.
Robert C. Connor
Shirley Garrett
Shirley Kogler
Sigurd Sorenson
Ms. Laura N. Denion
Skippy Jobson
Mr. Louis Spreen
Mr. George L. Kocian, Jr.
Mrs. Willadene J. Myers-Ryan
Steven C. Buffkin
Robert Herrera
Susan Spegar
Mrs. Mary Alice Cudney
Robert J. Quist
Mrs. Mary L. Chapman
Robert Lawrence
Mr. & Mrs. James A. Haverda
Mrs. Agnes A. Perdue
Mr. & Mrs. Leroy P. Muehlstein
Tarvis Bailey
Mrs. Jo Lynne Meador
Ted Loper
Chester’s Hamburgers
Robert V. Conver
Oswald Finck
Robert W. Oberg
Mrs. Lucille M. Rutledge
Mrs. Loraine Hilbrich
Mrs. Eunice M. Irwin
Mrs. Kay F. Skaggs
Roberto Moreno
Tommy Trammell
Mr. & Mrs. Harold G. Bauman
Mr. & Mrs. Delbert Berryman
Ron Merks
Tony Rodriguez
Mr. & Mrs. Leo Gates
Mr. & Mrs. H. F. Wiatrowski
Rosa Reinhard
Travis Bailey
Hasslocher Enterprises, Inc.
P.G. “Buck” Eckels
Mrs. Patsy Greeman
Martin Jasik
Pamela Jo McKee
Mr. & Mrs. Edwin E. Espey, Jr.
Mr. & Mrs. Richard Mergele & Family
Mary (Rhein) Rhein
Pat Begeman
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Dr. & Mrs. P.R. Miniel
Ruth Colley
Mrs. Shirley Muennink
Mrs. Gertrude Riff & Family
Mr. Lawrence J. Goland
Mr. Sollie F. Rhein
Mr. & Mrs. Bernard Zinsmeyer
Dr. & Mrs. P.R. Miniel
Mr. & Mrs. Allen J. Zuercher
Mrs. Jo Lynne Meador
Mr. & Mrs. Lloyd Pruski
Mr. & Mrs. Henry S. Coy
Tommie Stoeltje
Mr. & Mrs. George M. Luhn
APRIL – AUGUST 2011
Travis Bailey, Jr.
W.A. “Red” Massengale
Urema Uzdavines
Mr. Oscar W. Schuchart
Mr. & Mrs. Elton C. Seewald
Mr. & Mrs. Harry Zenner
Dr. & Mrs. P.R. Miniel
Veva Greenwood
Mr. & Mrs. James A. Haverda
Mr. & Mrs. Frank Janicke
Ursula Silva
Mr. & Mrs. Arthur H. Bayern
Walter Wickliffe
William E “Bill” Bender
Mr. & Mrs. Wally Jacobs
Victor Cordero, III
Mr. & Mrs. Giles E. Laney
Mr. & Mrs. Franklin G. Brock
Valerie Varga
Mr. & Mrs. Richard E. Otero
Wanda Crane
Wilma D. Pugh
Victor Herrera, Jr.
Mr. & Mrs. Paul Pascale
Col. & Mrs. Robert C. Maling
Mrs. Mary Alice Cudney
Webster Barth
Winnie Allen
Virginia Bading
Col. & Mrs. David M. Withers
Col. & Mrs. Bob A. Watson
Mr. Kenneth Kohlenberg
Mr. & Mrs. Richard Mergele & Family
Werbner Epstein
Winston Simmonds
Virginia Schott
Wesley Aaron Berry
Mrs. G. Milton Johnson
Mr. & Mrs. Wally Jacobs
Vernon R. Schuchart
Mrs. Mary L. Chapman
Mr. & Mrs. Gilbert Haby
Mr. & Mrs. Grady Lagleder
Mrs. Doris E. Schuchart
Mr. & Mrs. Charles Ahrens
Ms. Jerrilyn Clark
Mr. & Mrs. Richard D. Griffin
Mr. Forrest C. Howard
Ms. Marcia K. Lindsey &
Mr. William Glisson
Mr. & Mrs. Jerome Schuchart
Mr. & Mrs. Elton C. Seewald
Wallace Glenn Tolman
William (Billy) McCord
Mr. & Mrs. Harris M. Koch
Mr. & Mrs. James T. Hooper
Mr. & Mrs. Richard Mergele & Family
Vivian Elaine Cowan Hayes
White & Silvas Families
Williams, Crow, Falls, L.L.P.
Ms. Melinda Quinn
Mr. & Mrs. David Johns
Wilfred Ott
Mr. & Mrs. Mauro Silvas, III
Mr. & Mrs. Harris M. Koch
Ms. Deborah Bauer
Mr. & Mrs. Michael D. Beldon
Ms. Linda Elliott
Mrs. Cathy Green
Ms. Karen Leckie
Lt Gen & Mrs. David W. McIlvoy
Raba-Kistner Consultants Inc.
