miracle child - Driscoll Children`s Hospital

SUMMER 2013 | Vol. 25 | No.3
MIRACLE CHILD
Armando
Gomez
PLUS: Driscoll Children’s Hospital’s Emergency
Department Expansion and Redesign PAGE 3
Governing Board
S. Loyd Neal, Jr.
Chair
Steve Woerner
Vice Chair
William Dirksen, MD
Chief of Staff
Murray Bass, Jr.
Reba Cardenas McNair
Paul Chapa
Mary Clark
Jim Devlin
Leon Smith-Harrison, MD
Martha Hinojosa
Lenora Keas
Bill Sterett
C. Ivan Wilson
Development Foundation
Board of Directors 2012–2013
OFFICERS
Mary Clark
Bob Cuvelier
Julie Buckley
Wes Hoskins
Manette Scanio
President
Vice President
Treasurer
Secretary
Past President
MEMBERS
David Ainsworth
Edgar Cortes, MD
Ann Engel
Diane D. Gates
Frank Hastings
Nancy Hawn
Alex Kirkland
Marc Layton
Paul McDaniel
Julie McNeil
Bill Moffitt
Liz Nisbet
Sherry Rumley
Rhonda Sellman
Richard Valls, Jr.
Sally Wallace
The Driscoll President
and CEO
In July, construction on our Emergency
Department (ED) began and will last approximately 16-18 months. This project will be the
ED’s most significant transformation since 1987,
when Driscoll became the first hospital in South
Texas to offer emergency services specifically for
children. The ED currently serves about 35,000
children each year. Driscoll Children’s Hospital
seeks to improve our Emergency Department,
with a focus on delivering our unique brand of
leading edge and coordinated pediatric care.
Advancing the way in which emergency care is delivered requires state-of-theart facilities that are designed to provide pediatric patients with a healing
environment and that accommodate new technologies as they become available.
There are many intricacies, challenges and opportunities presented with
delivering a positive, high-quality care experience to our patients and their
families during the extensive Emergency Department renovation while in
progress. Imagine trying to cook a quality meal during a major kitchen
renovation and having to reroute your power sources and main water supply.
It is amazing how everything is interrelated and how even one pipe getting
turned off can negatively impact the meal preparation (or in our case, the
patient care experience). Dedicated medical staff and personnel are working
hand-in-hand with the construction crew to ensure the slightest change in the
plan will not have adverse effects on the patients or families. It’s a powerful
reminder of the dedication and commitment of this hospital to provide a
world class patient care experience to our young patients and their families.
Renovations are never easy, but I am confident that the patient care experience
will not be compromised because of the exceptional team currently in place.
At Driscoll, we recognize the value of every person and are guided by our commitment to excellence and leadership. The commitment of our staff, physicians,
volunteers, community partners and friends to our mission of offering hope and
healing permits us to maintain a quality of presence and tradition of caring for
children in need, which is the hallmark of Driscoll Children’s Hospital.
Trustees Emeritus
Gerald Eckel
Bernard Paulson
Rich Tuttle
EX-OFFICIO
Steve Woerner
Martha Avery, CFRE
A Message from
Steve Woerner | President and CEO
Driscoll Children’s Hospital
President/CEO
Vice President
Driscoll Children’s Hospital
3533 South Alameda Street
Corpus Christi, Texas 78411
(361) 694-5000
TTY Deaf Messaging (800) 735-2989
www.DriscollChildrens.org
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A Message from
The Driscoll Development
Foundation Board President
I was reminded this summer, in light of all the
headlines of tragedies with traffic fatalities
involving children or drowning accidents, the
important work that Driscoll Children’s Hospital
does in the Child Injury Prevention program.
The good news is that we have solutions that
work towards preventing child injury. Driscoll’s
Child Injury Prevention team addresses the most
common causes of childhood injury with programs
that reach parents and children with important
safety messages and skills. Each year, more
than 6,500 U.S. children under the age of 14 are killed by preventable injuries.
Prevention is the key to breaking the cycle of unintentional injury.
In 2012, Kohl’s Keep Your Kids Safe Program at Driscoll reached out to
approximately 11,164 children and families in a variety of settings. The Driscoll
Child Injury Prevention team also distributed more than 4,200 educational
materials, approximately 474 child safety seats and properly fitted more than 600
bicycle helmets. They also conducted and/or participated in over 100 different
activities such as community health fairs, parenting classes, inspection events and
presentations beyond the clinical setting.
I was dismayed to learn
that drowning is one of the
leading causes of injuryrelated deaths among
children between 1 and 4
years old. Driscoll’s Child
Injury Prevention program
plans are to broaden their
advocacy with additional
educational opportunities
and community outreach
events to children and
families on water safety
and drowning prevention.
This summer was, again,
just a reminder of the
far-reaching impact that
Driscoll has even beyond the
walls of the patients we see.
I commend the staff in their mission of offering hope and healing to children and
families throughout South Texas. I am proud to serve and give of my time and
talent as President of the Driscoll Children’s Hospital Development Foundation
Board and assuring that resources that are so desperately needed are brought to
our community to improve the safety and care for our children.
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Armando
Gomez
MIRACLE CHILD
Emergency
Department
Expansion
and Redesign
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Driscoll Marks
60 Years
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Letters of Love
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F
Emergency
Department
or 45% of all patients admitted
to Driscoll Children’s Hospital,
the Emergency Department (ED)
serves as their point of entry. The
Emergency Department at Driscoll
Children’s Hospital serves the specialized pediatric
medical needs for hundreds of thousands of
children throughout South Texas, regardless of
their ability to pay. As the region’s only hospital to
provide exclusive pediatric emergency services, our
higher level of specialized pediatric care results in
thousands of patients being transferred from other
healthcare facilities. The Emergency Department is,
to thousands, the front door of Driscoll Children’s
Hospital. Driscoll has earned a legacy of excellence
and sustainability.
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Expansion and Redesign
Over the last 15 years, our annual census has risen from
approximately 20,000 visits a year to almost 40,000 visits a year.
The facility where these services are rendered has remained
the same, and in order to efficiently accommodate rising patient
volume it has become necessary to undertake this significant
project. Driscoll cares deeply about the environment in which
our emergency care is offered. It is a critical consideration as
we determine how to best serve our pediatric patients and their
families in a safe environment of compassion, hope and healing.
The long queues of patients in Driscoll’s emergency department
was the impetus of the new emergency center. Patients are treated
in terms of severity, and a child with a non-life threatening issue
may end up waiting for hours.
The new emergency department will be designed to have a calmer
atmosphere than a typical emergency room. The new emergency
department will be a huge benefit to the residents of South Texas.
The expansion and redesign will take about 16 to 18 months to
complete and an interim entrance to the current emergency room
will be created during that time period.
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MIRACLE
STORY
Armando Gomez
A Miracle In The Making
By Debra Young Hatch
Monica Gomez was going to have a
baby, and she and her husband,
Armando, were thrilled. Even though
this couple, who were high-school
sweethearts, had been down
this road a time-or-two-before
­— they already have six children
ranging in age from 2 to 17 — it
didn’t matter, because for Monica,
who is a special education paraprofessional at Banquette I.S.D., and
Armando, who works in his family’s
construction business, the thought
of their seventh child was just as
exciting as their first.
“We were so pleased,” Monica recalls, smiling. “It was a
gift and we, our kids and our whole family couldn’t have
been more excited. We wanted everyone to know as soon
as we did.”
