2013 February Preston Hollow

He H ad it coming

Is that a good enough reason to break the law?

I was riding in a friend’s car on our way to some place now forgotten, and as we tooled along, a car raced up from behind us, careened into the adjacent lane, and then slid inches in front of us as we continued driving down the highway.

My friend, normally a calm sort but prone to an occasional invective or two, spoke up.

“Someday, when the doctor has told me I have two weeks to live, and I have nothing to lose, I’m going to slam right into that guy’s car. And when he gets out and starts yelling at me, I’m going to tell him he had it coming.

“And then I’m going to get back in my car and do it all over again to the next car that cuts me off.”

There wasn’t a lot I could add to those comments because even though he was obviously wrong, he was also right.

There have been plenty of times over the years I’ve felt the same way, although most of my bad-driver fantasies involve me driving a big truck with a snowplow so that when I slam into the idiotic driver, my vehicle isn’t damaged but his or hers is totaled.

I know, I know. There’s nothing to be proud of here. Clearly, neither my friend nor I should be doing anything like this to anyone at any time; taking the law into our own hands and acting like a bully to someone who already is a bully isn’t going to solve anything.

But it sure would feel good from time to time, wouldn’t it?

There seem to be plenty of times these days when taking the law into our own hands seems — if only for a fleeting moment — to be a really good idea.

And people express their opinions on everything from international topics to local issues instantly and loudly on social media

it’s not uncommon to see “suspects” convicted and sentenced online by peers long before they’re ever charged in court these days.

I even led a Sunday school lesson awhile ago where that was the theme — sometimes, you have to do “what’s right,” even if it means breaking the law.

Of course, the lesson was more of a theoretical exercise, and during the ensuing discussion, it was easy to see why.

I asked the class this question: If I’m attending a movie and the plot turns out to be sacrilegious (at least in my opinion), what should I do?

Should I walk out? Should I complain to the manager? Or should I just sit through it and be quiet?

The class was divided. Some said to forget it. Some said ask for my money back. One person suggested something more along the lines of my snowplow idea: Stand up and start yelling to everyone in the theater that the movie isn’t worth seeing and we all need to walk out right now.

And therein lies the problem in terms of taking “the law” into our own hands. Who’s to say I’m right about the movie and that it’s OK for me to disrupt the good time of the guy sitting next to me? Who’s to say I’m the good driver and the other guy is the idiot? Both likely have their own perspective, and both are likely much different from mine.

It’s easy to mouth-off online, where decisions are instantaneous and implications often don’t come into play. It’s harder to do it in person, because every decision has immediate and personal consequences.

Ultimately, that’s what laws and regulations do: They keep individual perspective on the sidelines for the most part and force us to live every day with the expectation that we will be here tomorrow to suffer the consequences of our actions.

Because more than likely, we will. And for the sake of our overall sanity, it’s probably best that we continue to think and act that way.

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‘Team Romeo’ helps Hillcrest sophomore with his battle against cancer

Romeo Hernandez, 15, plays percussion in the band at Hillcrest High School. He is a sophomore this year, but he is expected to miss at least nine months of school because he is battling a rare cancer.

Hernandez was diagnosed with Ewing sarcoma, a bone cancer that affects about 200 Americans every year.

Friends, teachers and family have started “Team Romeo,” a fundraising and support group to help with financial and moral support.

The group has set a fundraising goal of $10,000. Donations are being accepted at the Team Romeo website. Keep up with the group’s progress and activities on the Team Romeo Facebook page, where supporters also can leave words of encouragement for Hernandez.

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Q&A: James Disco

James Disco instructs tennis at George b annerman Dealey Montessori through the Dallas Tennis a ssociation, also known as the “Slam Jammer Program.” Disco found a way to tie tennis to activism through his work with young people and his graphic novel “ e choes of the Lost b oys of Sudan,” about four men who escaped from Southern Sudanese

attacks in 1989. The graphic novel tells the story of the second Sudanese civil war, during which Islamic North Sudanese militants attacked and killed entire villages, leaving thousands of Sudanese boys to run for their lives into the wilderness. Many of them now live in Dallas, and we talk to Disco about his work with them.

How did you get into working with the lost boys of Sudan?

My sister was a program director for Catholic Charities in Dallas, and I worked doing refugee setups for them when they first arrived in January 2001.

How did you create the graphic novel?

It was based on a previous comic book I did in 2004. Our illustrator, Niki Singleton, was able to capture the ethnicity of the boys along with the imagery. Dr. Susan Clark, a social worker and University of Texas at Arlington professor, co-created it, and it took about eight years to complete. They call me an author, but the real authors are the lost boys; it’s really their story. To me, it’s really like a documentary on paper, but they call it a graphic novel.

How many men did you interview for the book?

Two cousins and two men from the same village that arrived to Dallas at the same time. We also got feedback from the Sudanese community in Dallas.

What is the connection between the lost boys of Sudan and tennis?

Arthur Ashe was the co-founder of the USTA National Junior Tennis and Learning program. Ashe is a human rights activist, I’m a human rights activist, and this is a human rights story. Ashe fought against apartheid in South Africa.

Rick Halperin, director of Southern Methodist University’s Embrey Human Rights Program, wrote the intro to your novel. Why was that important?

