Westways - James L. West Alzheimer Center

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James L. West Alzheimer Center
Spring 2012
In this issue:
Lisa Wilson Waldron
On Her Award and Her Dog
Jaime Cobb: Bringing Education
and Outreach into the Community

Westways | Spring 2012
Dear Friends,
Happy New Year and welcome to Westways!
This issue is dedicated to you—our friends
and neighbors who have given your precious
time and resources this year, to help north
Texans who suffer from dementia disorders,
and their families. We are truly blessed by
your generosity.
Our long-time friends will notice that
Westways has a new look. Our fresh look
comes at a time when we are taking a fresh
approach to mission and outreach. We know that the need for West
Center care in our community is great, and this issue highlights our
efforts to share our skills with a wider group of people than ever
before. As our nation’s resources shrink and the numbers of persons
with dementia grow, caregivers are looking to organizations like ours,
to provide support. This issue highlights two such programs:
Thanks to a generous grant from the Sid Richardson Foundation, we
are now offering Comprehensive Caregiver Training, an in-depth, handson
training series designed for family members caring for a loved one
at home. A second offering, “Taking Action on Alzheimer’s” is a singlesession
program designed to provide community groups a better
understanding of the disease. Gifts to this program will ensure that this
growing need in our community can be met for years to come.
Your gifts to the Senior Adult Day Program allow participants a full day
of fun and socialization, while their caregivers are given a welcome
break from the stresses of caregiving, at home. In this issue, you will
meet volunteer Lisa Wilson Waldron and her dog, Halle Berry. Lisa
received a national award this year, for her long-time dedication to the
elders who attend our day program. Some of you have been dedicated
to our day program for many years, too, and we give thanks for you.
We consider ourselves extremely fortunate to be in Fort Worth, where
warm and enthusiastic benefactors help so many local organizations
flourish. Together, we are creating world-class living in a very special
hometown, and each citizen owes a debt of gratitude to the behind-thescenes
groups that make it all possible. We highlight just a few of our
community partners in our publication this year.
Our work is never complete so we are thankful beyond measure that
you have chosen to be a part of our family. Whether you are a first-time
donor or a long-time supporter, I can assure you that your gifts are
prudently used and greatly appreciated.
Best Wishes for a Healthy and Happy 2012!
Susan Farris
Executive Director
Susan Farris, LNFA
Executive Director
2012 Board of Directors
J.T. Aughinbaugh
Chairman
Dennis R. Johnson
Chair-Elect / Treasurer
Vice Chair Finance
Edward E. Stocker, Jr.
Secretary
Edward C. Lasater
Vice Chair Nominating
Melissa Mitchell
Vice Chair Marketing
William D. Poteet
Vice Chair Development
Mark W. Smith
Vice Chair Facilities
Management
Kirk Millican
Immediate Past Chair
Michael Annis
Susan K. Blue
James Frederick Korth
Ann McKinney
Julie Motheral Patterson
Susan Siegmund
Louis Stripling
Rev. Karl B. Travis
Burch Waldron
M. Bradley Wallace
Diane Madalin-Wright
Harry E. Bartel
Advisor
Eunice West
In Memoriam
It started as a labor of love…for
one month. Twenty five years
later, it is a lasting love affair.
Nearly every Monday, Lisa Wilson Waldron and Halle
Berry arrive at the James L. West Center to entertain
and engage the clients of the Senior Adult Day
Program. A 20-minute show, some Bible study, some
singing and lots of discussions.
Well, not “The” Halle Berry. This Halle is a long-haired
dachshund and she is a born trickster. Before Halle,
there were Gretchen and Hannah, both dachshunds,
two parrots and a cockatoo. All have been taught by
Lisa. “I read books on how to do it. They do a lot of
tricks -- roll over, play dead, jump through a hoop,
open and shut doors, take a bow.”
Lisa, took a bow of her own last year when she was
recognized with the National Adult Day Services
Association’s Volunteer Award at the association’s
annual conference.
“That was a surprise. All this stuff kind of just
happened,” she says. “I got started because the church
needed someone when the Adult Day Program opened
in the First Presbyterian Church gym. They asked me if I
could come by, bring my dog and entertain.
I never stopped coming.”