After the initial buzz among the family that a new baby
was on the way, life in the Gomez household settled down
once again, returning to its normal, fast-forward pace.
Parents were working, the kids were going to school,
doing their homework and participating in sports — each
of their children plays at least one sport and often two
— with mom and dad always present and supportive.
It is kind of crazy sometimes, they both admit, but they
wouldn’t change any of it.
“Our life is very busy,” smiles Monica, “but we love it.
And with another baby on the way, all was going so well
until I had my first ultrasound at 20 weeks. That’s when
everything changed. They told me they had found some
abnormal issues with the baby’s kidneys; one was bigger
than the other and the baby wasn’t urinating. And then
they told us,” she pauses gathering herself and taking a
deep breath before going on, “that there was a chance, he
was not going to make it, but they were going to refer me
to a fetal specialist. We just couldn’t believe it.”
“When we went to the fetal specialist, we were told that I
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Miguel A. DeLeon, M.D.
Neonatology
Medical Director, Driscoll
Children’s Hospital
did not have any amniotic fluid. ‘The baby had no
kidney function at all, and basically he had zero chance
of survival.’ They said, ‘Honestly, the only reason the
baby is alive at this point is because of you. He will not
survive outside the womb. The condition,’ they explained,
‘is called, Potter’s Syndrome.’ All I could think was, how
could this be? I have six other healthy children. How could
this happen? Did I do something to cause this to happen?”
After the initial shock and sadness, Monica and Armando
made a decision. They decided they were just going to
pray, be positive and leave this in God’s hands. And that’s
exactly what they did.
“Monica prayed every day and every night,” says
Armando, “and she wouldn’t allow any negative thoughts
or vibes to take over. We didn’t even tell our family
about it because we wanted everything to be positive
and normal. And every time the doctors would tell her
something negative, she would turn around and say
something positive.”
At the sixth month mark in her pregnancy, Monica
Gomez was sent to Driscoll Children’s Hospital for
the very first time to see Dr. Miguel DeLeon, MD,
medical director of Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU)
at Driscoll.
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“He was so positive,” recalls Monica. “The
first time we met him he said, ‘Mija, it’s
too early to tell what’s going to happen.
We won’t know that until the umbilical
cord is cut. These babies are like birds,
they will either fly or they don’t. We’ll just
have to wait and see.”
issues, we can be prepared and do
everything we can at the time of birth.”
to be with him, preparing us along the
way for what we would see.”
For Monica and Armando, as the time
came for their baby to be born, they were
told to prepare themselves for the worst.
But that’s not what this couple chose to do.
When they arrived, Armando was stable,
but he had a multitude of tubes and IVs
running in and out of his body and several
doctors and nurses working on him.
“What happens with Potter’s Syndrome,”
explains Dr. DeLeon, “is that there is
virtually no amniotic fluid produced.
When you see that in a pregnancy, it
is an ominous sign. That fluid is an
essential part of the baby’s growth. The
most common cause of the lack of fluid is
renal or kidney disease. As a pregnancy
progresses, the exact cause is identified.
The lack of amniotic fluid also affects the
growth of the lungs. The complications
for these babies come at birth. They can’t
breathe, and they get sick very rapidly.”
“When they are born you have to assess
the kidney function and the lung function.
You have to look at the big picture and see
if they are going to make it. The odds for
survival of these babies are not good, but
the good news is that it is improving.”
“We prepared ourselves for the best,”
smiles Monica. “We believed he was going
to make it, and that he was going to be
OK. And no matter what,” she nods, “I was
going take care of him.”
“Ten years ago,” says Dr. DeLeon, “there
was really no chance of survival at all for
these babies. Now we are able to do some
things during the pregnancy, as well as
perform kidney transplants when they
are about a year old, and weigh about 20
lbs. And with our own kidney transplant
program at Driscoll, we can do those
transplants right here. Pre-natal care and
the kidney transplants are significantly
increasing the possibilities and the future
for these babies with Potter’s Syndrome.
Plus the fact that we know in many cases
that a child is going to be born with these
On March 1, 2013, Armando Gomez, IV
was born, and beating all odds on that
day, he made it.
But this was just the first step, and there
was definitely no time to waste. Armando
was born at noon. At 2:30, they took him
to Driscoll and at 5:00 p.m. that same
afternoon, the doctors released Monica
and she and Armando headed to the NICU
at Driscoll.
“They told us to expect him to be small,”
explains Monica, “he weighed 6 lbs. and
7 oz. They told us he would be contracted.
He wasn’t; he looked normal. They told us
he would probably not move and not cry
when he was born. He did both,” she smiles
stopping to gather herself as her emotions
take over, momentarily. “I think everyone
in the delivery room that day was crying.
No one could believe it. I remember our
obstetrician had tears of joy running down
her face.”
“When we got there,” Monica recalls,
“everyone in the NICU was so welcoming
and they were so amazed we were there
already. And they immediately took us
“Monica prayed every day and every
night,” says Armando, “and she
wouldn’t allow any negative thoughts
or vibes to take over.
“Our first goal was to get his lungs in
better shape,” explains Dr. DeLeon, “and
the kidneys were next. It was quickly
apparent that Armando was a strong,
tough baby and he began to improve
quickly. But he had to have an extensive,
inter-disciplinary team caring at Driscoll
for him to make it. We have the skills,
the technology and the people to make
this all happen at Driscoll,” says DeLeon
earnestly, “But, all of this is really God’s
magic at work; we are just here to help it
along.” And help they did as it took nurses,
surgeons, nephrologists, pulmonologists,
dietitians, respiratory therapists,
hematologists, endocrinologists,
neurologists to help Armando beat the
odds that were definitely not stacked
in his favor.
“They told us he would probably be in the
NICU for at least six months,” remembers
Monica. “We were prepared.” In the first
two weeks of his life, Armando had six
surgeries, the first one when he was 4
days old. “It took three-and-a-half hours,”
says Monica.
“We placed a catheter in his neck to
enable us to start him on Hemodialysis,”
explains Dr. DeLeon. “After two weeks,
he was doing so well that we began the
bridge to peritoneal dialysis, a form of
dialysis the family can do at home, and
we took him off the breathing machine.”
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We have certainly come
a long way.” And there is
certainly one family that
agrees with that whole
heartedly.
Armando had been in the Driscoll NICU
for six weeks, with mom and dad there day
and night, when they gave them the good
news, the news that once again Armando
was not following the predicted course.
“They told us that Armando had improved
so much that he was going to get to go
home in two weeks. We couldn’t believe it.
He wasn’t even supposed to make it, and
he did. They said he would be at Driscoll
for six months and he was going home
in two. Once they told us, they started
training us to take care of him at home.”
always have to take some medications, but
he can go out and live his life. The great
news here is that there is now hope for
these kids with Potter’s Syndrome where
before there was only pain and sadness.
“You know,” Armando
Gomez says thoughtfully,
“we are so blessed to have
our son and so thankful to
Driscoll for all that they have
done for us. What I would
really like for everyone to
know and understand —
all the people who donate
to Driscoll,” then he pauses
and looks over at his young
son smiling being held
gently by his 15-year-old son, “is that
the dollars they give to Driscoll,” he nods
and says quietly with obvious gratitude,
“those dollars are definitely being put to
good use.”
On March 1, 2013, Armando Gomez, IV was born,
and beating all odds on that day, he made it.