SMU is the only university in the South to offer a minor in human rights. Dr. Halperin

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and program assistant director Dr. Pat Davis’ opening article connects the human rights/history of Sudan. Dr. Carol North of UT Southwestern Medical Center wrote a special section for the novel where she interviewed the boys for insight into how they survived. I think to myself, ‘How did they make it? How do you overcome the trauma of seeing your family members murdered and growing up without your parents?’

What do you do with money earned from book sales?

It comes back to the National Junior Tennis and Learning program. I hope one day to have a traveling RV and show exhibits and the books. Maybe one day they’ll make a play or movie about it.

What’s your next project?

We are looking to release a comic book called “Upstanders Quest, True Stories of Survivors of Slavery” by the summer. Dallas black literary historian Jesse James Ar-

nold is one of the characters in this upcoming work.

You worked on promoting a film in January. Can you tell us about that?

The Slam Jammer Program is co-hosting “The Suffering Grasses” on the Syrian revolution. It’s a film directed by Iara Lee of National Geographic. It premieres Jan.

30 at Grand Prarie ISD; hopefully other schools will pick up on it.

What is your goal for students as a tennis coach?

There are a lot of tennis coaches out there that have a real passion for tennis, but I want children to know that you can give back to the world.

What has been your favorite moment or biggest gratification in doing this?

Watching the Lost Boys heal. It’s a surreal healing process that happens. When they go out and speak and let out that emotion, there’s a healing process, and they’re connecting with the kids in the audience. And the children realize they don’t have it that rough. —Monica S. Nagy

“EchoEs of thE Lost Boys of sudan” is available at echoesofthelostboys.com, Barnes and Noble, and amazon.com. Contact James Disco at jamesdisco@msn.com if interested in showing “The Suffering Grasses” at your school.

Out & About

February 2013

Feb. 2

Plant love

Start your Saturday morning with a 9 a.m.-noon class reviewing the basics of bonsai tree repotting and root pruning. Bring an extra $15 or more for hands-on help repotting your plant. Stick around for a 1 p.m. class to create a colorful plant-filled container for your Valentine. At 2 p.m. hear tips on planting onions and asparagus, and a class on planting potato seeds follows at 2:30 p.m. North Haven Gardens, 7700 Northaven, 214.363.5316, nhg.com, free

JAN. 30

Bill Nye the Science Guy

The famous scientist and television host of “Bill Nye the Science Guy” speaks at 7 p.m. as part of the Lamplighter School’s Dolores Evans Speaker Series. For decades, Bill Nye has been cultivating in kids a love for science and a more scientifically literate society. Reserve a spot at the event online.

Perot Museum of Nature and Science, 2201 N. Field, 214.369.9201, thelamplighterschool.org, $15

FEB. 1

Red day

The day is packed with activities to raise awareness of heart health. A fitness fusion class is scheduled for 9:15 a.m. followed by a 10:30 a.m. talk about the heart-soul connection. A Pilates instructor hosts an 11 a.m. class. Also at 11 a.m., enjoy snacks and get your nails painted red. There’s a blood pressure and blood sugar clinic for seniors at 11:30 a.m. and a circuit training class at noon. Certain gift shop items will be discounted 15 percent all day.

Jewish Community Center of Dallas, 7900 Northaven, 214.739.2737, jccdallas.org, $1 registration

FEB. 9-10 Pilates open house

The J offers free Pilates classes 1:30-3:30 p.m. Feb. 9, and 10:30-11:30 a.m. and 1:30-2:30 p.m. Feb. 10. For showing up, participants receive a free 30-minute class and a free sevenday guest pass to the Pilates facility.

Jewish Community Center of Dallas, 7900 Northaven, 214.739.2737, jccdallas.org, free

FEB. 12

Fun with math and science

Preschoolers can have fun and learn to love math and science from 10:30-11:30 a.m. Children ages 2-5 are welcome. Preston Royal Branch Library, 5626 Royal, 214.670.7128, dallaslibrary2.org, free

FEB. 12-13

stuck on you, Valentine!’

Take the kids to the library and make crafts for your loved ones. The event takes place Feb. 12 at the Preston Royal Library and Feb. 13 at the Park Forest Library at 4 p.m. both days.

Preston Royal Branch Library 5626 Royal, 214.670.7128, Park Forest Branch Library, 3421 Forest, 214.670.6333, dallaslibrary2.org, free

Feb. 1, 8, 15, 22

Acoustic tunes

Uncle Calvin’s welcomes Darryl Purpose and Tom Faulkner on Feb. 1. On Feb. 8, the Hems open for Southern band The New Agrarians. Ellen Cherry, Megan Burtt and Nicolette Good take the stage Feb. 15 followed by Irish-influenced Heather McCready and Tom McDermott Feb. 22. All shows begin at 8 p.m.

Uncle Calvin’s Coffeehouse, 9555 N. Central, 214.363.0044, unclecalvins.org, $15-$18

FEB. 16

Couples workshop

Love is work, so get cracking at this postValentine’s day couples workshop from 10:30 a.m.-1:30 p.m. Grab your partner and head to the Bachman Library Black Box Theater.

Bachman Lake Branch Library, 9480 Webb Chapel, 214.670.6376, dallaslibrary2.org, free

FEB. 21

Bingo night

Drop by from 5:30-7 p.m. for a family fun event of bingo. Refreshments might include popcorn.