Starring
Halle Berry
Lisa Waldron A Dogged Volunteer
Halle performs at homeless shelters, elementary
schools and at the prison in Gatesville, Texas, all places
where Lisa volunteers. It was at Gatesville where one of
the prisoners tagged Halle with her name.
Lisa’s last professional venture was in real estate. She
accumulated and sold 21 properties, which enables
her to spend much of her time volunteering. “God has
been so good to me.”
At the James L. West Center, Lisa says she continually
is overjoyed by how much the Adult Day Program
clients want to talk. And talk. “They interact well,”
she says. “They have so much knowledge and history.
Once I get there, I’m so happy; it’s a magical place.
Every time I leave, I hate
it. I’m thinking about how
lucky I am to know them;
they have so much to give to
other people. Mostly love.
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Meet
Jaime Cobb:
Bringing education
& outreach into the
community
Jaime Cobb needed to find
work after she had moved
to California. Though her
degree was in public relations
and marketing from Abilene
Christian University, she took
a job working with adults stricken by
Alzheimer’s at a day care center.
Years later, back in Texas working as the tour
manager for Stockyards Station, Jaime could not let
go of her yearning to help people. “I had loved the
work in California,” she said. “So I applied to work
at James L. West even though there was no opening.
Then this grant became available, I got a call and I
knew it was where I wanted to be.”
This grant is a gift from the Sid W. Richardson
Foundation to develop caregiver and community
educational programs. The programs go outside
the James L. West Alzheimer Center to assist and
educate caregivers and the community. Jaime
was hired as the Director of Community Education
September 1 and she explains two important facets
of the programs:
Comprehensive Caregiver Training is an in-depth, multiseries
training for caregivers. The program’s main
focus: “We want to reach caregivers where they are,”
Jaime said. “Our goal is to keep loved ones at home as
long as possible. We know it can be exhausting caring
for a loved one so we will offer hands-on education,
a reference binder and be available for their phone
calls.” The program will perform outreach talks and
seminars at workplaces, in senior centers, churches
and synagogues, and more. It will cover areas such
as helping with feeding and dressing, understanding
changed behavior, communications, home safety, how
to find proper equipment and caregiver burnout.
“Burnout is a huge problem,” she said. “More often
than not, caregivers get sick because they aren’t
taking care of themselves. They have unbelievably
high stress levels, a higher rate of health issues and
their socialization skills decline. We want them to
know the signs and symptoms of burnout and where
to go and how to ask for help.”
Taking Action on Alzheimer’s is designed to provide the
community at large a better understanding of the disease,
how it affects all those touched by the disease and how to
provide support. This outreach will be directed toward any
group such as elder care attorneys, religious leaders and
civic groups, among others. The goal, according to Jaime,
is to reach those that have a tangential relationship with
families affected by Alzheimer’s.
Jaime is available to speak to interested groups,
employers and clubs about the multi-series
Comprehensive Caregiver Training or the Taking Action
on Alzheimer’s presentation. She can be reached at
(817) 877-1199 x 199 or jcobb@jameslwest.org.
The Sid W. Richardson Foundation provides grants to
nonprofit organizations in Texas to help them fulfill
their missions. Grants are made primarily in education,
healthcare, human services and the arts.
From left, J.T. Aughinbaugh, Chairman of the Board of the James L.
West Center, Pete Geren, President of the Sid Richardson Foundation,
Susan Farris, Executive Director of the James L. West Center and former
Fort Worth Mayor Bob Bolen.
The Man Behind
the Foundation
Oil, cattle, and land formed the
basis of Sid W. Richardson’s
life’s work. His fortune
paralleled the boom and
bust nature of the petroleum
industry in its early years.
In 1947, he established the Sid W.
Richardson Foundation, providing in
the foundation’s charter that all grants
be awarded to recipients within the
state of Texas.
Mr. Richardson attended Baylor
University and Simmons College (now
Hardin-Simmons) from 1910-1912.
Later, with borrowed money and with
his friend and partner, Clint Murchison,
he hit oil and amassed a million dollars
in 1919 and 1920. In 1933, with a small
investment and a friend with drilling
know-how, he turned his oil business into
a booming enterprise. His hard work,
perseverance and ability to get along
with people of all walks of life turned
almost every venture into a success.
