THE KINKAID SCHOOL
In Memory Charles Miles Rose ’65 (fs) passed away on May 13, 2016. He graduated from The University of Texas and attended South Texas College of Law after which he became an independent petroleum landman. His career allowed him to make many lifetime friends. He enjoyed bird hunting in Argentina and South Texas and also loved competitive target shooting. Charlie is survived by brothers Barry Rose ’62 and Mike Rose ’64; sister Katrina Rose ’69 (fs); nieces and nephews, including Sarah Rose ’11 and Jack Rose ’14; former wife Jan Ginther ’67; and friend Jennifer E. Rose. Charles Joel Parker, Jr. ’63 (fs) passed away on July 13, 2016. Joel attended Kinkaid in his early years and then attended Poe Elementary, Lanier Jr. High School and Lamar High School. After graduating from Lamar, he attended Stephen F. Austin University and later served in the Texas Air National Guard, originally based at Ellington Field. Joel enjoyed fishing, farming activities, horseback riding and hunting, all of which were the basis of his life-long love of animals and the outdoors. He was an Eagle Scout and a member of the Order of the Arrow. Later in life, Joel lived in Wimberley, TX and started his own company, Wimberley Unique Concept, representing several different Employee Leasing companies. Joel is survived by his wife Deborah Ann Parker; his two sons: Rivers Lane Parker and Travis Kennerly Parker; his sister Katharine Lane Parker ’65 (fs); his brother Richard Boyd Parker ’67 (fs); and a niece and nephew. John Barnett Baird III ’57 passed away on July 19, 2016. He was a Kinkaid “lifer” and a Rice University alum, with a chemical engineering degree from the University of Houston. He was a passionate photographer, birder, camper, world traveler and coin collector, but his primary enthusiasm was Rice University athletics in all forms. John also had a strong relationship with Christ Church Cathedral, which began in his early days as an altar boy. John was preceded in death by his two younger brothers: Edward Hudson Baird ’61 and Richard Morris Baird ’66 (fs). He is survived by his wife and partner of almost 40 years, Jane Everette Herring; two daughters: Lacy Maret Baird and Ashley Bennett Baird; four grandchildren; his sister Tamara “Tami” Baird Dyer ’58; and a long list of nieces, nephews and extended family, many of whom attended or still attend Kinkaid. John’s former wife and the mother of his children, Karen Solberg Baird, remained his close friend. Gregory Reed Ferris ’90 passed away on July 19, 2016 after a long, fiercely fought battle against the lasting complications from the treatment of Leukemia. After graduating from Dartmouth College, Greg worked on Wall Street, then as an executive producer and director of short film and television, and finally as a director for the family real estate business, Arruth Associates. Greg also advocated for cancer patients, focusing on survivorship and quality of life issues. Greg’s strength and perseverance allowed him to live to see the birth of his daughter last year. He was preceded in death by his father Alan. Greg is survived by his wife and best friend, Sarah; his daughter Arden; his mother Madeleine; his sister Katie Ferris Zindler ’93; and five nieces and a nephew. Martin “Chuck” Neath ’81 passed away on July 31, 2016. Martin graduated from Tufts University with a Bachelor of Science degree. He then took a software-programming job at Texas Instruments in Austin. Martin helped build one of the region’s most successful software companies, Tivoli, and later became an investor in a number of Austin startups. He helped lead Tivoli Systems from an upstart to a software powerhouse that was later acquired by IBM. He is credited with shaping Tivoli’s fun-loving and risk-taking culture and making the company a launchpad from which many of today’s Austin software leaders got their start. After Tivoli, he led an Internet startup and later became a general partner with venture capital firm Adams Capital before retiring in 2015. He is survived by his parents Eileen and Bob; brother Ian ’83; and sister Aimée.