Town North Family YMCA, 4332 Northaven, 214.357.8431, ymcadallas.org, free

FEB. 21-MARCH 2

‘Titanic, the Musical’

A winner of five Tony awards, this musical delves into the causes, conditions and characters involved in the 1912 sinking of the Titanic.

Jewish Community Center of Dallas, 7900 Northaven, 214.739.2737, jccdallas.org, $15-$25

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BABY BLISS

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POLK-A-DOT BAKERY

Forget your typical bakery – we’re your amazingly fun every day hangout! Coffee, treats, lunch, wine & cheese. Market fresh ingredients baked daily.

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The Advocate Foundation’s limited-edition, numbered, and hand-painted ornament; perfect gift for the new home owner or Dallas transplant. Sales benefit neighborhood organizations. 214.292.0486 foundation.advocatemag.com

Delicious

Italian dinners and desserts

In 1963 Tom Ruggeri moved to Dallas from New Jersey to help with his family’s business, Mario’s. When it closed 20 years later, Ruggeri took the top chef and the recipes with him and opened Ruggeri’s. The menu is composed of 27 years worth of authentic recipes. “I’ve known these people my whole life,” Ruggeri says of his patrons. The Preston Hollow restaurant makes its own ricotta cheese daily, and offers New York style northern- and southern-Italian recipes. The cioppinno stew literally is made up of all the fish in the pot, the stuffed shrimp with fresh pasta is a patron favorite, which almost leaves little room for dessert. However, Ruggeri says his zabaione, fresh mixed berries topped with Marsala wine and cream mousse, is light yet sweetly satisfying. Ruggeri is readying his three-course Valentine’s Day menu, so make your reservations now. Don’t worry — the restaurant’s phone number goes straight to Ruggeri’s mobile phone, so he’s always on call. “Sometimes I answer the phone at night to take down reservations, and I have to hop out of the shower,” he laughs. “Nobody ever answers this phone except me.” —Monica S. Nagy

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RUGGERI’S IN PRESTON HOLLOW ISNO LONGER AFFILIATEDWITH RUGGERI’SITALIAN KITCHEN INFAR NORTH DALLAS.

Left:Cioppinno, (Italian fisherman stew) is a deep sea combination of shrimp, scallops, clams, oysters, calamari, mussels and fish in a spicy marinara sauce for $24.95. Above: Jumbo shirmp stuffed with fresh lump crabmeat and topped with a creamy sun-dried tomato sauce for $24.95.

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Momo Italian Kitchen

Momo Italian Kitchen is a family owned and operated restaurant since 1986. We feature traditional Italian food made from scratch. We are an BYOB establishment. Check us out at www.momoitaliankitchen.com

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Torchy’s Tacos

This hot spot is complete with a grand patio for a Torchy’sinspired picnic. Have a taco (or four!), then wash it down with a specialty cocktail from our Firewater Menu.

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1 Princi Italia

The lemon-cinnamon panna cotta with orange-blueberry compote is worth saving room for.

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2 Sevy’s Grill

If you go to Sevy’s for anything, go for the crème brulee. It comes with one ramekin of vanilla and one of decadent chocolate to satisfy either side of your palate.

8201 Preston 214.265.7389 sevys.com

3 India Palace

Like rice pudding? You’ll love the kheer badami, a traditional Indian rice pudding made with raisins and nuts. 12817 Preston, Suite 105 972.392.0190 indiapalacedallas.com

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Zabaione, fresh berries topped with Marsala wine and cream mousse, for $7. Photo by Elliott Muñoz

MEXICAN FOOD

Make your valentine sparkle

J Vineyards Cuvée 20 Brut ($28)

The Holiday That Must Not be Named makes its annual appearance this month, which means the insecure among us will be scrambling to show their devotion to the people closest to them. Let it not be said that I don’t feel their pain.

One sure bet: sparkling wine. Nielsen reports that the week around Valentine’s Day is the fourth biggest sales period for bubbly after New Year’s, Christmas and Thanksgiving. When buying bubbly, you can divide it into three groups — cheap, more expensive, and Champagne prices: ($12) a Spanish sparkling wine or cava — crisp but a little more complex than most Spanish sparkling wine. The Italian is a Prosecco ($12) with lemon-lime fruit. It’s especially fresh and effervescent for a Prosecco, and surprisingly well done.

($17) is from the Burgundy region of France, with tiny bubbles that don’t quit and an almost spiced baked apple flavor. Truly a wonderful wine. ($15) is more open than $10 cavas like Cristalino, with a bit of yeast on the nose and a tropical middle.

($28)

shows up a lot on lists like this, and it’s easy to understand why — always well made, with bright, crisp green apple fruit and lots of sparkling-ness. The from Oregon ($27) has long been a favorite — very clean and almost austere. Beware older vintages, which sit in warehouses and turn flat and flabby.

—Jeff Siegel

Ask the wine guy

What’s the difference between Champagne and sparkling wine?

Legal-ese, mostly. A U.S.-European Union trade agreement has defined terms for products like this, so that only sparkling wine made in the Champagne region of France can be called Champagne. It’s the same reason that prosciutto made in Iowa can’t be called Proscuitto, which is limited to the pork product made in that part of Italy.

—Jeff Siegel

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with your wine

Not just chocolate chip cookie brownies

This variation takes a tried and true recipe to the next level — even sweeter and richer and more decadent. Feel free to experiment with a variety of different flavored chips.

