Family of the Month – February 2016
Allen and Linda Reitmeier The “off-season” for the Reitmeiers will end in a few weeks with the beginning of youth baseball’s spring season since he will again oversee the council’s […]
Allen and Linda Reitmeier The “off-season” for the Reitmeiers will end in a few weeks with the beginning of youth baseball’s spring season since he will again oversee the council’s […]
Charles and Marina Turner Charles joined our council last August and wasted little time becoming involved in KC activities along with Marina. They pitched in at the Cedar Hill baseball […]
The Daniel Rosales family For the sake of clarity, we’ll refer to the father-son council members here as Daniel and Junior. No matter the names, they are valued contributors to […]
Andy, Susan and Madison Goza If you didn’t notice Andy, Susan or Madison hard at work at some point during the parish’s recent fall festival, you weren’t looking hard enough. […]
Jack and Juanita Ramsden The Ramsdens again played a quiet-but-substantial role in the success of the parish’s recent Fall Festival. They coordinated pickups of furniture and other large and heavy […]
Peter and Bimbo Perta Peter joined our council in June 2011 and took his major degree later that year. He and Bimbo (pronounced BEEM-bo) have been married since 2010. Both […]
John and Bonnie Espree The Esprees are active in multiple aspects of KC efforts and parish life in general. John is the council’s warden, is a captain at the baseball […]
James and Judy Smith During the youth baseball World Series in Cedar Hill in late June, James was one of the members of the baseball operations committee who dealt with […]
Jim and Mary Russell Here are two examples of council dedication connected with a horrific event that involved our Family of the Month for June, Jim and Mary Russell. When […]
Jim and Sharon Stavinoha The following was literally Jim Stavinoha’s “pick-up line” as he pulled up to a street corner to meet Sharon for a blind date arranged by one […]
Carlos and Melisa Limones The seven-member Limones family were veritable season-ticket holders for the parish’s fish-fry dinners during Lent. “And the kids don’t even like fish,” Carlos noted. Plus, he […]
Rod and Lynn Kinard Rod and Lynn Kinard became Holy Spirit parishioners almost before they unpacked after moving to our area from South Carolina in 1986. They met while attending […]
Tom Greco and Helen Beggane Tom and Helen, who will celebrate their 40th anniversary in April, have been Holy Spirit parishioners since July 1982. They are familiar faces in the […]
Al and Allen Alonzo Father and son joined our council in June 2011 and then also took their major degrees together again four months later. They quietly integrated themselves into […]
Jim and Denise Richardson Jim and Denise set a mean pace in their collective involvement at Holy Spirit and in the Catholic Church. Jim is in his first year as […]
Dan and Pat Murphy Dan and Pat were here, there and everywhere during the Fall Festival. Dan was one of the Knights overseeing the grilling operation and was also involved […]
Mike and Susan Fitzgerald The Fitzgeralds made Holy Spirit’s kitchen their kitchen during September’s Fall Festival for the fourth consecutive year. They served about 175 guests at the annual Saturday […]
David and Clara Dybala It’s an understatement when David politely confirms his Catholic faith is “very, very important” to him. He and Clara have been part of the Holy Spirit […]
Allen and Linda Reitmeier The term “downtime” is relatively inaccurate whenever describing Allen and Linda. Little time passes between their various activities involving Holy Spirit. Allen joined the council in […]
Only months after joining the council, Bob Motta became an expert in the fine art of preparing nachos (some with chili, some with jalapeno) and Frito pies as a regular […]
Pat and Betty May The recent 40th anniversary of Holy Spirit parish sparked a memory in Pat. The Mays lived in Oak Cliff, behind Bishop Dunne, when Holy Spirit was […]
Bonnie and John Espree Parishioners since 2000, John and Bonnie are involved in a slew of Holy Spirit ministries and related organizations. John joined the Knights in March 2012 taking […]
Abel and Victoria Lugo Abel is one of multiple Knights who are part of the “vest” platoon – parishioners who serve the vital task of coordinating traffic in the church […]
Susan and Andy Goza [dropcaps] F [/dropcaps] aith is a cherished family activity for Andy and Susan Goza and their 9-year-old daughter, Madison (who is eagerly looking forward to hitting […]
Jim and Mary Russell Faith Formation’s annual “Breakfast With St. Nicholas” held in the community center gym in early December was an occasion to see Jim and Mary Russell doing […]
La’Don and Ivonne Wright La’Don joined 8157 in late November and was busy recruiting new members only a few weeks later while helping out at Children’s Faith Formation’s “Breakfast With […]
Juanita and Jack Ramsden The Ramsdens are in the midst of closing out yet another busy year with the Knights and multiple Holy Spirit ministries. They recently helped at the […]
Mark and Cindy Meyer Mark described the experience of he and wife Cindy co-chairing the parish’s annual Fall Festival in September as “extremely scary at first but extremely rewarding at […]
Peter and Bimbo Perta Peter and Bimbo met when he was a season-ticket holder at Syracuse University and she helped out in the school’s concession stand. How fitting that they have […]
Frances and Jeff Miller Frances and Jeff joined Holy Spirit Parish soon after they moved with their four young children to DeSoto from Jacksonville, Fla., late in 1987, when Jeff […]