“We all take care of him at home,” explains
Monica. He is on dialysis for 12 hours every
day. “All of the kids have their special
things they like to do with him whether it’s
playing music, singing to him, holding him,
talking to him or just laying down next to
him. He is our miracle, and we wouldn’t
have him without Dr. DeLeon and everyone
at Driscoll Children’s Hospital.”
Then Monica holds her baby up as he
grins at her, “Sometimes,” this mother of
seven says, “I just hold him, sometimes I
hold him and laugh, sometimes I cry and
sometimes I look at him and just can’t
believe he’s here.”
The next step for Armando Gomez, IV, is
a kidney transplant in about a year. And
after that, he will be on his way.
“Once he has a transplant here at
Driscoll,” explains Dr. DeLeon, “Armando
will be able to have a normal life. He will
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From left to right, Melissa
Beckwith, Bill Swinnea,
Sharon Swinnea, and
Mike Swinnea.
Valley Gala
Rio Grande Valley supporters dusted off their boots to join The
Driscoll Children’s Hospital Valley Gala presented by Whataburger
on Friday, April 26, 2013. Carlos Guerra, emceed the Gala and
auction and Paul and Connie McDaniel and Chuck and Rhonda
Sellman were the event chairs. The one-of-a-kind evening offered a
fabulous western dinner buffet, an inspiring presentation featuring
a Driscoll patient and family member, and silent and live auctions.
“We are so grateful to all of our sponsors and donors for their
generous support and ongoing participation in advancing our
mission,” said Paul McDaniel, Gala chair and Driscoll Children’s
Hospital Development Board member. “Their support helps provide
equitable access to our compassionate community services and
programs for the families we have the privilege to serve.”
(Left to right) Ana
Verley and Katie Lopez,
Gala MC from KGBT
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(Left to right) Bobby Sparks and Mike England
Holiday Cards
Designed by Driscoll Patients
FOR Sale
Now!
This year, 9 very talented artists will have their artwork featured on holiday
cards that are for sale now and through December 31st. This is done with
the help of inspired patients of the Hospital who paint wonderful holiday
themed works of art. Throughout the holiday season, the cards are sold
to the community, businesses, service organizations and volunteers.
Each pack of 18 unique cards sells for $14.00 and 100% of the
proceeds will go towards the Marcia K. Wilcox Scholarship Fund,
a program designed to send Driscoll cancer patients to college.
Last year this exciting project raised $16,500.
Each design can also be ordered individually in bulk quantity.
Custom corporate printed messages are also available for
bulk orders.
2013 Holiday card sponsors:
CLK Architects • Wilcox Family • Navy Army COMMUNITY
Credit Union • Rabalais I&E Constructors • Coastal
Community AND TEACHERS Credit Union • EZ pawn • Coastal
Cardiology Association • Hearts and bunnies benefit
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For more information on our Holiday Card Project, please contact
Kathy Kramer 361-694-5011 or email [email protected] or
you may visit our website at www.driscollchildrens.org to place your order online.
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A Celebration
of Miracles
29th Annual Children’s
Miracle Network Telethon
For 28 years, Driscoll Children’s Hospital and KIII TV have
staged the Children’s Miracle Network Telethon, bringing
Coastal Bend viewers true-to-life stories of children meeting
tremendous challenges with the help of South Texas’ finest
healthcare professionals. This year, the 29th annual event was
held once again at La Palmera Mall.
Months of fundraising by national sponsors lead up to the
telethon every year. Interviews with patients, parents and
physicians are recorded and neatly packaged and the stories
are no less than miraculous. KIII TV aired the stories along
with live interviews at the mall’s center court.
The broadcast was televised to viewers on how Driscoll Children’s
Hospital is providing highly specialized, pediatric healthcare
services to children in 31 South Texas counties. To meet those
needs with new physicians, procedures, equipment and programs,
fundraisers such as the Children’s Miracle Network Telethon
are crucial. Year after year, the community responds. Last year,
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Children’s Miracle Network fundraisers throughout South Texas
resulted in donations of nearly $2.6 million.
“There are few ways to make a greater impact on a
community’s future health than by ensuring children receive
the best start they can have in life, and the funds raised are
going to help us do just that,” said Steve Woerner, president and
chief executive officer of Driscoll Children’s Hospital.
Rio Grande Valley Telethon
Save
the
Date
Singer
Songwriter
Showcase
Thursday, October 3, 2013
and
Driscoll
Children’s
Hospital Golf
Classic
Friday, October 4
Corpus Christi Country Club
Singer
Songwriters
Marv Green
Hits include: “It Just Comes Natural”
recorded by George Strait, Carrie
Underwood’s single “Wasted”, Brooks
And Dunn’s “Proud Of The House We
Built” and Reba McEntire’s “Consider
Me Gone”.
Tim Nichols
Tim Nichols has written for several
country music singers, including
Keith Whitley, Tim McGraw, Faith Hill,
Jo Dee Messina, and Alan Jackson.
Tim has co-written Faith Hill’s “A
Baby Changes Everything”, Reba
McEntire’s “I’d Rather Ride Around
with You”, Lee Ann Womack’s “I’ll
Think of a Reason Later” and “A
Door” recorded by Aaron Tippin.
Jason Sellers
While working with Ricky Skaggs,
Jason honed his songwriting skills.
Jason has co-written several top
songs including: “I’m a Saint” by
Mark Chesnutt, “Strange” by Reba
McEntire, “Don’t You Wanna Stay”
by Jason Aldean and Kelly Clarkson,
“I Won’t Let Go” by Rascal Flatts, “I
Got You” and “If I Didn’t Have You” by
Thompson Square and “Sunny and
75” by Joe Nichols
For tickets and sponsorship information, please
call the Driscoll Children’s Hospital Development
Foundation at (361) 694-6401.
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Community Giving
Driscoll
Patients
Treated to
Disney on Ice
Twelve Driscoll Children’s Hospital patients
gathered in the hospital’s lobby and
departed for the Disney on Ice show at the
American Bank Center, courtesy of H&V
Equipment Services, Inc., who purchased
the trip for $40,000 at this year’s Fiesta de
los Niños live auction. Transportation was
provided by TLC The Limo Company, and
box seats and refreshments were courtesy
of American Bank.
W.B. Ray
High School
The Student Council of W.B. Ray High School has developed a campaign, called
“Teens for Teens,” that has been initiated at our school during the months of April
and May with the intent to collect donations for the Stripes Child Life Program at
Driscoll Children’s Hospital. The direct goal of this campaign has been to encourage
teenagers to donate items that they would like to have if they were sick or forced to
spend a lot of time in the hospital. Hopefully, teenagers who find themselves in this
situation could benefit from these donations. The W.B.R.H.S. Student Council held
a “Hunger Games” competition between classes to see who could bring in the most
donations and designed and sold “Teens for Teens” T-shirts to help the cause. With
every donation made or T-shirt bought, students were able to nominate a “tribute” for
their class to compete in an ongoing flag football game during passing periods and
at lunch. Students could also make donations to buy more lives for their class tribute
in order to stay in the game. The students were able to present Driscoll with a check
for $500 as a result of these efforts — along with many other donated items such as
nail polish, posters, gift cards, jewelry and bath products. They hope to expand this
movement in the future by involving area student councils so that the teenage patients
at Driscoll Children’s Hospital will benefit for years to come!