He served as chairman of Sid
Richardson Gasoline Co. in Kermit,
Sid Richardson Carbon Company in
Odessa, and Sid W. Richardson, Inc.,
in Fort Worth. He was a partner in
Richardson and Bass, Oil Producers, in
Fort Worth.
An admirer of the paintings and
sculptures of Frederic Remington and
Charles M. Russell, he built one of the
largest private collections of these
two great artists, starting with the
purchase of his first Russell painting
in 1942. He thought they captured,
better than any other artists, the
vitality, the color and the motion he
had always associated with the West.
Today, Pete Geren is the President of
the foundation, which provides grants
to nonprofit organizations primarily in
education, healthcare, human services
and the arts.
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Thanks to
the Scott
Foundation,
there’s no
place like
home
William Edrington Scott, known to
friends as Billy, was a Fort Worth
native who never married; his true
loves and passions were the visual and
performing arts. Scott’s successes
and those of his family, in banking, real
estate and insurance, enabled him to
start the William E. Scott Foundation in
1960, three years before his death.
The foundation was chartered to support non-profits
with a focus on the arts in Fort Worth or Tarrant
County. The Scott Theater in the Cultural District was
built by the foundation. Much of the Scott estate’s
artwork belongs to The Modern Art Museum. The list
of contributions is long.
A late-1980s gas find on some of his ranching
properties in south Texas and the market boom of the
’90s enabled the foundation to maintain its directed
giving to the arts and expand support into healthcare,
education and social nonprofit services.
Today, Raymond (Rob) Kelly, an attorney/shareholder
with the Decker Jones law firm, is President of the
foundation. He joined the board in 1979 as trustee/
director. The Scott Foundation has made two gifts
totaling $400,000 to the James L. West Center, the
first for the construction of the West Center, which
was completed in 1993, and the second for planned
reconstruction.
“The West Center was something really needed in Fort
Worth. The foundation got involved because there was
nothing like it at the time,” Kelly said. “Personally,
It’s not just going to be painting
and new furniture. It’s a change in
living atmosphere that will be more
environmentally pleasurable for
the patient and the visiting family.
I was interested because my mother suffered with
dementia for years before passing away.
“We are particularly interested in the planned
reconstruction. The focus on best care of Alzheimer’s
and dementia has changed and you must offer care
and care facilities that are different now than 20
years ago.
“When I toured the Center a couple of months ago,
I was particularly interested in the planned upgrade
and the changes in the living formats. It’s not just
going to be painting and new furniture. It’s a change
in living atmosphere that will be more environmentally
pleasurable for the patient and the visiting family. I
was particularly struck that you can avoid the feeling
of being in institutional care and closer to what a
home environment might be.”
Because of the Scott Foundation’s size and
philosophy, it tends to support capital projects
more than operating programs. Kelly said that if an
operating request is received, the foundation tends to
look at one-time grants.
“It’s really not that easy to give money,” Kelly said.
“There are far more worthwhile requests than you
could possibly fund. We helped The West Center
originally, so it was natural to help again.”
“Mr. Kelly understands that the West Center has
an individualized care system designed around the
resident’s initial evaluation and life experiences and
not based on what is economically practical for the
nursing facility,” said Duncan Manning, vice president
of development for the West Center. “He understands
what it is like to be a caregiver and the importance
of having facilities such as the West Center for
those individuals that do not have a family caregiver
support system or for individuals for whom the
disease has become too challenging for them to be
able to remain in their homes.”
The Board, staff and families of the James L. West Center
would like to thank Kendra Belfi, M.D., for 18 years of
cheerful and dedicated service to the Center’s residents,
and for her tireless dedication to our nation’s elders
throughout her career. Happy retirement, Dr. Belfi!
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Senior Adult Day Program
Every day ...
… with love
Helen and Cloyd James (C.J.) Dowling were
married more than 59 years. He worked as an
aeronautical engineer for General Dynamics
and Lockheed 38-plus years after four years
in the Air Force. She worked at raising a
family that now includes four children, nine
grandchildren and two great-grandchildren.
Theirs was a life of love.