GROCERY LIST

1 1/8 c all-purpose flour

1/2 tsp baking soda

1/2 tsp salt

1 stick butter, softened

3/8 c granulated sugar

DIRECTIONS

3/8 c packed brown sugar

1/2 tsp vanilla extract

1 large egg

1 to 1 1/2 c chips (chocolate, butterscotch, white chocolate, and the like)

1/2 c chopped pecans

1. Preheat oven to 375° F. Grease 8x8 pan.

2. Combine flour, baking soda and salt in small bowl. Beat butter, granulated sugar, brown sugar and vanilla extract in large mixer bowl. Add the egg, beating well. Gradually beat in flour mixture. Stir in morsels and nuts. Spread into prepared pan.

3. Bake for 20 to 25 minutes or until golden brown. Cool in pan on wire rack. Cut into bars. Makes about two dozen, about 30 minutes

Shotheart through the

Each February we media consumers get whomped over the heads with sappy romance stuff — longing love songs, movies starring Kate Hudson and/ or Matthew McConaughey and those tear-jerking diamond commercials, to name a few.

Though these things entertain and sometimes stir up pleasant sensations in our guts, they are contrived, fantastical and primarily aimed at selling us something.

This month, we give you the Advocate antidote for the cynicism that no doubt digs deeper into our psyche with each passing year: a collection of true love stories from our real-life neighbors, complete with all the awkwardness and authenticity unseen in cheesy movies.

Story by Monica S. Nagy Y Photos by Can Türkyilmaz and Danny Fulgencio

As the schmaltziest holiday approaches, these couples give love a good name

Clockwise from top: Boyd Lyles and Melanie Wright; Kim and Donald Michaelis; John Stack and Rosemary McGinn.

Shot through the heart

SMU SweetheartS

Aweekbefore the start of classes at Southern Methodist University, Melanie Wright clunk-clunked in her peach-and-turquoise shoes and matching dress to the Baptist Student Union for Bible study and lunch.

It was August 1968, and Boyd Lyles was a sophomore “trolling for freshman girls, free lunch and Bible study when he saw me,” Melanie says. Boyd jotted down Melanie’s name and dorm room number, and soon the two were cruising in Boyd’s white 1964 Ford Falcon to Jamie’s Hamburgers and the Baskin Robbins on Mockingbird.

Boyd says he knew the relationship would end because Melanie spoke of her high school sweetheart often, and after the two graduated, they went their separate ways. Melanie married her high school sweetheart and had a daughter, and Boyd married and had two children of his own.

They kept in touch through SMU reunions, and in 2009, when Melanie was looking for a doctor, she recalled that Boyd had a well-established internal medicine practice and opted to see him. She received a follow-up letter in the fall, addressed to all of Boyd’s patients, stating that he was moving his practice to Colorado. The letter recommended another doctor, and a rash in April 2010 sent Melanie to that office, where she saw one of Boyd’s former nurses. Melanie told the nurse to tell Boyd “hey” if she heard from him, and the nurse jotted down Boyd’s email, noting he’d probably like to hear from her.

“I went home, sat down and typed out an email, and got a paragraph back about the wonders of Colorado,” she says. “I went into the kitchen and came back and got another email that said to disregard the former. He sent me a long email about how terrible it was.”

Boyd struggled with Colorado’s frigid weather and also missed his mother back in Dallas. He told Melanie he was planning to return. They struck up an email correspondence that lasted until Boyd moved back that July.

Now divorced and in their late 50s, the two instantly resumed the friendship they began at SMU years ago.

“There was an instant comfort level because we had so much in common,” Boyd says. “The things we had in common 44 years ago are the same, like Led Zeppelin and CCR.”

Boyd acquired season tickets to the SMU Mustangs football games, and the two grew cozy again.

“We just started hanging out a lot together and eating dinner at night,” she says. “It turned into us spending all our time together.”

On Nov. 26 after a nice dinner Downtown, the two were driving north on Hillcrest when Melanie remarked they should visit SMU sometime. What she didn’t know was that Boyd had an engagement ring in his pocket.

“She played right into my plan without knowing it,” he says.

After looking into the windows of the student center where they had their first date, they walked over to Dallas Hall, the campus icon, and Boyd proposed. That March, the two married at SMU’s Perkins Chapel, where 20 members of the Mustang band played the alumni fight song.

“A lot of people that came to the wedding were people we’d known at SMU,” Boyd says.

The two combined their homes, and are parents to three cats and a dog, and grandparents to four. “I was perfectly happy with my job and my grandchildren,” Melanie says to Boyd. “But then it was you. It was you.”

“the things we had in common 44 years ago are the same, like Led Zeppelin and CCr .”

In1957 Donald Michaelis worked as a civilian at the Tachikawa, Japan, air base military store. He purchased art and showcase supplies from a young Japanese man, and struck up a friendship with the man’s sister, Kim. Almost immediately, he knew he wanted to marry her.

“It’s just a feeling you get,” Donald says. “We seemed compatible right from the start.”

After 30 years of bachelorhood, Donald says he was impressed with Kim’s “smarts” and firm grasp of English, though he knew no Japanese. The two dated for six months before Donald asked Kim’s brother, the head of the family, if he could have her hand in marriage. After her first failed marriage, and most of her family’s objection to her marrying a Westerner, Kim was confused.