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Big Names in Texas Football
Present a $5,000 Check
Representatives from the 12th Man Kickoff Team Foundation
presented a check to Driscoll Children’s Hospital and they had the
opportunity to visit the Driscoll patients. Representatives included
former Texas A&M University head coach Jackie Sherrill, former
Dallas Cowboys player Tony Dorsett and former Texas A&M
Tony Dorsett and Driscoll patient
University football players Dan Leyendecker, Larry Kelm and
Dennis Mudd. The foundation’s donation to Driscoll is the result
of proceeds raised at their June 27 Casino Night fundraiser in
Corpus Christi.
Dan Leyendecker, Tony Dorsett, Jackie Sherrill and Larry Kelm
Larry Kelm, Tony Dorsett, Jackie
Sherrill and Driscoll patient
Representatives
from EZCORP
present a $4,500
check to Driscoll
Children’s Hospital
Driscoll Children’s Hospital is
one of EZCORP’s signature
nonprofit partnerships.
(Left to right, back row) Ruben Soliz, Jose Colecio, Jeremiah
Franco, Jose Cruz and Emilio Garcia
(Left to right, front row) Tina Herrera, Martha Avery, Omar
Luna, Betty Sandoval and Mark Amador
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Donor Spotlight:
Wes and Janie Hoskins
Giving: It’s a Family Affair
By Debra Young Hatch
“There’s something about Driscoll,” Wes
and Janie Hoskins say smiling, almost in
unison, as they casually sit down to talk
about one of their favorite places. “You can’t
really explain it,” Wes reflects quietly with
Janie nodding in agreement. “Once you get
involved with Driscoll Children’s Hospital
and you understand what everyone who
works there does for children and families
in South Texas,” he shrugs and smiles easily,
“you just want to stay involved.”
“We first knew about and had an experience
with Driscoll,” recalls Janie, “because of our
daughter, Keri. When she was 5 years old,
she had a heart murmur and they sent us to
Driscoll to see Dr. James Simpson. We had
a great experience and everything turned
out well. But honestly, we didn’t completely
understand the big picture of what a
wonderful place Driscoll is until later.”
“We actually got involved with Driscoll for
the first time,” recalls Wes, “when they
asked me to be an auctioneer for Fiesta de
los Niños. Janie and I were so amazed at
the event, and what they were doing for
children. That’s what really got us started.”
“Our entire life,” laughs Janie who has
given countless hours and served in
multiple volunteer positions for Fiesta
including Chairman, “revolves around
Fiesta de Los Niños. In fact,” she smiles,
“this tells you how important it is to us, my
sister was getting married in Lubbock one
year, and Wes, because of Fiesta, didn’t
make it to the wedding. I think in the past
22 years we, have actually only missed one
Fiesta de los Niños,” recalls Janie.
“Driscoll is our charity of choice and has
the magic,” he says. “In my experience,
often times at auctions I see people who
just really want a particular item that’s
being sold. That’s not the case with
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Driscoll and what I’ve seen at Fiesta de
los Niños. People don’t necessarily want to
purchase an item for themselves; instead
their main interest is that they want to
donate. That’s because Driscoll has a
culture, a culture in which people are
passionate about helping kids. It’s just one
of those things; it’s something that the
whole community understands.”
Wes, a trained, professional auctioneer,
who now also serves on the Driscoll
Foundation Development Board, has
generously shared his auctioneering
talents and in so doing has raised hundreds
of thousands of dollars for Driscoll
Children’s Hospital over the
years during Fiesta de los
Niños’ Live Auction. He
purchases multiple tables
annually, and has introduced
countless of others to the
event, and they in turn continue
to give annually.
and says earnestly, “is we’d be looking
to build a children’s hospital right now
in South Texas. Imagine the challenge of
starting from the beginning today. Driscoll
has changed and saved so many lives. The
people we have taking care of children at
Driscoll are first class, and it’s up to all of
us to keep that light shining.”
“Over the past several years, Fiesta de los
Niños for us has become a family affair,”
explains Janie. “We are definitely getting
the next generation involved. Our daughter,
Keri, gets silent auction items, buys and sells
tables and our son Chris and son-in-law Josh
help as spotters for the Live Auction. They
are all a part of it. The next generation,” she
smiles and nods, “is stepping up.”
“We obviously believe in Driscoll and what
it does for so many children in South Texas,”
Wes says candidly, “and we also believe
that Driscoll is so successful with their
fundraising because of their commitment
to their mission and because they are such
good stewards of their dollars. Bottom line
is,” he shrugs, “it all goes back to the kids,
and that’s where we want to help.” Then he
looks over at Janie, smiles and says, as she
nods in agreement, “and with that in mind,
my sincere hope is that we as a family have
many more Fiestas to go.”
And Janie, a former teacher
of 30 years nods in complete
agreement. “Actually,” she
quips, “Wes says that ‘I spend
so much time working on a
volunteer basis for Driscoll that
it is my full-time, non-paying
job.’ And I do love it, because
for me,” she grins easily, “the
big payoff is raising money for
the kids.”
“To understand what a jewel
we have in Driscoll,” explains
Wes, President of First
Community Bank for the past
16 years, “sit back and think
about what it would be like if
we didn’t have Driscoll. What
would we do? Well, what we’d
be doing” he leans forward
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Physician Spotlight:
Dr. Edgar Cortes
A
New Er a
Children’s
Emergency
Care
in
C
oastal Bend Emergency Services
has provided physicians for Driscoll
Children’s Emergency Department
since 1989. At that time the hospital
distributed a request for proposal, we
were one of several respondents. We won
the proposal and we have been privileged
to be the only ER group servicing the
hospital since then.
the time they come back, we’ve had to assign
that room to someone else, and the patient
would have to sit out in the waiting area
again until we have an empty room where
we can discuss the labs and x-rays and give
injections and administer treatments.
We have grown — when I first came into
the department in 1989, we saw 17,000
patients per year. Now we’re attending to
nearly 40,000 children each year. I think
the word has gotten out that there is good
care here and that we have doctors who can
handle the full spectrum of major medical
and traumatic services. We get institution
referral from Refugio, Port Lavaca, Victoria
and the Rio Grande Valley. We are very proud
of our ER and the benevolent work we do.
The ER has been renovated twice. In the
first renovation, the trauma room was
enlarged with improved lighting and
additional space to keep fluid warmers,
rapid IV infusions and airway equipment
— tools we depend on — close at hand.
The first renovation also made it possible
for us to have an x-ray machine readily
available to help assess trauma victims
with problems in the neck, chest, abdomen
or pelvis. With the second renovation, we
improved ambulance access with sliding
glass doors, rooms were redesigned and
the nurse’s station was moved.
We have struggled as we have grown, but
Driscoll Children’s Hospital has taken
measures over the past 24 years to help.
And now, with our third renovation, we
will see major improvements.
But the big, big challenge in our ER has
always been the mechanical room, an
obstacle that separates the ER from the
fast track area. I was always told it could
not be moved.
Struggling with the limitations of our facility
has been an itch I can’t scratch. We have a
patient that comes in with a fever, we see
them, send them for labs and x-rays and by
Paige Sutherland Paige is an architectural
group that designed the Children’s
Hospital in Plano, the “go to” architects for
institutions like ours. The first thing they
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said when they came to plan the renovation
we are undertaking now was, “get rid of
that mechanical room.” So the mechanical
room will move upstairs. The renovation
will enlarge the waiting area, replace wards
with private rooms and centralize the
nurses’ station so that the nurses can see all
the rooms at once. It will increase efficiency
and facilitate excellent care delivery.