Ms. Diana Spears
Bill Mochel
Happy 70th Birthday!
Judge & Mrs. Timothy F. Johnson
Bob Gilliam
Happy 80th Birthday!
Mrs. Marietta McCain
Brendon & Abi Ottmers
Wedding Anniversary
Mr. & Mrs. Wally Jacobs
Cathy & Randy Fahnert
Happy Anniversary!
Mrs. Eunice M. Irwin
Dawn’s Birthday
Happy Birthday!
Mr. & Mrs. Richard E. Otero
Dr. George and
Mrs. Kymberly Rapier
To Honor
Mr. and Mrs. Harris M. Koch
Dr. Howard Britton
Happy Birthday!
Dr. & Mrs. Richard S. Wayne
Dr. Hugh Wolff
Happy 80th Birthday!
Mr. & Mrs. Kenneth Sugarman
Elliott Cohen
Happy Birthday!
Dr. & Mrs. Richard S. Wayne
Frances Wise
Happy Birthday!
Mr. & Mrs. Elmer M. Kosub
Gen Dave McIlvoy
Serving on the Frost Bank
Advisory Committee
Ms. Frances A. Wise
Dr. & Mrs. Harry Eastman
Happy Anniversary!
Luke Christopher Jumper
the Birth of a New Grandson
Dr. & Mrs. Richard S. Wayne
Dr. & Mrs. Richard S. Wayne
Mr. & Mrs. Elridge V. Wolle
APRIL – AUGUST 2011
Ryan Smith
Happy Birthday!
Mrs. Laurie M. Newberg
Mrs. Joan Wyatt
Mildred Galm
Happy 85th Birthday!
Sally Halff
Happy Birthday!
Mr. & Mrs. Jack Rips
Mr. & Mrs. Elton C. Seewald
Mr. & Mrs. Sam Neuman
Misty & Reagan
Your Marriage!
Dr. & Mrs. Richard S. Wayne
Hollerbach & Associates, Inc.
Morris & Louise Bankler
65th Wedding Anniversary!
Mr. & Mrs. Harris M. Koch
Mr. & Mrs. Ken King
50th Wedding Anniversary!
Mr. & Mrs. David B. Wolf
Nelda Ewald
Happy Birthday!
Mrs. Marjory M. Anishanslin
Zachary Jemison
Margie Marks
Happy Birthday!
Mr. & Mrs. Wally Jacobs
Joanie and Sol Schwartz
45th Wedding Anniversary
Doris Kosub
Happy Birthday!
Mr. & Mrs. Earl W. Stuckey
Roy Wheeler
Happy Birthday!
Frost National Bank
Josiah Benjamin Steinle
Graduation!
Zachary C. Rouse
Mac & Jenny McGill
Wedding Anniversary
Mrs. LaNell Zimmerman
Happy Birthday!
Dr. & Mrs. Richard S. Wayne
Mrs. Helen W. Hunt
Mrs. Dorothy E. Kauffman
Mrs. Vivian Zinsmeyer
Mr. & Mrs. Nelson Kohlenberg & Family
happy gifts
Barbara Banker
Happy 80th Birthday!
Wilfred Seewald
Mr. & Mrs. Richard Mergele & Family
Mrs. Mary Alice Cudney
Mrs. Eunice M. Irwin
Oscar Schuchart
Happy Birthday!
Mr. & Mrs. Harry Zenner
Robert M. Stephens
To Honor
Sandra and Fred G. Kline
Happy 50th Wedding Anniversary
Sarita & Tom Akin
Your Marriage!
Mr. & Mrs. Michael Franckowiak
Stanley Rosenberg
Special Birthday
Mr. & Mrs. Sam Neuman
Tom Akin
Serving on the Frost Bank
Advisory Committee
Frost National Bank
Tom Barker
Serving on the Frost Bank
Advisory Committee
Frost National Bank
Wanda “Polly” Schertz
Happy 95th Birthday!
Mr. & Mrs. Elton C. Seewald
Mr. & Mrs. John W. Ellebracht
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Happy Ending New Beginning
E
ach child living at Boysville longs to belong
to a happy, loving family. Many wish to
return home, while others hope to find their
place with a new family. For Sabby, Kassie,
Fernando and Aden their wish has been granted.
On November 8th, the four siblings living at Boysville
were adopted by Jason and Mandy Hand, foster parents
to the sibling group and employees of Boysville. We have
been “home” to these children for over 3 years. We’ve
watched them all grow and mature. Aden arrived when
he was 5 months old and is now 4 years old and will be
starting school next year.
Jason and Mandy say, “Every day is an adventure for all of
us and we love it! We all enjoy camping, bike riding, hiking,
and roller skating … anything that creates a memory!”
We would like to congratulate the Hand family and
wish them the best as they continue their journey as
one big, happy family.