“No, I didn’t want to marry him at first, but he was a gentleman and very strong,” Kim says. “Love is crazy.”

The two soon married and lived in Japan until 1963, when they transferred to Busan, Korea, for Donald to take over the military store there. Eventually, after Kim was granted American citizenship, the two moved to California as Donald was promoted in his job.

“I missed Japan,” Kim says. “There were not a lot of Japanese people here in the U.S., but now there are many.”

Kim says soon she became accustomed to her environment and the life Donald’s job afforded them.

“I am very lucky,” she laughs while slapping the side of his leg. “I never think about anything but that. He’s been very good.”

The two later moved to Dallas to be closer to Kim’s daughter, a stylist for Neiman Marcus, whom Donald adopted. They both beam as Donald scrolls through his iPhone and shows pictures of their fashionable 62-yearold daughter and her husband.

The couple recently had to leave behind their beloved Villa Del Norte apartment off Hillcrest due to Kim’s diabetes and Donald’s loss of focus while driving. They now live at

The Legacy at Preston Hollow retirement home together, where expensive Japanese artwork and hand carved wood furniture fill their living room.

They look forward to their 56th anniversary in June.

“We just have great compatibility,” Donald says. “We very seldom have cross words with each other, and even if we get a bit mad, it goes away.”

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FROM PRIEST TO HUSBAND

In1990, 48-year-old John Stack was a priest at Jesuit College Preparatory School of Dallas. This holy Father happened to be a fan of Western dancing, so he frequented a local dancehall where he met 43-year-old Rosemary McGinn, and secretly started dating her.

It was two years after he returned from working with the Jesuits in Kenya and Tanzania, and he was lonely. For 10 years John saw that African priests “basically had common law wives” and thought they might have the right idea.

“For 40 years I lived with the assumption that I wasn’t going to get married, but I had a different experience in East Africa and knew I didn’t want to live alone the rest of my life,” John says.

Five years after the couple met he proposed, with one condition — she’d have to wait until he was 65.

“I asked her to wait because I knew when I left [the priesthood] and got kicked out I wouldn’t get any money or coverage,” he says. “I didn’t want to put that burden on her.”

So Rosemary agreed to wait so that John could qualify for Medicare. He served as a Jesuit high school priest from 1987-2004 until someone sent an anonymous letter to the bishop regarding his relationship, and he was excommunicated.

“I always told him I was never going to take him out [of the church], so if he left, it was his decision,” Rosemary says.

John says two things were going through his mind before he was kicked out: He was certain of his love, but also disappointed that he had to wait.

John says he feels they’ve been married longer than their actual wedding date of March 5, 2005, which was chosen because 05/05/05 was a “neat date,” he says. More than 500 guests were in attendance at John and Rosemary’s open invitation wedding at the Samuell-Grand Park amphitheatre. It began precisely at sunset. “We used the twilight for lighting, which was gorgeous,” he says.

Now more than 100 people gather at

“For 40 years I lived with the assumption that I wasn’t going to get married, but I had a different experience in East Africa and knew I didn’t want to live alone the rest of my life.”

Vines High School in Plano at 9:30 a.m. each Sunday where he performs mass. John used to perform two masses on Sundays, one at Jesuit and the other at St. Mark Catholic Church in Plano, but after excommunication he had nowhere to go.

That’s when fellow St. Mark’s church members approached him and requested he perform special masses for them. The community rents the high school cafeteria, and Rosemary helps with the masses, which is “reason No. 999 priests should be married,” he jokes.

“I feel tremendous consolation with life and tremendous peace,” John says.

Rosemary agrees that this is the most peaceful time of her life, too.

“I had a really good life, and I have a marvelous life now,” Rosemary says, clutching John’s hand.

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education GUIDE

SCHOOL OF CONTEMPORARY BALLET DALLAS

5400 E. Mockingbird Ln. Dallas / 214.821.2066 / schoolofcbd.com

politics

SPANISH HOUSE

5740 Prospect Ave. Dallas / 214.826.4410 / DallasSpanishHouse.com

ZION LUTHERAN SCHOOL

6121 E. Lovers Ln. Dallas / 214.363.1630/ ziondallas. org

After resigning from his position on the District 11 Dallas Park Board in December, Lee Kleinman announced he is running for the District 11 Dallas City Council seat of Linda Koop when her term expires in May. It was Koop who initially appointed Kleinman to the Park Board. If he wins the seat, he says his priorities will include crime prevention, cleanliness, wellmaintained roads and support for neighborhood associations.

students

Elizabeth Crowling of Hillcrest High School, and Anna Hansell of the Episcopal School of Dallas, are each finalists for a $30,000 Davey O’Brien High School Scholarship Award. The scholarship is presented each year to an exceptional senior/student athlete in the area. The remaining four finalists will still receive $2,500.

education

Marsh Middle School received the Counselors Reinforcing Excellence for Students in Texas award by the Texas School Counselor Association. Marsh is one of 41 schools across the state to receive the award for using school guidance and counseling to improve achievements of its students.

fundraisers

JOHN’S

848 Harter Rd., Dallas 75218 / 214.328.9131 / stjohnsschool.org

of

Jamey Newberg and readers of his Newberg Report, a free subscription website focused on news about the Texas Rangers baseball team, raised $16,600 for victims of the Newtown, Conn., massacre. Newberg raised the money through a raffle and live auction. His website is newbergreport.com.