Before she passed, Helen was afflicted with
Alzheimer’s, a slow, debilitating disease. C.J. had
retired by then and took on most, if not all, of the
household and caregiver responsibilities. C.J. lovingly
assisted Helen, but the disease persisted to the point
that “Dr. (Kendra) Belfi recommended I look into the
West Center’s Senior Adult Day Program. She said
it would give me time as caregiver to do errands,
housekeeping and time for myself,” C.J. said.
“It was a difficult transition; Helen did not want to be
there at all. But with the patience and incredible skill
and caring from people like Irma Jones and her staff,
Helen became more comfortable, then very attached.
She looked forward to seeing the staff.
“They became an extended part of our family. I’d say,
‘Let’s go see Irma’ and Helen was ready to roll.”
C.J. said Helen was involved in many activities—
music, arts and crafts, games—and the variety of
daily stimulation was much better for her than being
at home.
“I learned much about caring from Irma and the
staff,” C.J. said. “The staff is incredibly graceful
and gifted in interacting and caring with people with
dementia-like problems. Those are precious, herotype
people.”
There is a plaque on the door leading into the area
for the Senior Adult Day Program that recognizes
Lockheed for its contributions. “It means a lot to
me,” C.J. said, “that I worked there and that the
community helps take care of our loved ones.”
Helen and C.J. Dowling
Financial aid budgeted for the
current fiscal year is $346,238. It
is provided to qualified Senior Adult
Day Program (SADP) participants as
well as to full-time residents. Adult
Day participants also may qualify for
assistance from agencies such as
the Alzheimer’s Association or the
Area Agency on Aging.
According to Chief Financial Officer
Kathy Schroeder, all participants
in the day program receive some
financial aid as the rates charged
are lower than actual costs; the day
program is subsidized by the Center
and the Center’s Foundation.
During the last five years, the
amount needed for aid has
increased 100%. Funds for financial
aid are provided by the James L.
West Presbyterian Special Care
Center Foundation. These funds
are available because of generous
donations from the public. Donors
may designate a gift to be used for
financial aid by specifying their gift
go to the Rabbi Robert and Rolly
Schur Endowment Fund.
Chairman’s Circle
Susan K. Blue, MD
J.T. & Charity Aughinbaugh
Margaret & Jim DeMoss
Judie & Dick Greenman
Dennis & Margaret Johnson
Jay Lesok
Diane Madalin-Wright
Ann & Tim McKinney
Kirk Millican
Julie M. Patterson
Bill & Margaret Poteet
Mark & Lisa Smith
Ned & Marci Stocker
Louis Stripling
Karl Travis
Burch & Lisa Waldron
Community Gifts
Lawrence & Linda Abramson
Glenn & Melinda Adams
Amon G. Carter Foundation
Mrs. Helen E. Amuedo
Anne T. & Robert M. Bass Foundation
Michael Annis
Serling & Martha Arntzen
Mr. & Mrs. Victor E. Ashford
J.T. & Charity Aughinbaugh
Robert & Nina Barcus
Richard & Nora Bender
Mr. & Mrs. William D. Benge
Mr. & Mrs. James D. Bews
Charles & Nelia Blanton
BNSF Foundation
Mr. & Mrs. Bob Bolen
Dr. & Mrs. William F. Bonnell
Mr. & Mrs. Dan Boulware
Leo & Katie Bray
Mr. & Mrs. L. O. Brightbill, III
Dr. & Mrs. Robert W. Brown
Michael G. & Carole L. Bryan
Dr. & Mrs. James Burnett
Paula J. Capshaw
J.T. & Doris Clements
Community Foundation of North Texas
Mr. & Mrs. Garland M. Lasater, Jr.
GWR Foundation
Hodges Fund
Dolphus E. Compere
Timothy & Lea Crow
David L.Tandy Foundation
Margaret DeMoss
Marjorie Dillinger
CJ Dowling & Family
Donna L. Duffey
Fash Foundation
Mr. & Mrs. John Farris
Felder Services
Jan E. Fersing
First Presbyterian Church of Fort Worth
Johnny & Antoinette Flores
Jeff & Carolyn Fraley
Mrs. James C. Fuller
Gamtex Industries
Judy Gangwere
Mr. & Mrs. Richard L. Gilbert
Frances Ginsburg
Jeanette M. Ginsburg
Mr. & Mrs. Gary F. Goble
Dr. & Mrs. Daniel A. Goggin
Mrs. W. K. Gordon, Jr.
