Daniel Rosales – October 2013
Daniel has been a professional truck driver for 25 years, the past eight for Saia Motor Freight. No long-distance hauls, though – routes here in the area that don’t require […]
Daniel has been a professional truck driver for 25 years, the past eight for Saia Motor Freight. No long-distance hauls, though – routes here in the area that don’t require […]
Jesse escaped our recruiting efforts for, oh, 26 years before recently telling Frank Salazar that he’d take the plunge. Jesse works for Texas Trust Credit Union as a combination facilities […]
Buddy came away from the council’s October pancake breakfast with a full stomach and a Form 100. He was born in New Jersey and came through Pennsylvania and Alabama before […]
Chris and wife Rebekah joined the parish only a month ago though they have been involved with Holy Spirit informally for a couple of years. Chris is the son-in-law of […]
Hardly standard fare for an exemplification ceremony, one of Greg Porter’s first “duties” only minutes after earning his first degree on July 23 was to provide transportation home for long-time […]
A 9-to-5 day for Elidio Marcelino is a little different than what you’d expect. OK, a lot different. In his position at the U.S. Postal Service’s north Dallas facility (actually […]
Victor is familiar with non-profit organizations as he has his own non-profit organization called “the happiness group”. He just graduated from Bishop Dunne this year and will attend Texas Tech […]
On Tuesday evening, at a special 1st degree ceremony, Ivan Alonso became the 38th new Knight of Council 8157 for this fraternal year which ends on June 30th. Ivan was […]
Craig Reves and wife Katherine met on a double date at a movie during their LSU days in the early 1970s, Katherine matched with Craig’s friend and vice versa. That […]
When Jim Ouimet was a 6-year-old living in Amarillo, he became enthralled with the 1939 Mercury street rod that belonged to the father of one of his friends. Jim remains […]
John and Jo Anne Hammonds have been parishioners since November 1991, shortly after they moved from Arlington to Cedar Hill with no children. The Hammonds home has filled up since […]
When it comes to council recruiting efforts, Ryan Hammonds proved to be in an extremely convenient position. The Cedar Hill resident spent most of the Tuesday nights during his junior […]
Council 8157 had the good fortune of gaining 5 new members tonight at an outstanding 1st Degree Ceremony. They are listed in alphabetical order: John Hammonds Ryan Hammonds Elidio Marcelino […]
Nick is another son following in his father’s footprint – not just because he joined the Knights of Columbus like his father Chris; but also because Nick aspires to be […]
Hendrick came to the United States on April 13, 1998. Before that he was a cradle catholic from Ghana. He will, for sure lower the average age of the Council […]
TRAVIS KINARD noticed that most of the “muscle” behind what goes on at Holy Spirit is provided by the Knights. That observation, and Travis’ desire to contribute to the parish […]
ROBERT JOHNSTON is a relatively new Catholic, having converted via Holy Spirit’s RCIA class in 2011 (with Brother Knight Jack Ramsden as his sponsor). Robert came through Duncanville High School […]
BEN and TIM BURNS join our growing list of father-son members and attended the same First Degree exemplification ceremony in late March. Ben is a software engineer, married 21 years […]
James Smith joined the Knight of Columbus on February 26th, 2013, at the urging of Andy Goza and said he “wants to help the community.” Well, there will be plenty […]
Celestino lives in Duncanville with his wife, Eufemia or “Femia.” Natives of The Philippines, they have been married for 45 years. He’s retired following a career in production work for […]
Arturo joined the Army in 1990 for Desert Storm … and was sent to Korea for 14 months to patrol the DMZ with the 2nd Infantry Division. He grew up […]
Noe has something in common with Fr. Joe; they both attended Wayne State in Detroit. Noe was born and reared in Detroit, where he met wife Blanca in high school. […]
Greg and wife Debbie live in Duncanville, have been parishioners since 1998 and are a sponsor couple for Holy Spirit marriage preparation. Greg grew up in Hot Springs, Ark., graduated […]
John is a rare Chicagoan who lived on the North Side yet calls the White Sox his baseball team. John spent 22 years in the Army and retired in 1992 […]
Juan adds being a Knight to the list of his activities at Holy Spirit. He has been a fourth-grade catechist for four years (along with fellow council member John Monsalve) […]
Brad is a native Texan. But being born into a military family at Fort Hood was the start of worldwide travels that have seen him live in 14 places. He […]
Please welcome our new brother knights. From left to right: Arturo Bernal, Noe Saenz, Celestino Rios, Brad Lamb, Juan Perez, John Balasa & Greg Warr. All became Knights on […]
Bill and wife Toni are among the founding families of the parish. He was the first head of the parish council and led the choir at Masses at Reed Junior […]
Sande is the head usher at the Sunday evening Mass. “The token adult” as he puts it, for the weekly youth Mass. He was born in The Bronx, N.Y., graduated […]
JOHN RIZO JR. is another “legacy” Brother Knight, his father having signed on in the late 1980s. John Jr. is an apprentice with an electrical union. He’s a 2006 graduate […]