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WHITE ROCK NORTH SCHOOL

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BUSINESS BUZZ

The lowdown on what’s up with neighborhood businesses

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New chef, new desserts

Chef John Tesar of Spoon Bar and Kitchen appointed a new executive pastry chef to help him introduce Spoon’s new dessert menu on Feb.

8. Chef David Collier, who worked with Tesar on The Mansion on Turtle Creek, will replace chef Joseph Baker. Collier was previously the executive pastry chef at The Ritz-Carlton, Pentagon City.

Outstanding restauranteur

Brian Black, owner of Preston Hollowbased Ocho Kitchen and Cocktails , is one of eight business leaders who recently received the nationalOutstanding Business Leaders awardfrom Northwood University. Black was honored at the 33rd annual Outstanding Business Leaders Awards gala in Florida on Jan. 25. The award recognizes Black’s business achievements and community support.Northwood University, a nationwide managerial- and entrepreneurial-focused college, has campuses in Fort Worth and Cedar Hill. Black, an SMU graduate and son of one of the original Chili’s concept founders, started working in the restaurant business at age 15.

Centennial files for bankruptcy; Cheers Spirits and Liquors to take over lease

One of Dallas’ oldest liquor retailers, Centennial ,

filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection in late December. The chain owes $6 million to BBVA Compass bank, and $4.4 million to the area’s biggest wine and liquor wholesalers. By state law, the chain can’t buy new liquor or wine until it pays the $4.4 million, and hasn’t been able to buy wine or spirits for a couple of months. Sales are down 50 percent this year over last. Centennial is expected to close some of its remaining 23 stores (down from 70 just a couple of years ago). The chain owns Centennial, Majestic and Big Daddy’s stores in the Dallas and Fort Worth areas. Dan Flagg, Cheers Spirits and Liquors chief financial officer, says the Ponder, Texas, company is in the process of acquiring Centennial’s leases from the landlords to take over 18 former Centennial locations across the Metroplex if the bankruptcy judge approves.

More business bits

Wicked Po’Boys is scheduled to open its new Preston Center location sometime mid-February as long as it receives city permitting and can be completed on time, says owner Joey Lee.

WickedPo’Boys.Photo by MarkDavis

Right:BrianBlack, owner of PrestonHollow-based OchoKitchen and Cocktails (above).

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DOCTOR-PATIENT RELATIONSHIPS

Since the earliest days of medicine, practitioners have recognized the importance of the relationship between doctors and patients. (It’s even enshrined in the Hippocratic Oath: First, do no harm.)

Even so, health care is a topdown experience for most patients. We view doctors as authority figures who make all the decisions about our treatment, and today the constraints of insurance companies seem to narrow our choices even further. It’s no wonder patients sometimes feel like they don’t have much say in their own health care.

Are you ready for some good news? That culture is slowly changing, as evidence mounts that a heightened emphasis on patient-centered care provides better results for the whole team: patients, their families, and health care providers.

Today, many doctors recognize that a technologically correct diagnosis is only one facet of treating a patient.

“You can’t just say, ‘Your problem is X,’” says Dr. Hampton Richards of Walnut Hill Ob/Gyn.

“You have to figure out what their end goal is. And that re-

“A lot of times the same complaint means different things to different patients.”

Dr. Hampton Richards, Walnut Hill Ob/Gyn.

ally ties into who they are, where they come from and what their life is like.

“The key to helping a patient get better is to figure out what is unique for her,” Dr. Richards says. “Sometimes, the same complaint means different things to different patients.”

Mayo Clinic research indicates that when treatment decisions are shared between patients and doctors, best practices

can be combined with patients’ values and preferences. The new thinking blends the clinical side of medicine — lab results, statistics and machines — with greater attention to the patient’s experience.

The impersonal nature of technology makes a connection to the physician more important than ever. The patient’s experience begins in the reception room. If the space feels cold or

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“We strive to provide a courteous relationship and a relaxing environment, where people

feel comfortable talking

difficult issues.”

Dr. Julie Vu, Brothers & Crochet Ob/Gyn

unwelcoming, it can add unnecessary stress to the visit.

“We strive to provide a courteous relationship and a relaxing environment where people will feel comfortable talking about difficult issues,” says Dr. Julie Vu, an associate at Brothers & Crochet Ob/Gyn Associates of Dallas, LLP. This applies whether she is working with an expectant mother or a woman in menopause.

“Often women have read a lot about childbirth, and have very specific wishes,” Dr. Vu says. “We try hard to let them have the kind of delivery they would like, while keeping their expectations realistic.”

When care is patient-centered, doctors ensure patients have all the information they need about their options. As technology advances, there’s often more than one good choice. Patients also have more responsibility in the partnership. They must identify their priorities, and their lifestyle choices (like nutrition or sleep habits) can enhance treatment success. A good relationship with a doctor increases the likelihood that a patient will follow through on healthy behaviors.

Adherence to healthy behaviors and lifestyle can be especially important in dental care, and research indicates a good relationship between dentist and patient leads to better health.

“Our practice is based on relationships,” says Dr. Ashly Cothern, DDS. “Our objective is to build the relationship based on trust and integrity, on honesty and communication.

