Thursday, October 25, 2018

The Caddell Family

Angela & Leith are shown here with their son, Alex. Angela & Leith have lived DFW their whole lives, both of them grew up in the North Dallas area and moved to Fort Worth later in life. Angela is a TCU Graduate with a Masters in Business. She specializes in marketing, and has worked for BNSF since graduation. She is currently thier Vice President of Industrial Products. Leith currently works a family owned graphics and design business, Arthur Martinez Graphics, based here in DFW in sales and marketing. Alex is 12 years old, attends Liberty Christian in Argyle and loves sports.
The Caddell family loves the great outdoors and loves to travel in their spare time. Their favorite charities are ACH in Fort Worth, Boys & Girls Club, United Way, and Grace of Grapevine. Angela currently serves on the board of ACH in Fort Worth.

Wednesday, October 24, 2018

The Gregory Family

Nancy and Todd Gregory, pictured with their daughter Elyssa and son Zack, moved to Fort Worth in 2005 continuing their financial service careers. Elyssa currently participates in the programs of High Point Village and Zack is pursuing his degree at Texas Tech University. In 2016, Todd, with his business partner Scott Billings founded BlackEyed Distilling Company near downtown Fort Worth. Their signature award winning product, BLK EYE Vodka, is the only vodka in the world made with black-eyed peas and is one of the few grain to glass 100% Texas made vodkas. Todd is active in the Fort Worth Stock Show and Rodeo, serving on the Agricultural Development Committee, and Cook’s Children’s ETM program. Nancy is a member of Jewel Charity, Cook’s Children’s ETM program and is a Junior League Sustainer. She is a graduate of Southwestern University. Nancy’s interests include travel, movies and avid football and golf watching. Todd enjoys cheering for his alma mater Texas Tech University and his local favorite TCU. When not selling vodka he enjoys golf, hunting, sports watching and joining Nancy engaging with friends and family.

The Kenny Family

Jeff and Shannon Kenny, shown here with their 3 children have been married for 14 years and reside in Hurst. Jeff owns Architectural Fabrication here in Fort Worth and was a recipient of the FWBP 40 under 40 award earlier this year. His passion for growing his company with the right culture has led to three years in a row on the INC 5000 list of fastest growing companies. Earlier this year he was also awarded his first patent. None of this success could have been achieved without his beautiful wife Shannon who enjoys success of her own as the leader of an underwriting team at a bank in Dallas (we won’t hold that against her) where she is about to celebrate 20 years. Shannon still finds time to be the PTA treasurer, coach soccer, and be a wonderful full-time mom.
You can find the Kenny’s with their 3 kids Emma 11, Audrey, 7, and Hunter 4 leading full lives with dance, soccer, music, school work, and enjoying the great Texas outdoors.

The Saunders Family


Tom & Ann Saunders are shown here with their kids, Thomas B. Saunders the 5th and wife Lynn with their children Madalynn & Leslie Ann, Ann Catherine Williams & her husband Perry and their son Jordan, Amy Haydon and her husband Joel and their daughters Mamie Cate and Caroline, and their dog Buddy. Tom B, recently deceased, is survived by his wife Anne. She remains living on the ranch in Parker County in Weatherford, Texas and are a 4th generation ranching family. Their son, Thomas, is now operating the ranch as the 5th generation. Tom B. Saunders the first was the first cattle broker in the Fort Worth Stockyards, and has a park in the Stockyards named for him, which is located under and behind Exchange Street. All of Tom and Ann’s children remain involved in Saunder’s Ranch in some way, and maintain a proud family tradition that has become a valued part of Fort Worth culture. The grandkids are following also in their parents footsteps in ranching and agriculture. The Saunders family is avidly involved in the Doss Heritage Center in Weatherford, Texas. Tom B. started the Log Cabin project, that maintains log cabins in the Heritage Center that represents the original founding of Parker County and help modern day Fort Worth visitors learn about our area’s heritage.   