We will increase our private rooms from
five in the fast track and four in the front
— nine rooms — to a total of 22. We will
have two trauma rooms instead of one. Is
that a big deal? YES.
The hospital has allotted a generous
allocation of resources to renovate the ER.
Our Development Department has done a
great job of raising money and the Robert
Driscoll and Julia Driscoll and Robert
Driscoll, Jr. Foundation will match it.
Our practice has pitched in with a
substantial contribution, my 91-yearold mother has donated to the cause. If
you believe in something like excellent
emergency care for South Texas children,
you put your resources, your heart and
your soul into it. Join us as we open a new
era in pediatric emergency care at Driscoll
Children’s Hospital.
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June 27, 2013
Letter of Love
GRATEFUL
PATIENTS
Dear Ms. Brundidge,
After spending the day at Driscoll
yesterday with my 5 year old daughter
Madison, I opened my purse to find the
business card you handed me in the PreOp area as my husband, daughter and I
waited for her surgery to begin. It had
been a long day and I was already feeling
a flood of emotions (relief that the surgery
had gone well, grateful that her cancer
was gone and she was able to have her
mediport removed, proud of Madison’s
bravery and courage, sad that it ever
happened, happy that it’s over, etc…) by
the time your business card fell back into
my sight.
I don’t know how often you receive emails
such as the one I am about to write. I’m
sure that it isn’t often enough, as life is
busy and as humans we often only speak
up when there is something negative to
say. My daughter has received medical
care from Driscoll Children’s Hospital for
nearly 3 years now. And I have NOTHING
negative to say. In fact, there are so many
Driscoll employees that we have crossed
paths with the last 3 years that deserve
some recognition.
Our first night at Driscoll was back in
October 2010. I had just been told the
devastating news that Madison had
Leukemia. At the time, my husband was in
Memorial Hospital waiting to have his 3rd
surgery of the week due to a motorcycle
accident he was in a few days prior. I was
in shock. I was heartbroken. I was alone. I
had never been more scared in my life.
That was the night I met Chaplain Anna.
She came to my rescue with her soothing
voice, encouraging words, and comforting
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hugs. She was a soft place to land after
the blow I had just been given. She spent
hours with me in the 4th floor solarium
listening to me sob and explain how
special Madison was and how she came
to us through the miracle of adoption.
She wiped away my tears, held my hand,
told me I was strong and that Madison
was strong too. She held me and prayed
the most beautiful prayer I had ever
heard. And in the days that followed, she
continued to visit us in the hospital. She
was there when Madison had her mediport
implanted. She was there when Madison
had her first chemotherapy. She was there
when Madison vomited all over her stuffed
bunny. And without flinching, she took that
bunny, washed it and gave it back to my
sick daughter. She was there for the days,
weeks, months, and years that followed.
Her words were always so sincere and
genuine. She strengthened our faith and
when she was around, I felt like everything
was going to be okay. We have not seen
much of her the last year or so since she
moved to another unit, but we do run into
her occasionally and she hasn’t forgotten
us or our story. Yesterday, in the surgery
waiting room, she was there. She sat
with us and reminisced about Madison’s
journey — remembering all the details of
that first night on the 4th floor. We laughed
and joked and cried and it was like things
had come full circle ­— starting and ending
with Chaplain Anna.
heart and so do we. Her dedication and
compassion means the world to all of us.
I could go on and on and tell about the
volunteers (Dick, The Bubble Man) and the
amazing Child Life Specialists (especially
Mara Ellis), and the nurse aids on the 4th
floor (notably Miss Gloria), and the desk
clerks, elevator security officers, gift shop
cashiers, etc. that have crossed out path
and made a difference one way or another,
whether it be by offering the time or just
by offering a kind smile on the hardest of
days. I could write endless words of praise
for the oncologists, surgeons, nurses, and
x-ray techs that have cared for Madison,
but I would just be saying the same things
over and over.
It can be summed up by saying that for
the past three years, it has taken an
ARMY of Driscoll ANGELS, working in
unison, providing SO MUCH MORE than
just medical care, doing SO MUCH MORE
than just following protocols and policies,
extending themselves in SO MANY
WAYS — all for the sake of restoring my
PRECIOUS daughter’s life and giving her
the FUTURE that cancer tried to steal.
For this, we are so thankful for
EVERYONE (big and small) at Driscoll and
the countless ways that they have healed
not just Madison, but our whole family.
Sincerely,
Then there is “Miss Annette,” as Madison
affectionately calls her. Annette Rangel
has been Madison’s chemo nurse at the
oncology clinic since the beginning. If you
knew my daughter, you would know that
she is a very strong-willed child. Things
were not easy in the beginning. Madison
was not always the most cooperative
patient. Miss Annette has been an angel.
She has gone above and beyond for
Madison. The relationship that she has
built with Madison and with my husband
and I, is one that I cherish. Annette truly
loves what she does and you can see it so
clearly in her interactions and the care
she has provided for our daughter. There
is something very reassuring about seeing
someone work so hard to individualize
Madison’s care and to do it with a smile,
even when it requires much more work. I
can not imagine this journey without Miss
Annette. Madison adores her with all her
endra,
M isty, J eremy, K
and M adison Beckwith
Tell us how
Driscoll Child
ren’s
Hospital has
made a
difference in
your life. Plea
se
send your st
ory to:
Driscoll Child
ren’s Hospita
l
Developmen
t Foundation
3533 South A
lameda Street
Corpus Christ
i, TX 78411
Or email:
Cecelia.Garci
a@
dchstx.org
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ou can remember or honor a loved one, friend,
grandchild, caregiver, graduate, favorite
To give in memory or in honor of someone…
doctor, favorite nurse or someone’s birthday
by making a gift to Driscoll Children’s Hospital in their
name. Driscoll can acknowledge your gift by sending
a card of appreciation, and your donation will help
provide excellent medical care for kids and accelerate
cures for pediatric disease.
About your donation:
•You can give to any area of the hospital.
•You may specify whether your donation is in memory or in honor of someone.
•A card will be sent to notify that person or their family of your donation.
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Send your gift to:
Driscoll Children’s Hospital
Development Foundation
3533 S. Alameda
Corpus Christi, TX 78411
Or donate online: www.DriscollChildrens.org/giving/
Donating online is secure, quick and simple.