“It’s our job to tell patients what we see and recommend, and it’s the patient’s prerogative to accept all of it, some of it,

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• Respect for patients’ values, preferences and expressed needs

• Coordination and integration of care

• Information, communication and education

• Physical comfort

• Emotional support and alleviation of fear and anxiety

• Involvement of family and friends

• Transition and continuity

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or none of it. Ultimately, the acceptance of treatment comes if they trust us and reciprocate in that relationship.” That level of collaboration requires two-way communication between patient and doctor.

Something as simple as keeping appointments close to the scheduled time is an acknowledgment that while the doctor’s time is valuable, so is the patient’s. This is another example of how clinicians are focusing on the patient experience rather

than the old model of emphasis on efficient delivery, where sometimes clinical excellence seems to be divorced from simple courtesy.

Not only is patient-centered care the right thing to do from a standpoint of better health outcomes, but evidence shows it also leads to a wiser allocation of resources. Researchers have reason to hope that as doctors and clinics increase their awareness of patient-centered care, the doctor-patient relationship will continue to evolve toward partnership and increased success in patient treatment. HCA

“Our practice is based on relationships. Our objective is to build the relationship based on trust and integrity, on honesty and

Did you know

The more adept a dentist is in communicating with patients, the fewer questions patients tend to ask during the consultation. Conversely, patients who felt less trust ask more questions and take a more active role in their own oral health.

Trust in the Dentist-Patient Relationship – a review (Journal of Young Investigators, June 2005) By Jeremy Jacquot, UCLA (Chapple et al. 2003, and Schouten et al. 2003)

BAPTIST

PARK CITIES BAPTIST CHURCH / 3933 Northwest Pky / pcbc.org

All services & Bible Study 9:15 & 10:45. Trad. & Blended (Sanctuary), Contemporary (Great Hall), Amigos de Dios (Gym) / 214.860.1500

WIlSHIRE BAPTIST / 4316 Abrams / 214.452.3100

Pastor George A. Mason Ph.D. / Worship 8:30 & 11:00 am

Bible Study 9:40 am / www.wilshirebc.org

BIB lE CHURCHES

GRACE BIBlE CHURCH / www. gracebiblechurch.org

Sunday Worship: Traditional 9:00 am; Contemporary 10:30 am

Adult Bible Classes both hours /11306 Inwood Rd./214.368.0779

NORTH HIGHlANDS BIBlE CHURCH / www.nhbc.net

Sunday: Lifequest (all ages) 9:00 am / Worship 10:30 am

Wed: Student Ministry 7:00 pm / 9626 Church Road / 214.348.9697

D ISCIP l ES Of C HRIST

CENTRAl CHRISTIAN CHURCH / 4711 Westside Drive / 214.526.7291

Sunday Worship 11:00 am ./ Sunday School 9:45am

Wed. Bible Study 5:00 pm./ www.cccdt.org / ALL are welcome

EAST DAllAS CHRISTIAN CHURCH / 629 N. Peak Street / 214.824.8185

Sunday School 9:30 am / THE TABLE Worship Gathering 9:30 am

Worship 8:30 & 10:50 am / Rev. Deborah Morgan / www.edcc.org

m ETHODIST

lAKE HIGHlANDS UmC/ 9015 Plano Rd. / 214.348.6600 / lhumc.com

9:30 – Sunday School / 10:30 – Fellowship Time

10:50 – Traditional & Contemporary Worship

P RESB y TERIAN

KING’S PARISH ASSOCIATE REfORmED PRESByTERIAN CHURCH

kingsparish.com / Rev. David Winburne / Worship at 10:00 am

Meets at Ridgewood Park Rec Center / 469.600.3303

NORTHPARK PRESByTERIAN CHURCH / 214.363.5457

9555 N. Central Expwy. / www.northparkpres.org

Pastor: Rev. Brent Barry / 8:30 & 11:00 am Sunday Services

UNIT y

UNITy Of DAllAS / A Positive Path For Spiritual Living

6525 Forest Lane, Dallas, TX 75230 / 972-233-7106 / UnityDallas.org

Sunday services: 9:00 am & 11:00 am

Now I have proof

A pastor finds reassurance in a neurosurgeon’s faith

One of the most engaging books I have read is “Proof of Heaven,” by Dr. Eban Alexander. Alexander is a neurosurgeon who trained at Duke University and served on the faculty of Harvard Medical School for 15 years. A scientifically minded skeptic, he was a self-described “Christmas and Easter Episcopalian.” Matters of faith seemed soft and unprovable when subjected to rigorous scientific scrutiny — particularly claims of a life that extended past physical death. As a neuroscientist, Alexander had difficulty seeing personal self-consciousness as something that existed as anything other than the result of neurons firing in the human brain.

Then Alexander was stricken with a rare and deadly E. coli bacterial meningitis. Given a very small chance of survival, and even less chance of living beyond a vegetative state, he was in a deep coma for seven days. During that time, brain scans showed little or no activity in his neocortex, the upper part of the brain responsible for our being “human” — the seat of consciousness, thoughts, dreams and reason. Against the odds, Alexander unexpectedly regained consciousness after seven days and went on to make a full recovery, to the astonishment of his physicians.

