We are men who lead, serve, protect and defend, whether we are giving out Coats for Kids, donating wheelchairs, lending a helping hand in disaster relief efforts, supporting local pregnancy centers or providing top-quality financial products.
Some 30 years ago, Chris Edwards asked Cecilia Leigh Hookings out for a first date on a Wednesday, took her to Campisi’s on Mockingbird Lane on Friday and decided on Saturday that she was the woman whom he wanted to spend the rest of his life with. And she felt the same way. Chris explains the mercurial courtship: “When you know, you know.” They were married five years later, moved into their new home on Davis Street in Duncanville and have been there ever since. Cecilia is a cradle Catholic; Chris is not. She wanted their children to be raised in the Catholic faith. Chris elected to go through Holy Spirit’s RCIA program under the former long-time parish director, Anne Keough. Chris learned about the Knights of Columbus from brothers like Dan Murphy and joined 8157 in 2005. Three years later, he was our Grand Knight. In recent years, he has entertained the parish children at the annual Breakfast with St. Nick. Chris is the owner/operator of Beacon Signs in Duncanville. They have two children. Trevor, 23 and Sophie, 18. Cecilia is a member of Holy Spirit’s Catholic Daughters of the Americas court. “We love the parish people. We love being a part of this church. Things couldn’t be any better,” Chris says.