Dan & Grace Goldsmith
Grace First Presbyterian Church
Dr. & Mrs. Robert E. Griffin, Sr.
Inez W. Hall
James M. Harrison
Hayes Mitchell Cattle Company
Madge Henry
William & Ann Hicks
Higginbotham & Associates
Michelle Hopton-Jones
Hot Damn Tamales!
Jean & Robert Houston
Hyde Foundation
Virginia Sue Isbell
Brian & Kari Jenke
Lometa F. Jenkins
Dennis & Margaret Johnson
Family Foundation
Jack & Louise Jones
Harry S Kahn
Houston & Charlotte Kauffman
Mr. & Mrs. John C. Kenny, III
Jimmy & Becky Kilpatrick
John Paul & Lane Anne Kimzey
Jeff & Sally King
Dr. & Mrs. Thomas M. Kleuser
Mr. & Mrs. L. W. Koch
Teri Kramer
Stanley & Marcia Kurtz
Larry Larimore
Pam & Bill Lawrence
Mr. & Mrs. Jay Lesok
Mr. & Mrs. Howard A. Majors
Catherine & Bruce Mallory
Patrick & Jo Lynne Malone
Mr. & Mrs. Duncan Manning
Gifts from the Community
Thanks to our donors and friends
Through December 2011
Thomas F. Mastin, IV
William F. McCann
Mr. & Mrs. K. D. McKenzie, Jr.
Patrick McKinney
Tim & Ann McKinney
Genevieve C. McMillen
Anne K. McMillin
Adeline & George McQueen Foundation
Mr. & Mrs. John Melcher
Harrold & Betty Melton
Elaine H. Michero
Jennifer J. Miller
Kirk Millican
Charles & Dana Milliken
Michael Bennett & Melissa M. Mitchell
Mr. & Mrs. Philip H. Morris
Lois Crain Murphy
Ed & Barbara Newsom
Virginia H. O’Donnell
Oncor
Larry & Caryn Patterson
Paul E. Andrews, Jr. Foundation
Michael & Donna J. Peters
Julie & Steve Piggott
Greg & Lisa Pitzer
Janna S. Poland
Patricia L. Poole
Bill & Margaret Poteet
Mr. & Mrs. John Rangel
Mr. & Mrs. Dave Ratliff
Red Oak Realty, LLC
Konrad & Renee Reinhardt
Virginia H. Richards
Beth J. Rivers
The Roach Foundation, Inc.
Barbara F. Rodes
Elaine Rubin
The Thomas M., Helen McKee &
John P. Ryan Foundation, Inc.
Mrs. Fred A. Sanders
Deborah Sanford
Edward M. Sankary
Lewis & Diana Schwartz
Kay P. Sharp, R.N.
Susanna M. Shemwell
Joe & Faye Sheppard
Earle A. Shields, Jr.
Mr. & Mrs. Warren W. Shipman, III
Mr. & Mrs. Grady Shropshire
Guido & Ruth Shumake Foundation
Sid W. Richardson Foundation
Susan Siegmund
Phyllis Slotter
Dr. & Mrs. Don L. Smith, Jr.
Donor Spotlight:
The Adeline &
George McQueen
Foundation
The Adeline and George
McQueen Foundation
generously pledged a
major gift of $500,000 for
capital improvements to
be made to the resident
facilities at the James L.
West Alzheimer Center.
The McQueen Foundation
trust was created
to support qualified
charitable, educational,
religious or hospital
organizations or
undertakings in the state
of Texas. It is administered
by J.P. Morgan.
“Enabling us to take
that first step toward
making our facility more
of a ‘home environment’
was a huge gift from the
McQueen Foundation,”
said Susan Farris,
executive director of the
Center. “We’re very, very
thankful for the McQueen
Foundation’s operational
ideas, support and
financial gift.”