The Fiesta Family

Matt and Jessica met nine years ago while out with friends in Uptown Dallas. They hit it off immediately and married the following year. Their son, Luke, was born in Dallas while Matt completed fellowship at UTSW. The Fiestas moved from Dallas to gorgeous Monticello where they soon welcomed their daughter, Olivia. They have now called Fort Worth home for over two years.
Jessica is an Adult Nurse Practitioner and works at Legacy Heart Care evaluating and managing heart disease patients through EECP therapy. Previously, Jessica worked in
neurology with a focus on migraine and headache.
Matt is an Interventional Neuroradiologist at Radiology Associates of North Texas and focuses on the treatment of brain aneurysms, stroke, and several other vascular abnormalities of the head and neck. He has spent the past two years helping improve stroke awareness and patient outcomes in Fort Worth.
Matt and Jessica love to travel, spend time with family and friends, play tennis, and most of all, they love their new city of Fort Worth, Texas.

The Houston Family

Mark and Renee Houston are featured here with their family, Rusty, Katlelyn, Leah and Chris, Zaylen, Abel, Quinton and Dusti, and Travis III. Mark is the owner president of Lone Star Electric here in Fort Worth. Lone Star Electric is a specialty contractor that deals with many different types of electrical projects.

The Brender Family

Art and Lynda Brender, both University of Texas at Austin graduates, moved to Fort Worth, Texas in 1973. Art had completed service in the U.S. Navy and having finished law school, was hired by renowned Fort Worth civil rights lawyer Don Gladden. Lynda, a microbiologist, soon went to work at Doctors Community Hospital in Hurst. In 1977, Art formed his own law firm, now The Brender Law Firm. The firm is located at 600 Eighth Ave. where Art and Lynda restored a 1907 residence and two other homes in the same, all three having been constructed by renowned architects, Sanguinet and Staats. Winfield Scott, rancher and developer, lived at one of the homes before purchasing Thistle Hill. In 2014, Art was joined by his son, John Brender, a University of Texas at Austin undergraduate and Baylor Law School graduate, who served six years as an Assistant District Attorney/Felony Prosecutor in Dallas. The Brender Law Firm handles personal injury and product liability cases, criminal defense, and complex litigation, including class actions and civil rights cases. Art and Lynda’s family consists of Sarah Blankenship, Project Manager for Advanced Micro Devices; her husband, Patrick, Austin Community College (both University of Texas at Austin graduates); and their three daughters, Molly (18), Ellie (17), and Grace (12); Dr. Erin Brender, an internal medicine doctor at Rogue Valley Medical Center, Medford, Oregon; her husband, Dr. Mujahid Rivzi, an oncologist; and their sons, Sullay (12) and Rayan (9); and John and his wife, Brittyn, also an attorney; and their children, Bobby (4) and Bailey (2). The Brenders are active in their community, including the Democratic Party where Art was a former County Chairman and Lynda a precinct chair for 30 years. The Beto O’Rourke campaign is currently headquartered in their restored home on the 600 block of Eighth Ave.

The Pham Family

Dr. Chau N Pham is pictured here with her husband Frank and their two children. Doctor Pham has been practicing medicine for over 23 years and was recently was awarded The Patients Choice award which reflects the difference a particular physician has made in the lives of his/her patients. The honor is bestowed to physicians who have received near perfect scores, as voted by patients. Her specialties include Family Medicine and Geriatric Medicine.

The Barton Family

David Barton heads WallBuilders, a national pro-family organization that presents America’s forgotten history and heroes, with an emphasis on our moral, religious, and constitutional heritage. David is the author of numerous best-selling books, with the subjects being drawn largely from his massive library-museum of tens of thousands of original writings, documents, and artifacts from early America.
David and his wife Cheryl reside in Aledo, Texas, they have three grown, married children (Damaris, Timothy, and Stephen), and three grandchildren.

