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wife Dani are expecting twins in April. Brent is both excited and terrified about going from zero babies to two on day one. John Wrangle is an esophageal and lung oncologist at Johns Hopkins and a member of their faculty. Nothing new to report from me other than my name change to Courtney Domercq Daily. I married Paul Daily ‘88 on New Year’s Eve in 2011, so 2012 has been all about adjusting to married life. Of course it’s always blissful! I continue to work as in house counsel for National Oilwell Varco, a position I have held for a year and a half. I still miss New York when restaurants here close their kitchens at 9:00, but it has been great being back home these past two years and spending time with friends and family. Thanks for all of your updates. I hope to see you soon, but if not, I’ll catch you in 2014 for our 20-year reunion. (Wow, did I just say that?)
1995 Mary Sommers Burger Pyne Houston, Texas marysommers@yahoo.com Rachel Applegate is now working as the Campaigns Director at the Naples Philharmonic Center for the Arts. Rachel manages all the marketing and development strategy for the foremost arts center in Southwest Florida. They host touring Broadway shows, major dance companies, headliners, present their own Philharmonic Orchestra and even have a museum on premises all right up Rachel’s alley! After a few bumps in the road including a brief experience of death, Dan Chambers, is back on the road to success. He owns and operates one of the top newspapers (The Costa Rican Times) as well as owns his own entertainment marketing platform. (Costa Rica After Dark). Both are successful new ventures after a three month stint in the hospital in 2010 which included open heart surgery and dying on the table for a few minutes. God said it was time for him to turn his life around and he has. Ashley Browning Pfiester and her husband Austin are eagerly awaiting
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the arrival of Baby Boy Pfiester. He was due Thanksgiving 2012. Aisha Carter Crumbine gave birth to a super cool little girl this September. With a son, a daughter and a pooch her pack is complete. She continues her work in the education space as a parent trainer with FamiliesEmpowered. Forrest Wynn, and wife Katie proudly welcomed Isobel Lynn Wynn on August 27th. Clayton Hackerman and his wife Grace welcomed baby girl Isabelle in March this year. Clay is currently in Seattle working as a general surgeon. Deborah Vest Brown, and her family, husband, Barrett, and daughters, Audrey (seven) and Charlotte (three) enjoyed some time in the Magic Kingdom at Disney World over the Thanksgiving break. A much needed break, after moving to a new house! Kathryn McCarter still enjoys living in Austin. She’s “training” for her first half marathon in January 2013 in Houston. Good Luck, Kathryn. Greg Tevis and his family moved to Dallas from Atlanta. They have two sons, Pierce and new addition Andrew. Greg is still working at Deloitte in the strategy consulting space, focused in the TMT industries. Kathryn Wolf Krischer and husband Jeff welcomed a baby girl, Faye Evelyn on August 31. In October, Kathleen Dunwoody Graf travelled with Mary McFall Groves and Kate Marinis Walters out to San Francisco to visit Kathryn Wolf Krischer and her new baby girl. It was the perfect girls weekend on the West Coast! In August, new baby George Garner Walters arrived at the household of Kate Marinis Walters, and her husband, Logan. Big brothers Benton and Johnny are loving being at Kinkaid. Lindsay Wadler Hyman, and family are doing well. Kate is five and a Kindergartener at Kinkaid and William is three and at The Oaks in Briargrove this year. Eric Devlin and Kelly Kepper Devlin still live in Houston with their two daughters - Haley (eight) and Riley (two and a half). Eric continues to work as an Assistant D.A. in Harris
Class of 1998 Girls Getting Ready for Reunion
Identify those pictured and be eligible to win a special prize from the Alumni Office. Send your entry to alumni@kinkaid.org by January 22. County, where he is a chief felony prosecutor in the District Court. Kelly stays busy teaching part-time at Riley’s preschool, volunteering at Haley’s school, heading up the neighborhood swim team, coaching Haley’s softball team and taking the girls to their activities and play dates! They had a fun family trip to Hyatt Lost Pines last summer, and then Kelly and Eric traveled to Baltimore for the wedding of Melissa and Eric Schafer. Macari Coleman Potter welcomed a baby girl, Mary Langham Macari Potter on March 6, 2012. Mary Langham joined big sister Kendall who is two. Macari is currently doing contract land work at Hess. Robin Lewis Baker is still living in Washington, DC, with her husband Brian and three-year-old son Hamilton, and she loves working in the admissions office of an independent school in DC. Marilyn Bloss Fontana continues to teach literature while pursuing her doctoral studies at The University of Memphis. She and her three children are enjoying the cool Tennessee weather and looking forward to traveling over the holidays with friends and family. Meredith Riddle is still enjoying working in advertising sales at CultureMap (www.culturemap.com) which is going strong in Houston, Austin and Dallas. She is heavily involved in the Darrell K Royal Research Fund for Alzheimer’s Disease and its upcoming inaugural event, “Ben, Willie, Darrell 4th & Goal Gala - Honoring the Coach, the Man, the Legend” taking place in Austin on March 27, 2013 at ACL in the W Hotel with a concert featuring Willie Nelson and other favorites. Let Meredith know if you need more info on attending this very cool event. Meredith also has a new role as Aunt to Oliver Anders, who was born in July. She loves her new role!
John Barksdale expanded his family last April, when Isla Skye Barksdale was born. Their son, Johnny is two and a half years old. John’s wife Gillian is taking care of the kids and teaching yoga once a week. John is still at CBRE, and has taken up beekeeping with a side business called “Barksdale Bees”, which will be selling honey at local stores and farmers markets next year. Katherine Howe was in Houston recently signing and selling books for the Kinkaid Book Fair. Fellow classmates, Hope Morales Young, Mary McFall Groves, Deborah Vest Brown, Macari Coleman Potter, Meredith Riddle, and Elizabeth Rozelle Borski joined in the fun for a reception in her honor. In closing, over the Thanksgiving holiday, Kathryn McCarter got engaged to Michael Moore!
2000 Spencer English Austin, Texas spencer.english@gmail.com Alyssa Gardner Kilpatrick Houston, Texas alyssakilpatrick@hotmail.com Michel Miller Houston, Texas michelmiller82@gmail.com Tom Bagby was married to Ms. Lindsay Randahl in Big Sky, MT on September 1, 2012. They live in San Antonio where Tom started his own law firm in January. Tom passed the Louisiana Bar Exam this summer. Tom is now licensed to practice law in Texas, Montana & Louisiana. Joe Bailey is enjoying life in Austin with his wife Alice. He gets to see a lot of his tenant, Spencer English, and other Kinkaid alums who stop by Austin to visit. Joe’s wife Alice laughs when she finds Kinkaid mailings simultaneously addressed to ‘Joe Bailey and Spencer English’.
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