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Community Gifts
Katy Spinger
Ned & Marci Stocker
Jack & Barbara Strasser
James L. Stripling
Dr. & Mrs. A. E. Thurman
Shelley Venick
Verizon Foundation
Alfred Vidaurri
Anna & Richard Walsh
Mrs. Robert L. Ward
William E. Scott Foundation
Paula R. Williams
Herschel & Carolyn Winn
Woman’s Club - Penelope Club
Employee Contributions
Antonio Aguilar
Theresa Akins
Essie Allen
Linda Allgood
Kristie Baldwin
Janice Bell
Tamisha Benton
Wanda Blevins
Patricia Botello
Lori Broaden
Ulonda Brown
Linda Christian
Jaime E. Cobb
Sarah A. Crnkovic
Carmen M. Davis
Shonna L. Davis
Marie Douglas
Denise C. Douglass
Marilyn L. Elliott
Susan Farris
Carlissa Franklin
Darlene Frybarger
Lucia Garcia
Kenisha Graham
Tequicie Gray
Rodney T. Hammon-Martin
Keenyer A. Harris
Jennifer L. Hayes
Jesse Holguin
Linda R. Holt
Virginia James
Kay Kay Johnson
Keiarri E. Johnson
Irma L. Jones
Kristina Lee
Linda Lewis
Duncan Manning
Evonda Martin
Porsha R. McMaryion
Jennifer J. Miller
Linda Motley
Kathy S. Norman
Faith K. Nyamweya
Kataski A. Pickney
Brenda S. Rambin
Barbara S. Rector
Sonya Y. Reed
Marquita Roberts
Anna L. Rodriquez
Keith Rose
Kathy Schroeder
Kay P. Sharp
Dionne Sims
Lucyna Thomas
Ronald Trevino
Kaylyn D. Trojacek
Verlanda Turner
Antionette J. Walker
Tammy Wall
Mark Washburn
Amber L. Wegener
Peggy J. Whack
Victoria M. Whaley
Della Williams
Judy Williams
Vickie C. Wright
In Memory Of…
Marle Abshere
Mr. & Mrs. Don Plattsmier
Mary Louise Bailey
Gary & Karen Price
Margaret Livingston Dorris Blanton
Betty Gallagher
Joseph M. Gallagher
Rebecca Johnson
Martha H. Martin
Mr. & Mrs. Don Sanford
Jerry R. Burnett
Christopher A. Bartley
Ann Bartley
Margaret Cameron
Mr. & Mrs. Jack C. Cameron
Spencer D. Coleman
The Ronald L. & Mark S.
Coleman Families
Edgar Franklin Crites, Jr.
Affiliated Bank
Ben & Vera Baker
Shirley R. Brown
D & K Investments
Charles & Frances Edwards
Julia T. Escott
Mike Estes, PC
Lynda B. Field
Ann D. Herron
Ms. Holly Huddleston
James & Beverly Jones
Vera Kendall
Elaine H. Michero
Betty & Bill Nickerson
George & Vicki Ogle
Mr. & Mrs. Kenneth Peeler
Alan & Janie Petticord
Sandy Pickering
W. O. & Roberta Reeves
Helen J. Dowling
Janice Bell
Anna M. Caron
Mark & Virginia Flippo
Thomas N. & Emry A. Glover
Inez W. Hall
Mr. & Mrs. Harold S. Hogan
Catherine & Bruce Mallory
William C. Miller
Lois Crain Murphy
Mr. & Mrs. Roger Patrick
The Walter R. Prasifka Family
Mr. & Mrs. John Rangel
Diana Roberts, Brett Roberts &
Family, Deidre Moser & Family
Beverly Tuck
Jana King & Herb Weaver
Jay Clarence Ehle
Mr. & Mrs. James L. Ehle
Peggy Fisher
Renie & Sterling Steves
Jeanette Fowler
Ms. Marguerite S. Brownlee
Mozelle Freeman
Mr. & Mrs. Phil Holley
Kay P. Sharp, R.N.
Larry Gangwere
Mrs. Kay Clark
Cynthia Cook
Mrs. & Mr. Anna G. Gangwere
Mr. & Mrs. William D. Moore, Jr.
