of her mother. Paula Fisette Sweeney ’74 was recently named “Trial Lawyer of the Year,” a lifetime achievement award, by the Dallas Bar Association. A 1981 graduate of the Southern Methodist University Dedman School of Law, Paula has been Board Certified in Personal Injury Trial Law since 1986 and has more than 30 years of experience in medical negligence, defective medical devices and prescription drugs, pharmacy liability, and products liability. Paula is a Fellow of the American College of Trial Lawyers, the International Academy of Trial Lawyers, and the International Society of Barristers. She is a former president of the Texas Trial Lawyers Association, Dallas Trial Lawyers Association, and Dallas ABOTA, and a former director of the State Bar of Texas. Other honors have included the Gene Cavin Award from the State Bar of Texas for lifetime achievement in teaching Continuing Legal Education to other attorneys, “Legends of the Law” from the Dallas Bar Association, Alumna of Distinction from the University of Dallas, and the “Defender of Democracy” award from Common Cause Texas for her efforts to keep the right to civil jury trial alive in Texas. In 2012, two of Paula’s cases made the Top Texas Verdicts List. The Dallas Bar Association award will be presented at its Bench Bar Conference, held September 26–28 at the Horseshoe Bay Resort Marriott. Paula and Frank celebrate their 30th wedding anniversary on September 17,
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Jana West Hacker ’74 and Laura McCulloch Gibbs ’74
and spend most of their time in Montana riding horses, hiking, skiing, and enjoying their time together. She practices in the Dallas office of Austin-based Slack & Davis. I continue to stay busy with my store, You’re Invited, and traveling with Bob seeing children and grandchildren. I’ve spent a lot of time in Montana since April because Megan, my daughter, has blessed us with a grandson, Andrew Lawrence Birzell. I try to get back to Dallas to see family and fellow classmates, but wish it was more often. I hope all of you were able to attend our 40th Class Reunion in conjunction with Hockaday’s Centennial Celebration. • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • •
1975 Class Agents – Communications: Leslie Ann Crozier lcrozier@hotonhomes.com Betty Barr Whitham whithamwayne@hotmail.com Elizabeth Irwin teaches at St. Michael’s School, and loves her adorable class of three-year-olds. Her daughter Lane just got married and is living in Clovis, New Mexico, and her son Drew works for JP Morgan in Dallas. After 28 years of teaching, 26 of which were in Houston, Amy Taylor is retiring and moving to Amarillo to spend time with her mother. Her impressive teaching career includes teaching ESL, Spanish, and French! Nancy Guerriero
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Mary Morgan Peltier ’74 and Carol Albano Coddou ’74
Solomon is enjoying a record year in residential/commercial real estate. She celebrated her 15-year anniversary with husband Gerald. She and Gerald love chilling at their vacation home in Roatán and swimming with the dolphins. Leslie Ann Crozier visited Cathy Jobe in San Miguel de Allende, and toured her amazing new home under construction on top of the hill overlooking the city. Cathy and husband Phil spend time both in San Miguel and in Dallas. Risa Weinberger stays busy with her engineering firm and serving on several environmental and engineering boards. She is the proud mother of daughter Julie ’10, who is a senior at the American University in Washington, D.C., and son Bobby, who is studying to do game design and phone app design at nonPareil Institute. Jacque Dutton lives in Fayetteville, Arkansas and is fighting a fierce battle with breast cancer. She has a daughter Trinity, son Windsor, and daughter-in-law Jessica, whom she keeps in contact with. Jacque also has a wonderful dog, “Scout Dundee,” that keeps her company. Please keep her in your thoughts and prayers as we support her throughout this difficult time. Girlfriend hugs to all our classmates, and remember … “We are the greatest class alive … We are the Class of ’75!” – XOXO Leslie and Betty • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • •
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