Knight of the Month – July 2021
Paul Ryan Answering the call to service appears to be at the heart of Paul’s life. He served 26 1/2 years in the Marine Corps following his graduation from the […]
Paul Ryan Answering the call to service appears to be at the heart of Paul’s life. He served 26 1/2 years in the Marine Corps following his graduation from the […]
Knight of the Month June 2021 Robert Nieto Robert, who joined our council in June 2018, recently became director of 8157’s health activities. No surprise there – he’s been a […]
Alex Sabo Alex is scheduled to make a training video for selling raffle tickets to the annual Bishop’s Pro-Life Dinner that might include: “I sold the grand-prize winner! This year […]
Knight of the Month – April 2021 Jose Montoya Jose wasn’t chosen as our Knight of the Month for April because he celebrated a birthday in the middle of the […]
David Scholl Knight of the Month – March 2021 April 1 marked 33 years since David took his major degrees in northern California four months after joining the council at […]
Knight of the Month – February 2021 Rolando Sobalvarro Rolando is a native of Nicaragua who came to the United States in 1979 when revolution rocked his homeland and settled […]
Gamaliel Hernandez Gamaliel was prepared to oversee logistics for the parish’s Christmas Festival and will be ready to do the job given that the event was postponed because of the […]
Roy Cormier To say Roy is comfortable doing work around the yard is an understatement. He graduated from Southwestern Louisiana (now Louisiana Lafayette) with a degree in agricultural education and […]
Jeff Miller – Knight of the Month November 2020 Jeff is a professional writer and often writes stories for the Council’s website. He is a contributing writer for The Texas […]
Billy Callender Billy joined the Order in July 2013 and pitches in when he can with our Knight Hands team. He looks forward to more opportunities to serve after recently […]
David Dybala It’s said that singing in church is like praying twice. With that, David was able to continue to enjoy the experience of cantoring for Holy Spirit parishioners during […]
Efrain Ochoa Even during recent months when the pandemic has changed many aspects of parish and council life, Efrain Ochoa has managed to remain busy on behalf of the Knights […]
Father Joe Lee In May 1991, the final new episode of the hit TV series “Dallas” appeared. Nolan Ryan threw his seventh and last no-hitter. And Joe Lee was ordained […]
Steve Reid This past March marked the 40th anniversary of Steve’s entry into the Knights of Columbus. That took place in Council 4118 in his native Kansas. Steve was convinced […]
David Ybarra These atypical months during the current pandemic have still been busy ones for David as our council has pulled out the grills and served meals to staffers at […]
Jack Ramsden Jack was one of dozens of Holy Spirit men over the years who were somewhat “convinced” by Andy Goza to join Council 8157. And Jack honestly wondered if […]
Dan Murphy Dan continues to be a regular contributor to the planning and execution of council activities long after his two-year term as our Grand Knight (2002-04). He has been […]
Efrain Ochoa It was 20 years ago this January that Efrain took his major degrees, only two months after joining the order. The Rio Grande Valley native has been a […]
Pete Perta Seems like just yesterday that Pete took over as our Financial Secretary. Actually, it was April 2013. And what a job he’s done. “I take great pride in […]
Jim and Lillian Kowalski The Catholic faith has been at the center of the Kowalskis’ relationship since the very beginning. Jim Kowalski and Lillian Skotak met in 1960 at a […]
Chris Kubin Chris can now look into the rear-view mirror at a rare achievement among Holy Spirit parishioners – having served as chairman of the fall festival for three straight […]
Doug Maddox Jr. So there were Doug and Paul Ryan – a retired Lieutenant Colonel in the U.S. Army and a retired Colonel in the U.S. Marines, respectively – holding […]
Hector Rubio Hector has proved to be a versatile brother Knight since joining our council in January 2016 at the invitation of Jorge Ruiz. He’s a regular participant in Knight […]
David Dybala David, a Knight since 1980 and a member of our council since 1985, supervised the renovation of the parish dining hall into what’s now called The Upper Room. […]
Jim Russell Jim has just about reached the figurative halftime of a challenging KC assignment – serving as a council officer and as the ultimate assembly officer. He’s one fraternal […]
Eric Conner Eric is second-generation Knight. He recalls the excitement of he and his brother staying in a hotel in Wichita Falls on the weekend that their father, Nathaniel Rex […]
Jorge Ruiz You might not know that Jorge often wore a cycling helmet years ago. He was a serious rider, traversing hundreds of miles on weekends. These days, we know […]
Greg Warr Greg admits that he enjoys working with “spread sheets and numbers.” So it wasn’t a stretch when Allen Reitmeier approached him years ago to handle the financials of […]
John Balasa Twenty-two years in the U.S. Army made John well acquainted with the upside of male camaraderie, John notes. So after years of helping at Holy Spirit’s 5:30 Saturday […]
Hector Rubio Hector is one of those 8157 members who’s rarely seen at the monthly meetings but makes his presence greatly felt “out in the field.” He enjoys contributing his […]