Here is where the story gets interesting. Dr. Alexander reported vivid experiences of a life beyond this world while in deep coma. He subjected his experiences to the same scientific scrutiny that he had practiced for years. Were these dreams? Illusions? Hallucinations? Drug-induced flights of fantasy?

All of these options would require an operating neo-cortex, and his wasn’t working. Scientifically, Alexander’s vivid, ultrareal experiences should not have been possible. New worlds of possibility and deep mystery opened up before him.

So what were his conclusions? He came away with two: First, that we are all — yes, all of us — deeply loved and cherished by God. Second, that our conscious self does not end with physical death. Our sense of self outlasts our brains and our bodies.

When I read that, I thought why, I have been preaching that all my life! So why did I find such comfort, such significance in Dr. Alexander’s story?

if it can’t be proven?

Here’s my theory: I started college as a chemistry major. I have always been fascinated by things scientific, whether astronomy, physics or technology. Halfway through college I felt called to the ministry, went on to seminary and the rest is history. I’ve enjoyed an active life of faith, but always there was that niggling hint of doubt. What if it can’t be proven?

I yearned for faith to be rational beyond the limits of mere trust. I hoped it was possible to believe without giving up one’s intellectual integrity.

Dr. Alexander’s story shone like a bright light on the darkness of my doubts. As one day I am on my death-bed, I will think of two voices. First, the one who said, “In my Father’s house are many mansions …” Then, on the heels of that great assurance, I’ll hear the words of the good doctor: “We are all loved and cherished by God … Life does not end with death.”

I’ve enjoyed an active life of faith, but always there was that niggling hint of doubt. What

Blair Monie is senior pastor of Preston Hollow Presbyterian Church (phpc.org). The Worship section is a regular feature underwritten by Advocate Publishing and the churches listed on these pages. For information about helping support the Worship section, call 214.560.4202.

Fun with the siblings

Preston Hollow brothers Bennett and Caleb Porter (right) perfectly pose with painted faces at the Trains at NorthPark 25th anniversary celebration. Stephen and his older sister Braden Head (below) have fun clowning around with Mr. Ronald McDonald himself at the celebration.

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DeGolyer runs laps to fill backpacks

The kids at DeGolyer recently tried to out-run their teachers, and this year, like the last seven, campus employees encouraged it. DeGolyer partnered with the North Texas Food Bank for the seventh consecutive year for its annual Jingle Bell run-a-thon that benefits the Food 4 Kids backpack program. The program gives food-filled backpacks to children that don’t have nutritious food to eat when they’re home.

Ballers

With the leadership of Coach Brian Boubel, the Class Seven boys basketball team at Providence Christian School beat a Quest school in the championship to win the Providence Patriot Basketball tournament. From left: Hudson Neuhoff, Hampton Simms, Joshua Limsenben, Coach Boubel, William Nowlin, Cole Johnson, Jake Bryans, Brannon Farrow, David Uhrbrock, Hill Washburne and Jack Brown.

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THE BIKE DISAPPEARED

Jane McCullah and her family took a stroll through their Preston Hollow North neighborhood. The nice weather we experienced through December made outdoor activities possible even late in the year.

The Victim: Jane McCullah

The Crime: Theft

Date: Sunday, Dec. 16

Time: 3 p.m.

Location: 6300 block of Pemberton

McCullah’s daughter rode along on her bicycle — a pink Barbie bike that was a hand-me-down from her older sister. She zigged and zagged along on the sidewalk. But after a while, her young legs became a bit tired. The family left the bike in a neighbor’s yard and would come back soon and pick it up.

When they drove by 20 minutes later, the Barbie bike was gone. The loss was not a lot in monetary terms, but it was disappointing that someone would steal a child’s bike.

“We still feel violated even though it wasn’t our wisest decision,” McCullah says of leaving the bicycle behind.

While the bike has not been found yet, McCullah says her daughter has now moved up to her big brother’s former bicycle.

Bicycles are one of the most common targets of thieves. The National Bike Registry notes this about bicycle thefts: “While many types of property theft have declined in recent years, bicycle theft is on the rise according to FBI statistics. The increasing popularity of bicycling as a sport and a means of transportation have made bicycles an easy target for thieves. It is estimated that over 1.5 million bicycles are stolen every year.”

Lt. Andy Harvey of the Dallas Police North Central Patrol Division says thieves are always looking for easy targets, so they drive around looking for anything unattended, such as bikes, packages, open garages, etc. He says keeping a copy of a bike’s serial number, at the very minimum, can assist the detective assigned to the case with recovering the property.

“The best way is to try and prevent these types of crimes by securing property when possible and calling 911 with any suspicious activity in your neighborhood.”

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4,400 1:30

Time of afternoon when two men broke into a house in the 7000 block of Brookshire Drive Jan. 9, held one of the housecleaners at gunpoint and took off with $258,800 worth of jewelry, guns, cash and camera equipment

$60/HR.

William R. Wilson Attorney at Law

Sean Chaffin is a freelance writer and author of “Raising the Stakes”, obtainable at raisingthestakesbook.com. If you have been a recent crime victim, email crime@advocatemag.com.

Number of keys to a 2006 Chevrolet pickup truck a thief had, yet still managed to steal it from the 2500 block of Royal on Jan. 11

Value of electronic equipment stolen from a business in the 2800 block of Hillcrest Jan. 11

SOURCE Dallas Police Department