Please include the following with your gift:
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december
Loran Austin Abram
Mrs. Diane Gatica
Marie Agrifoglio
Mrs. Mary E. Maxwell
Mrs. Mary Anne Sinclair
Ricardo Almendarez
Ms. Peggy Moloney
Jayleen Alonzo
Ms. Elizabeth Alonzo
Natalie Alvarado
Ms. Krystal Alvarado
Sophie Amaya
Ms. and Mrs. James C. Strom
Mary Dewane and Joe Anderson
Mr. and Mrs. Mike Burris
Joseph Araujo
Mrs. Amelia V. Garcia
Pete Avila
Mr. Ron Cardwell
Karen and Kirby Barker
Ms. Mary Beth DeLano
Stephen Barrera
Ms. Yolanda F. Gonzalez
Vanessa and Barry Basinger
Mrs. Diane Gatica
Mr. Steve Beletic
Ms. Peggy Moloney
Alieda and Alex Benavides
Mrs. Sherry Halbrook
Laura D. Berry
Mr. Mason Berry
Anastasia Bertrand
Mr. and Mrs. Edsel A. Renken
Gregory Brant
Ms. Cecile Pesek
Catherine Brock
Mrs. Maureen Miller
Jessica Waddell and Tyson Brussel
Mr. Ron Cardwell
Marcie Butschek
Ms. Delores M. Hagan
Laura and Joseph Cable
Ms. Cecile Pesek
Alyssa Cantu
Ms. Elda Gonzalez
Ariania Cantu
Ms. Elda Gonzalez
Kaleb Cantu
Ms. Kimberly Cano
Cardio Pulmonary Unit
at Driscoll Children’s Hospital
Ms. Katy Gutierrez
Carlos Carrillo
Ms. Maggie Renteria
Damian Castro
Ms. Laura L. Cordova
Karisa Leal Cavazos
Ms. Marisa Cavazos
Bryana Cazarez
Ms. Marisol O. Vasquez
Chacho’s Vacuum Service
Ms. Angela Daily
Crystal Chaloutka
Ms. Catherine Chaloutka
Sofia Convery
Mrs. Mari Kay Convery
Donald Cox
Mr. Ron Cardwell
Driscoll Children’s Hospital
Emergency Room Team
Ms. Jessica Polderman
Driscoll Children’s Hospital
Speech Pathologist Department
Ms. Nancy Carter
Chole DeLaRosa
Ms. Maria DeLaPaz
Ms. Antonia E. Tijerina
Driscoll Children’s Hospital
Mr. and Mrs. John Pile
Kim Dugas
Ms. Cecile Pesek
Andrew Duge
Mr. Ron Cardwell
Juan Duran
Ms. Cynthia Tobar
Alison Flores
BC Instrument & Electrical Inc.
Eva Flores
Mr. and Mrs. Jose F. Torres
Bryan Flores-Grady
Mr. Gonzalo Flores
Cecelia and James Gancedo
Mr. Roy DelBosque
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Jason Garcia
Mrs. Amelia V. Garcia
Noe Alejandro Garcia
Mr. and Mrs. Noe V. Garcia
Taylor M. Garcia
Mr. and Mrs. Gregory H. Biava
Kendra Bianca Garza
BC Instrument & Electrical Inc.
Matthew Ryan Garza
Mr. Gabriel Garza
R. J. Garza
Ms. Kim Olivares
Gloria Hicks Elementary School
Mrs. Gloria Hicks
Christopher Gohmert
Ms. Ilene B. Gohmert
David Gomez
Ms. Mona Gomez
Adam Gonzales
Ms. Deborah Cook
Alyana Gonzalez
Ms. Melissa Benavidez
Andres J. Gonzalez
Mrs. Diane Gatica
Andrew Gonzalez, Jr.
Ms. Criselda G. Gonzalez
Carol Gonzalez
Mr. Rodolfo C. Gonzalez
Zeyanna Gonzalez
Mr. Martin Murillo
Michelle Durrill and James Gourley
Mr. Ron Cardwell
Benjamin Gregory
Ms. Cindy Diaz
Ms. Janice Gregory
William Gregory
Ms. Cindy Diaz
Ms. Janice Gregory
Janie and Luis Guerra
Mrs. Diane Gatica
Lupita Guerra
Mr. and Mrs. Rolando Guerra
Edward Guevara
Ms. Marta A. Guevara
Jerry Gutierrez
Mr. Joshua J. Chapa
E. D. Haas
Murray Bass Jr., Consulting Engineer
Zelda and Paul Handy
Ms. Peggy Moloney
Health of Children
Ms. Pamela Bonner
Ms. Angelita Herrera
Jesse’s Roofing, Inc.
Mr. Edmundo Olivarez
Mr. Sonny Torres
Health of Grandchildren
Ms. Sheri Branch
Ms. Linda M. Garcia
Mr. and Mrs. Alfredo Puente, Jr.
Henry’s Cleaners & Laundry
Mr. Rene Barrera, Jr.
Mr. Henry Gutierrez
Hermano’s Garcia Auto Parts
Ms. Gloria Garcia
Joshua R. Hernandez
Mrs. Teresa R. Rodriguez
Magaly and Rigoberto Hernandez
Mrs. Diane Gatica
Brooke Hester
Ms. Nora L. Huls
Mr. and Mrs. Robert Jacobi
Ms. Pennie Parker
Ms. Laura Salinas
Brandon Hevner
Ms. Cecile Pesek
Gloria Hicks
Mrs. Lisha Sivihok
Dr. and Mrs. Elias Hinojosa
Ms. Cecile Pesek
Charles Ronald Holcomb
Ms. Cynthia Tobar
Landan Hole
Mr. Russell Hole
Kevin S. Hopkins, M.D.
Ms. Nancy Carter
Victoria and Jacob Huerta
Ms. Suzanne Huerta
Ashley Iocomo
Mr. J. T. Ellison
Gina Medina Jaimes
Mrs. Diane Gatica
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Marsha and Adam Johnson
Ms. Brenda Marshall
Charles Jones
Ms. Michelle Jones
Margaret and Marvin Kenedy
Ms. Mary Beth DeLano
William King
Mrs. Sherry Halbrook
Jay Knox
Ms. Beverly Dirks
Nancy Kramer
Ms. Cecile Pesek
Edna and Melvin Kronk
Ms. Marcia B. Morley
Matthew Lambech
Mr. Kenneh Rollell
Gabriel J. Luna
Mr. and Mrs. Jose L. Luna
Kayla and Ken Malovets
Ms. Tracie Romel
Antonio Martinez
Ms. Linda L. Martinez
Ashley Martinez
Mr. and Mrs. Martin R. Martinez
Jeff Martinez
Ms. Cecile Pesek
Nadia Martinez
Mr. and Mrs. Martin R. Martinez
Maxwell P. Dunn
Funeral Service, Inc.
Mr. Roy DelBosque
Parker Mayfield
Ms. Pennie Parker
Angelina N. Melendez
Mr. Silvestre A. Trevino, Jr.
Marie Mendoza
Greg Mendoza Insurance Agency
Marshall Miguez
Ms. Sheryl Cornell
Ms. Nichole Jayne
Ms. Debra Rowe
Michelle Anne Minshew
SS Chicago, LLC
Esther Minten
Mr. and Mrs. Marvin F. Bell
Mr. and Mrs. Robert B. Cooper
Mr. and Mrs. K. H. Minten
Mr. and Mrs. James C. Ross
Jacob Moench
Ms. Karen Chassells
Nicholas Molina
Mr. Richard Molina
Ricky Molina
Mr. and Mrs. Charlie Saldivar
Alex Montemayor, Jr.
Ms. Herminia I. Montemayor
Bill Moore
Mr. Ron Cardwell
Tony Morales
Mr. Ron Cardwell
Dr. and Mrs. Joe Moseley
Ms. Beverly Dirks
Xochitl Munoz
Ms. Esther Torres
My Child / Children
Alice Cash and Carry
Wholesale Grocery
Ms. Lee Ann Barker
Mr. Roberto Elizalde
My Child / Children
Mr. and Mrs. Arturo H. Vasquez
My Grandchild / Grandchildren
Mr. and Mrs. Mel Allen
Ms. Lee Ann Barker
Ms. Odelia Garcia
Ms. Diana Saavedra
Debra Ann Nivens
Ms. Cecile Pesek
Paul K. Nolan, M.D.
