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LIFE MEMBERS The SFA Alumni Association thanks the following alumni who recently became life members. 8066. Mary Sue Carter ’64 & ’68, Orange 8067. Shelby T. Hayes ’07 & ’08, Nacogdoches 8068. Samnang Keo ’10, Nacogdoches 8069. Chase W. Curry ’15, Houston 8070. Mary K. Anderson ’09, San Antonio Joshua Brasher ’07 of Winter Garden, Florida, has been a Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade balloon handler for the past two years. Brasher said walking the 2.5mile parade route in front of millions of curbside and television spectators is an exhilarating experience. “It’s a great feeling to see families and friends bundled in their winter wear while enjoying a true American tradition,” Brasher said. “It’s very surreal to be part of something so iconic.” Brasher works for Walt Disney World Resort in Orlando, Florida. In 2015, he was the handler for the red Power Ranger balloon. The parade check-in began at 5:30 a.m. and despite not being a morning person, Brasher said the day’s electric energy brightened everyone’s spirits. “Participants are all smiles, and you can tell each person realizes that what we get to do is a big deal,” Brasher said. “This year was even better because I saw the Lumberjack Marching Band. It was so cool to see SFA represented in the parade, and the band looked and sounded amazing. I bragged to the other balloon handlers about the band and how SFA is my school.”
8071. Zachary T. Stewart ’14, Grandview 8072. Erik Hawkins, Friend, Nacogdoches 8073. Heather D. Hawkins ’00, Nacogdoches 8074. Tony Watkins ’14, Nacogdoches 8075. Michael D. Karns ’86, Dallas 8076. Lela M. Hogan ’83, Wills Point 8077. Kasey E. Manke ’12, Katy 8078. Korbin M. Pate ’12, Nacogdoches 8079. Jennifer E. Stringfield ’08 & ’09, Nacogdoches 8080. Grant A. Bailey ’14 & ’15, Lufkin 8081. Harei B. Waja ’15, Dallas 8082. Kacy L. Wilson ’15, Nacogdoches 8083. Gregory L. Drew ’15, Houston 8084. Bruce T. Mayberry II ’08, Arlington
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8091. Lonnie M. Luna ’10 & ’14, Nacogdoches
8089. Edward Russell “Rusty” Braziel ’72 & ’73, Lindale 8090. Laura A. Yuja ’14, Nacogdoches
8094. Herbert M. Midgley ’95, ’99 & ’14, Nacogdoches 8095. Kirk Travis Turner ’05 & ’14, Nacogdoches 8096. Jeffrey M. Muse ’92, Spring 8097. Peggy A. Johnson ’15, Marshall 8098. Jeffrey W. Sanderson ’15, Sherman
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