Service Award
Tom and Debbie Whitesell Honored for 30 years of Leadership and Service
Tom and Debbie Whitesell with daughter and former MFS Science Teacher Tracey Whitesell ’86 and her husband Terrance Huettl. Current MFS grandparents Thomas and Deborah Whitesell received the Alumni Association Service Award at the Dinner Among Friends on Alumni Weekend. They were honored for over 30 years of leadership as parents, alumni parents and grandparents at MFS. “When you’re involved in something that you love and care about, time flies,” said Deborah. Currently there is a Whitesell grandchild enrolled in each division at MFS – Michael Huettl is in third grade, Elizabeth Huettl is in seventh grade in the Middle School, and Tom Heitzman is a junior. The couple helped to organize some of the school’s first Parent Council Auctions. In addition, the Whitesells have supported all of the school’s capital campaigns from the 1990s to the present, and Deborah served on the MFS School Committee from 1990 to 1995. The Whitesells are well known in South Jersey for their generous support of organizations such as the Burlington County YMCA, Family Service of Burlington County, Burlington County Community College and the Virtua Healthcare System. Their tradition of involvement with MFS has been passed down to the next generation. Daughter Tracy taught earth science in the Middle School from 2007-13 and her family is active in the Friends Meeting. Son-in-law Terrance Huettl, Tracy’s husband, served on the Master Plan Committee in 2006. Daughter Evan Heitzman has initiated a wonderful partnership with MFS by bringing the YMCA Camp Connections, a summer day program for children with special needs, to the MFS campus. Son-in-law Tom Heitzman recently joined the School Committee (see page 8).
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AMONG FRIENDS
“When you’re involved in something that you love and care about, time flies.” – Debbie Whitesell
FALL 2013