Mr. David Schwein
Oscar Olivarez
Mrs. Sherry Halbrook
Ralph Oliver
Ms. Esther Oliver
Anna Leeza Olivo
Ms. Diana DeLaGarza-Olivo
Amber and Richard Ortegon
Mrs. Diane Gatica
Raul Ortiz
Mr. Ron Cardwell
Brian Owen
Mr. Mike Alexander
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Alexia Padron
Ms. Ashley N. Encinia
Abigail Panknin
Ms. Isabel Panknin
Eddie Patrick
Ms. Cecile Pesek
Alexa Patron
Ms. Michelle Encinia
Lynda and Marty Pena
Ms. Cecile Pesek
R. J. Perez
Mr. and Mrs. Glenn Guajardo
Ninfa Picazo
Ms. Rosie Picazo
Mykayla Pineda
Mr. Johnny I. Pineda
Renee Pineda
Mr. Johnny I. Pineda
Wendy Carson and Robert Pruski
Ms. Deborah Cook
Tim Quillin
Ms. Tracie Romel
James A. Ragan
Mr. and Mrs. Sam L. Susser
Mecklin Ragan
Mr. and Mrs. Sam L. Susser
Diane and Homer Ramirez
Mrs. Diane Gatica
Andres Armando Rebeles
Mrs. Paula Rebeles-Smith
Luke Renken
Mr. and Mrs. Edsel A. Renken
Cynthia and Albert Reyes
Mrs. Diane Gatica
Brandon Roberts
Ms. Rosario Blanco
LeLand Roberts
Ms. Rosario Blanco
John Hardy Robertson
Mr. Alvin D. Williams
Indira Rodriguez
Mr. and Mrs. Juan Lerma
Holly and Zeke Rodriguez
Mr. Carlos Quintanilla
Jennifer Saenz
Ms. Alicia Castillo
Sandia Fire Department
Mr. Henry Barajas
Jay Sandoval
Ms. Letty Lopez
Kayland Schwein
Mr. David Schwein
Emma Celeste Silvas
Mr. Carlos Silvas
Ann and Bob Skrobarczyk
Ms. Cecile Pesek
J. Scott Smith
Mr. and Mrs. Sam L. Susser
Mallory Smith
Mr. Richard Smith
Molly Smith
Mr. Richard Smith
Jayvon Snyder
Mr. Timothy M. Snyder
Blake Stautzenberger
Mrs. Joan Stautzenberger
Suncrest Construction, Inc.
Ms. Peggy Moloney
Catherine and Sam Susser
Ms. Kelly Bania
Bank of America Foundation —
Matching Gift Program
Brad Swinnea
Ms. Rebecca Swinnea
Jacob Tapia
Mr. Joe Tapia
Jace Thompson
Mrs. Anne M. Brunkenhoefer
Mr. Wimberley C. Brunkenhoefer
Budget Motors
Mr. and Mrs. Garland Dieringer
Ms. Patsy Dougherty
Ms. Cynthia Hernandez
Wildcat Motors
Sara Katey Thompson
Ms. Jessica Hale
Emily Thorsen
Mr. and Mrs. Shy L. Thorsen
Paige Thorsen
Mr. and Mrs. Shy L. Thorsen
Peggy Tirey
Mr. Ron Cardwell
Celeste Trevino
Ms. Cecile Pesek
Cynthia and Jesse Trevino
Mrs. Diane Gatica
Amelia Turvey
Ms. Kimberleigh Hill
William Urrea
Ms. Mary U. Martinez
Gabriel L. Vela
Mrs. Diane Gatica
Jordan Veliz
Ms. Tashina Veliz
Robert Vesely
Mrs. Dolores E. Vesely
Anna Villarreal
Ms. Cecile Pesek
Margaret and Jorge Villarreal
Mrs. Diane Gatica
W. B. Travis Elementary School
Ms. Amanda Casteneda
James Whistler
Mr. and Mrs. Robert G. Whistler
Matt Wilson
Mr. and Mrs. Benny Villarreal
Sophie Wilson
Mr. and Mrs. Benny Villarreal
Cynthia and Daniel Youngerman
Mr. Ron Cardwell
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Peggy Abraria
Mr. and Mrs. Wayne Wright
Aaron Alaniz
Ms. Lydia M. Martinez
Ynglantina M. Ambriz
Mr. Oscar M. Ambriz
Aaron Andrada
Mr. and Mrs. Richard Pacheco
Ralph Arnold, Jr.
Mr. and Mrs. Gerald W. Eckel
Lyssy & Eckel Feeds
Cesar O. Barreiro, Jr.
Christopher M. Barreiro, M.D.
Manuel Barrera
Ms. Dorothy Minten
Ms. Esther Minten
Ms. Janie M. Minten
Herman Bednarz
Lyssy & Eckel Feeds
Charles B. Benys
Mrs. Joan Benys
John Biela
Lyssy & Eckel Feeds
Kade Edward Bordovsky
Ms. Sara S. Trevino
Charlie Braun
Mr. and Mrs. Gerald W. Eckel
Donald Bunch
Mrs. Donna H. Hafner
Aurora Caceres
Ms. Bertha C. Caceres
Ms. Candace Garza
Bob Callis
Mrs. Marie H. Callis
Emma Cantrell
Mr. and Mrs. Lee DeLaune
Wanda Cantrell
Mr. and Mrs. David E. Hamon
Mr. and Mrs. Richard Hessong
Ella B. Carter
Mrs. Ada E. Kemp
Jerry P. Clark
Mrs. Martha Avery
Mr. and Mrs. Jerry Champion
Ms. Charlotte Clark
Mr. and Mrs. Richmond Clark
Mr. and Mrs. Billy C. Collins
Miss Glenn Jane Fikes
Mr. and Mrs. William Goldston
Mr. and Mrs. Richard A. Harris
Mr. and Mrs. Robert E. Harris
Mr. and Mr. J. E. Ingram
Mr. and Mrs. Paul A. Kennedy, III
Jerry P. Clark
Mr. and Mrs. Don Marsalia
Ms. Catherine J. Mokry
Musicians Academy, LLC
Mr. B. M. Ray, III
Mr. and Mrs. James R. Walters
Dr. and Mrs. Gordon R. Welch, Jr.
C. Myong Coward
Mr. E. L. Coward
Susan Craig
Ms. Dorothy Minten
Ms. Esther Minten
Ms. Janie M. Minten
Poole Crowther
Ms. Sissy Hopper
Teresa Cruz
Ms. Jennifer Rendon
Emma Grace Davila
Ms. Elle Davila
James Howell Dildy
Mr. and Mrs. Ryan H. Reed
Lynn Dugger
Massey Farms, Inc.
Pete Duncan
Mrs. Elma D. Holden
George Dziuk
Lyssy & Eckel Feeds
Charles E. Ferguson
Ms. Elizabeth J. Maberly
Hilario (Lalo) Fonseca
Mr. and Mrs. Bobby Clark
Walter W. Furley
Mrs. Patricia W. Furley
Edna Garcia
Ms. Maricel G. Jolk
Helen Garcia
Mr. and Mrs. Del Garcia
Jon William Garcia
Mr. and Mrs. Michael Garcia
Juan L. Garcia, Jr.
Ms. Francisca Garcia
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Daniel Geeding
Ms. Grace Geeding
Chris Gelinas
Mr. Joseph R. Martinez
Sally Gomez
Ms. Grace Geeding
Ryan Gonzalez
Ms. Criselda G. Gonzalez
Sylvia Granado
Ms. Angelica Gonzalez
Gregory Police Department
Mr. Jesse Garcia
Irene Guajardo
Mr. and Mrs. Isreal L. Perez
Adelina Carmen Chapa Guerra
Guerra Bros. Successors, LTD.