Bill Peterson
Sadye M. Garsek
Richard & Carol Minker
Richard James Garvey
Judie & Dick Greenman
Mrs. Goldman
Gary & Karen Price
Mary Ann Richardson Hanson
C. Brodie Hyde, II
Francis “Bud” Hoch
Jerre & David Tracy
Tommie Hughes
Mr. & Mrs. Roy J. Grogan
Sally Hurt
Mrs. Ruby L. Blaylock
James Jackson
Duncan Manning
Dorothy Lehman
Mr. & Mrs. Scott C. Hayes
Sterling Leonard
Ms. Theresa Akins
Lillie Marrow
Kristina Lee
Robert Welch Martin
Marci & Ned Stocker
Berniece McCorquodale
John & Sarah Jeffers
Catherine McMillen
Genevieve C. McMillen
George J. Mellina
Bank of America Foundation
Ms. Jean David
Margaret & James DeMoss
The Zavala Family
Foist Motheral
Mrs. Richard Rosenfeld
Cecil Munn
Suzanne & Allen Kent
Alice T. Nowlin
Wade & Bettye Nowlin
Maurine L. O’Laughlin
O’Laughlin Ranch Partnership
Louise Owens
Mr. & Mrs. Bob Carter
Joan Pace
Gary & Karen Price
Alice Ivelle Perrone
Mr. & Mrs. Jack C. Cameron
Melba Pope
Mrs. Frances E. Hazel
Dan M. Wight
Moira Reinhardt
Kay P. Sharp, R.N.
Mildred G. Richards
Homer & Sandra Dear
William N. Sackman
James & Susan Floyd
Elaine S. Schrock
Phyllis S. Sparks
Rolly F. Schur
William & Holly Schur
Dot Searcy
Noel & Margaret Dragon
Mary Ann Fyfe-Shapiro, David
Shapiro, Mary Heather Fyfe,
& Candy Fyfe
Kirk & Brenda Headley
Monroe Racquet Club
David Shuart
Mr. & Mrs. Harry L. Stone
& Children
Genella M. Sharp
Ray & Carolyn Cunningham
Oma Duncan
Curtis, Cathy & Frances Haley
Mr. & Mrs. Kim Sharp
Patsy B. Small
Marjorie M. Griffin
Charles Smith
Janet Jo Smith Estate
John N. Smith
Robert & Rachel Anderson
Katheryn R. Houch
Mr. & Mrs. Charles Phillips
Ms. Tamra Rains
Mark & Margaret Zurfluh
Lyda Smith
Kay P. Sharp, R.N.
Penny Sparto
Carlissa Franklin
Mrs. Marian R. Smith
Donor Spotlight:
The Thomas M., Helen McKee &
John P. Ryan Foundation, Inc.
The Ryan Foundation was founded by
Helen McKee Ryan and her son, John
P. Ryan, in 1983. Helen Ryan was the
widow of Thomas M. Ryan, a prominent
businessman in Fort Worth. The Ryan
family owned several businesses,
including Waples Platter Company,
Ranch Style, Inc., White Swan Foods,
Ryan Mortgage Company and First
Life Insurance Company. John P. Ryan
served as President and CEO for most
of these companies.
The Foundation received its initial
funding from the Estate of Helen Ryan
upon her death in 1983. The Foundation
received additional funding from John
Ryan during his lifetime and from his
Estate upon his death in 2003. The name
of the Foundation was changed to The
Thomas M., Helen McKee & John P. Ryan
Foundation, Inc. to adequately reflect the
names of the significant donors.
The mission of the Foundation is to
support a wide variety of public charities
with an emphasis on Tarrant County
and Fort Worth. Areas of interest include
health care, human and social services,
education, children services and the arts.
“The Ryan Foundation was among
the first contributors and has been a
consistent, very generous partner,” said
J.T. Aughinbaugh, chairman of the board
of the James L. West Center. “We’re very
appreciative of its long-time commitment.”
Lillian Boatwright Thomas
Russell & Wanda Martin
Ramah Ward
Amber L. Wegener
Warren Whitham
Mr. James Hellman
Clyde Willbern
Mr. & Mrs. Edwin Bell
Hoyt & Katherine Burnette
Mr. & Mrs. J. Michael Craddock
Jane & Bob Ferguson
Rosalind Frank
Mr. & Mrs. Jay Lesok
Duncan Manning
Sue McAlister
Kirk Millican
Mills Financial Group
Robert & Sharon Munger
Joel Nash
Tim & Elaine Petrus
Keith & Juliann Wohlford
Susan Wukasch
Mrs. Betty Youngman
Mrs. Nell Wilson
The Lewiecki Family
Rene Wisch
Richard & Carol Minker
In Honor Of…
Mr. & Mrs. Robert Bass
Mr. & Mrs. David F. Motheral, Jr.