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Carolyn Grant Fay ’29 (fs) passed away on August 9, 2016. Born 101 years ago, Carolyn was our oldest living Kinkaid alum. She attended The Kinkaid School in Margaret Hunter’s house on Elgin Street from kindergarten through 9th grade and attended San Jacinto High School where she met her future husband, Ernest Bel Fay. She then enrolled at the Madeira School. After graduation, she attended Vassar College. Carolyn & Ernest spent 50 years sailing, dancing and traveling with their friends. At mid-life, Carolyn developed a passion for Jungian psychology, and along with others, had the vision to found The C.G. Jung Educational Center of Houston. Her passion expanded to include dance therapy and in her pursuit, she studied at the University of Houston, the University of Arizona and received her M.A. in counseling and dance therapy from Goddard College. She became a counselor and a teacher and incorporated dance movement and other expressive arts into her work. In addition, she developed a private practice at The Jung Center and helped to enlarge the focus of The Jung Center by creating and adding the School of Expressive Arts to provide different avenues to experience Jung’s concepts. In 2014, The Jung Center named the Humanitarian Award after Carolyn Fay in honor of her 100th birthday. In addition to The Jung Center, Carolyn served on the board of directors for The Junior League of Houston, The Mental Health Association of Houston and Harris County and DePelchin Children’s Center. Her philanthropy was widespread and included contributions to The Jung Center, The University of Houston, MD Anderson Cancer Center, The Texas Medical Center, Vassar College, Madeira School, The Fay School and the establishment of the Grant/Fay Park in the Texas Medical Center in memory of her parents. Carolyn was preceded in death by her husband Ernest Bel Fay and her son John Spencer “Jack” Fay ’56 (fs). Carolyn is survived by daughters Marie Fay Evnochides ’59 (former teacher) and Carolyn “Randi” Fay Yocum ’62; five grandchildren; four great-grandchildren; two step-grandchildren, including George Ducas ’85; and many other relatives whom attended Kinkaid. Katherine Hankamer Norris ’58 (fs) passed away in August 2016. Katherine attended The University of Texas at Austin, University of Houston and completed her undergraduate coursework at Tulane University in New Orleans. She held graduate degrees in Psychology (M.A.) and Family Therapy and worked with Dr. Bratting at the Texas Institute for Family Psychiatry, and in private practice. She also held a degree from the Glasell School of Art. Katherine enjoyed the Houston Ballet, the Houston Grand Opera and the Alley Theatre, as well as attending lectures at the Jung Institute and attending her mahjong, bridge and book clubs. She taught Art Appreciation at her children’s schools and enjoyed participating in numerous social, political and fundraising activities in Houston over the decades. She exhibited regularly with a group of women artists at the Tony Jones Gallery in Houston and taught English to newly arrived wives of businessmen from around the world at Tallowood Baptist Church. Katherine was preceded in death by her brother Randy Hankamer ’70 and had fond childhood memories of her brothers Doug ’65 (fs) and Earl ’62 (fs), whose families she loved very much. Katherine is survived by her husband of 54 years, Jan D. Norris; her daughters Anne Peterson and Vivian Norris, Ph.D.; her son Jeffrey D. Norris; her granddaughter and her two step-grandchildren; her beloved aunt and cousins; nieces Heather Hankamer Consoli ’90, Joanna Hankamer ’89 and Karen Hankamer Horne ’88 (Trevor ’87); and many other relatives, many of whom attend Kinkaid. Lucie Wray Todd ’49 (fs) passed away on October 13, 2016. Following her time at Kinkaid, Lucy attended Chatham Hall and Smith College. Committed to life-long learning, she was active with the Houston Seminar, the Discussion Group and the Women’s Institute. Deeply concerned about the environment, she invested her time and resources in many conservation causes, individually and through the Wray Charitable Trust and Magnolia Charitable Trust. As well, Lucie was long engaged in land stewardship, cattle operations and fun with dogs in Colorado and Fayette Counties. Lucie is survived by her children Emily Leland Todd and David Anderson Todd; two grandchildren; and her long-time friend Ellen Taylor Leemann.