Rafael A. Guerra
Guerra Bros. Successors, LTD.
Anyssa Leann Guzman
Mr. and Mrs. Roger Roy
Janet Hadley
Ms. Dorothy Minten
Ms. Esther Minten
Ms. Janie M. Minten
William Haverlah
Lyssy & Eckel Feeds
Hulen Hill
Mr. Luke Wallace
Marjean Holmgreen
Ms. Cathy Fields
Millred Horner
Xi PSI TAU, Chapter of Beta Sigma Phi
Howard Family
Mr. and Mrs. John M. Howard
Charles E. Hughes
Ms. Margie Hughes
Chester Jendrusch
Lyssy & Eckel Feeds
Charles Clifford Johnson
Mr. Lawrence Johnson
Ruth Carroll Johnson
Mr. Lawrence Johnson
Jean Louise Jones
Mr. and Mrs. A. C. Jones, IV
Lorine Jones
Ms. Sharon Turner
Art Kassoss
Mr. and Mrs. Buddy Walker
Sue Kimbrough
Mr. and Mrs. Stephen T. Morris
Remington Kline
Mr. and Mrs. Fred Arehart
Jason Krueger
Mr. and Mrs. Gerald W. Eckel
Lyssy & Eckel Feeds
Jacob “Jake” Levine
Mr. and Mrs. W. C. Addison
Ms. Rosemary D. Boyce
Mr. and Mrs. Robert L. Graham
Ms. Phyllis M. Istre
Mr. and Mrs. Kelly J. Lassig
Mr. and Mrs. Eric J. Lindahl
Mr. Paul Paxton
Mr. and Mrs. Carl C. Prudhomme, III
Mr. and Mrs. David Seefeldt
E. J. Longoria
Ms. Kayla Longoria
Michelle Lopez
Ms. Maricela Lopez
Fabie and Santos Mansilla
Ms. Aida Mansilla
Aaron Allen Masterson
Ms. Jessica Hale
Irene Minten
Ms. Dorothy Minten
Ms. Esther Minten
Ms. Janie M. Minten
Eugene R. Morris
Children’s Health Associates of
Corpus Christi
Anna Burnes Nix
Dr. and Mrs. George C. Nelson
Myrtle Schendel Overslaugh
Mrs. Lenora Keas
Ruby Pawelek
Mr. and Mrs. Gerald W. Eckel
Lyssy & Eckel Feeds
Danielle P. Pearrell
Ms. Addie Hanson
Lyette Pena
Ms. Melissa Croquet
Jacob Perry
Mr. Glenn Perry
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july
Natalie Perry
Mr. Glenn Perry
Bobby Pingaro
Ms. Sarah Waldhelm
Pugh Family
Mr. and Mrs. John M. Howard
Raymond E. Rabalais
Mr. and Mrs. Gene Allen
Mr. and Mrs. Stewart Brandon
Corpus Christi Electric Co.
Mrs. Ashley Dietze
Higinbothum / Swantner & Gordon
Mr. and Mrs. Sam L. Isaacs
Mr. and Mrs. Albert Kessler
Mr. and Mrs. Stew McMillen
Oakwood Baptist Church
Rabalais Electrical Constructors
Ms. MaryKay Schultz
Mr. and Mrs. Ace Walker
Charles Rawlings
Mr. Hicks Layton
Stephanie Marie Rivas
Mr. Robert Rivas
Nathan Rodan
Mr. Keith Gwinn
Daniel M. Rodriguez
Mrs. Teresa R. Rodriguez
Olivia Sanchez
Ms. Gloria Puente
Brain Sausley
Ms. Cecile Pesek
Nancy Gayle Schroeder
Ms. Dorothy Clements
Schroeder Family Members
Ms. Jennifer Horan
Mr. and Mrs. Michael Kasper
Ms. Debbie Love
Mr. and Mrs. Charles H. McGlothlin
Ms. Julie Randazzo
Mr. Eugene Schoenvogel
Mr. Emil Schroeder
Mr. and Mrs. W. H. Snyder
Mr. and Mrs. Jesus Trevino
Mr. and Mrs. Johnny Valis
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2 0 1 3
Peter R. Serrao, M.D.
Ms. Laura E. Yzaguirre
David Shannon, M.D.
Baker Hughes Foundation
Mr. Danny J. Cole
Blaise Soza
Ms. Linda Strand
Marvin Stech
Mr. and Mrs. Aubrey V. Chapman
Ruby Lee Stech
Mr. and Mrs. Aubrey V. Chapman
Ruby Lee Stech
Mr. and Mrs. C. L. Ford
Wayne Stockseth
Mr. and Mrs. Sam L. Susser
Kay and John Summers
Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth M. Hodges
Frank Sumney
Mrs. and Mrs. Al J. Peterek
Linda Tamez
Ms. Bertha C. Caceres
Ms. Candace Garza
Freida Taylor
Massey Farms, Inc.
June Wilson Teer
The Teer Family Charitable Fund
Terry L. Thomas
Ms. Lizzie Woolsey
Tio Pablo Vela, Jr.
Guerra Bros. Successors, LTD.
Robert L. Walker, III
Mrs. Debbie Payne
Emma Faye Wallgren
Ms. Lucinda A. Badenhop
Mr. Joseph Cibrian
Ms. Jeanette Field
Ms. Nancy Freeman
Mr. Candelario Garcia
Emma Faye Wallgren
Ms. Velva Gordon
Mr. William Lipman
Ms. Mandana Martin
Mr. Ernest Perez
Sorensen Diesel Service
Lillie Warnken
Mr. and Mrs. Gerald W. Eckel
Lyssy & Eckel Feeds
Mr. and Mrs. W. C. Tieken
Mary Webster
Mrs. Martha Avery
Mr. and Mrs. Sam L. Susser
Roy Wheeler
Lyssy & Eckel Feeds
Mr. and Mrs. W. C. Tieken
Sarah Whittington
Mr. and Mrs. James Whittington
Dorothy Louise Wilder
Ms. Dorothy Minten
Ms. Esther Minten
Ms. Janie M. Minten
Mr. Frank D. Williams
Mr. and Mrs. B. P. Bagnall
Mr. and Mrs. David Beesley
Mr. and Mrs. Richard A. Harris
Mr. and Mrs. Dean Pospisil
Mr. Alvin D. Williams
Maxine Williams
Mr. Quinton E. Williams
Beth Wollitz
Beth Wollitz
Mr. and Mrs. Wallace Goodman
Daniela Vicktoria Ybarra
Danny Ybarra Construction
Connie and R. J. Zavala
Constable Cirildo “Cid” Zavala
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U.S. Postage
PA I D
Permit No. 712
Corpus Christi, TX
Development Foundation
3533 South Alameda Street
Corpus Christi, Texas 78411-1785
www.DriscollChildrens.org
Save
the
Date
Singer Songwriter Showcase
October 3, 2013
Corpus Christi Country Club
18th Annual
Golf Classic
October 4, 2013
Corpus Christi Country Club
31st Annual
Six Points Kiwanis Club Apple Sale
October 26, 2013
Driscoll Children’s Hospital Rehabilitation
and Medical Center parking lot
For more information, please call the Driscoll Children’s
Hospital Development Foundation at 361.694.6401.