Cardinal Suite Staff
Richard & Carol Minker
Clay Cummins
Mr. David B. Parker
Susan Farris
Richard & Carol Minker
Dr. & Mrs. Jay Fierke
Mr. & Mrs. David F. Motheral, Jr.
Mr. & Mrs. Yogi Florsheim
Mr. & Mrs. David F. Motheral, Jr.
Judie & Dick Greenman
Bob & Audrey Hartwell
Mr. & Mrs. Joan Katz
Mr. & Mrs. David F. Motheral, Jr.
Dr. & Mrs. Allen Kent
Mr. & Mrs. David F. Motheral, Jr.
Loraine McMillon
Ms. Mary Teesdale
Carol Minker
Ruth & Doug Roper
Mr. & Mrs. Hirsch
Gayle Johansen
Mr. & Mrs. William M. Lockhart
Carol & Richard Minker
Gary & Karen Price
Mrs. Asako Cosby
Mr. & Mrs. Lon T. Werner
Ethel Minker
Ruth & Doug Roper
Marjorie Parris
Sally P. & Scott W. Mooring, III
Mr. & Mrs. Paul Prater
Mr. & Mrs. David F. Motheral, Jr.
The birthday of Lois Rife
Terry Adair
Mr. & Mrs. Billy Rosenthal
Mr. & Mrs. David F. Motheral, Jr.
Kay Sharp
Richard & Carol Minker
Mr. & Mrs. Ned Stocker
Mr. & Mrs. David F. Motheral, Jr.
Mr. & Mrs. Dan Sykes
Mr. & Mrs. David F. Motheral, Jr.
Margaret & David Sykes
Gary & Karen Price
Shelley Venick
BNSF Foundation
Gifts In Kind
Archie’s Gardenland
David Babb
Ben E. Keith Foods Co.
Ruby L. Blaylock
Community Hospice of Texas
Michael T. Curtis
Judith Dryden
James L. Ehle
Felder Services
Karen Freeman
Leslie George
Glenview Pharmacy
Nancy T. Granaghan
John F. Gray
Irma L. Jones
Louis Lambert
Joan Maberry
Duncan Manning
Jamye L. McGilvray
Jennifer J. Miller
Wanda L. Ort
Nancy Plattsmier
Carol Pope
RehabCare
Curtis E. Ryals
Richard L. Schwartz
Kay P. Sharp, R.N.
Kim Sharp
Karen Singletary
Texas Department of Public Safety
The Gideons International
Deb Watkins
Judi Williams
Pamela Williamson
Gifts to the
Rabbi Schur Fund
Robert C. Archenhold
Mr. & Mrs. Victor E. Ashford
Kenneth & Sandra Baum
Ruth C. Berkowitz
Frank X. Buhler
Craig & Gloria Cameron
Ed & Martha Carroll
Louise Britt Carvey
Richard & Nancy Cork
Mr. & Mrs. Alexander Cothran
Pattie Cox
Mary Crane & Mary Jane Birchfield
Reverend Nehemiah Davis
Michael J. Farrell
Robert & Phyllis Fenton
Richard & Deatra Gonzalez
Mr. & Mrs. Roy J. Grogan
Mr. & Mrs. Robert A. Gude
Timothy & Penni Hiles
Vernon E. Hohmann
Robert Louis Ingberg
Webb & Rosemary Joiner
Floyd & Dorothy Kinser
Nina R. Knight
Marjorie S. Kottler, CPA
Mrs. JoAnn M. Magruder & Family
Richard & Carol Minker
Mr. David B. Parker
Mr. & Mrs. Don Plattsmier
Jerry & Deidra Pozez
Dr. & Mrs. Irvin Robinson
Betty J. Sanders
William & Holly Schur
Rosalie Schwartz
Herbert & Patricia Schwarz
Mrs. Marian R. Smith
Becky & Mark Smith
Dulaney & Linda Steer
Gail Wright
James L. West Alzheimer Center

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