The Gallagher & Sisson Family

Joe and Lane Gallagher, pictured with their kids, have been married for five years. Originally from New Jersey, Lane lived in several states before moving to Texas in 1997. Joe is a native of Fort Worth and graduate of Texas Christian University. Lane Graduated from Colorado State University, loves Texas, but really misses the mountains and snow.
Joe is Deputy General Counsel at Cook Children’s Health Care System. He serves on the Board of Trinity Valley School, is a member of the Fort Worth Stock Show Syndicate and enjoys rooting for the Frogs. Lane is Local Business Manager for Blue Zones Project Fort Worth and is passionate about building the partnerships needed to improve community health in Fort Worth. She enjoys volunteering through University Christian Church, Tarrant Area Food bank, and takes advantage of the great Fort Worth running community.
Their passions include keeping up with their kids and all of their activities, family trips, and hosting family gatherings at their home. Megan recently graduated from TCU and will receive her masters in accounting in May 2019. Taylor will graduate from California Polytechnic with a degree in civil engineering in May of 2019. Allie is studying nursing and is a sophomore at University of South Carolina. Morgan is a senior at Trinity Valley School and very involved with sports and school activities. Kit is a senior at Paschal and loves playing Panther baseball. Michaelis an 8th grader at Trinity Valley School and loves playing and watching sports.

The Wilcox Family

Kathy and Scott Wilcox grew up in Wichita Falls, Texas where Kathy graduated from Midwestern State University. Scott graduated from TCU and is a CPA currently serving as the COO and CFO of The Amon Carter Museum of American Art. Both are active in their church (Arborlawn United Methodist), TCU activities and their children’s lives. Pictured with them are Ryan (TCU ‘08); Rachel (Porter, TAMU ‘14) and Travis Porter (TAMU ‘12). Not pictured are their two basset hounds, Bentley and Ruby. Both Kathy and Scott consider themselves blessed to be surrounded by friends and by having their kids living nearby.

The Ambrose Family

Patti and Jody Ambrose are proud to call Fort Worth their home and so are three of their four children. They consider themselves very blessed that all six of their grandchildren reside within minutes of their home.
Patti and Jody are both graduates of TCU. Jody also holds his law degree and MBA from SMU. He is in business with his son J.D. investing in multi-family housing. His son-in-law Whit also works with Jody in the fast-food industry. Like Jody, their son Drew and son-in-law Brian are also attorneys with Drew residing in Indianapolis.
Their daughters Elizabeth and Katherine are busy as stay-at-home moms raising their families.
Besides spending time with their family, Patti and Jody are active members of Christ Chapel Bible Church and several other Christian and civic organizations.

The Robertson Family

Kristina and Joshua Robertson , pictured with son’s Jack, James, and Jude. The couple will be celebrating ten years of marriage in July and live in the heart of Fort Worth in the Mistletoe Heights neighborhood. Kristina grew up in Fort Worth, while Josh grew up just 23 miles West in Weatherford, TX. The two met and were the best of friends at their alma mater Texas Tech University. Right out of college, Josh launched a hospice focused medical equipment business which initiated the launch of a local 501c3 Project 4031. The Robertson’s have poured their life into the cause, serving terminally ill children and adults with basic needs, fulfilling dreams, and also send equipment/supplies to international hospice organizations. They both spend a lot of time with the organization as board members and our proud to financially support the organization. Kristina is more hands on, working with the organization to raise awareness, build relationships with private foundations, and write grants.
Josh is involved in a few family companies GrowCo Capital, Teleos Marketing, and Honey Hollow Ranch. A majority of his time is spent at Teleos Marketing, helping companies drive goals through marketing and sales initiatives.
The boys are extremely active and love all things outdoors, from baseball to bikes; horses at the ranch; or playing in the Tree House. As a family, they are active members and volunteers at Christ Chapel. Josh and Kristina are passionate about other organizations in the community - Cook Children’s and Reel Recovery. Kristina is an active member of the Junior League of Fort Worth and a 2018 graduate of Leadership Fort Worth; while Josh is a proud member of the Fort Worth Stock Show Syndicate and Downtown Fort Worth Rotary.