The Milrany Family

  Pictured here is Mark and Cindy in their neighborhood park with their boys Morgan(15) & Matthew(13).

  Cindy is the CFO/CAO of Freese & Nichols Inc. and Mark has had a long career in insurance. They have lived in Fort Worth their whole lives and are very involved in the community. Both Mark and Cindy are on the March of Dimes board. Cindy is also on the Fort Worth Chamber board as well as being the past chair of the YMCA of Metropolitan Fort Worth board.  Mark also serves on the Colonial Tournament Committee.

  The boys are currently going to Paschal and McLean. Morgan is about to start driving so watch out everybody!  Matthew’s favorite past times are playing baseball and basketball.

The Sorokolit Family

Chris and Kelly Sorokolit are pictured with their four sons Rob, Daniel, John-Michael and William.

Chris is an orthodontic specialist who has been in practice for 23 years in Fort Worth. In addition to treating patients in the office, he serves on the Cleft Palate team at Cook Children’s Hospital. Chris is a past president of the Fort Worth District Dental Society and remains an active member of the organization. He has been voted by his peers as a Top Dentist in Fort Worth Magazine every year. He has won multiple clinic awards and has lectured on orthodontic treatment at local and national meetings.

Kelly manages Chris’ orthodontic practice and is preparing to oversee the construction of a new office for Chris.

All four of the boys graduated from Trinity Valley School and are currently attending university. Rob is in law school while his three younger brothers are micro-biology majors.

The Austin Family

Jim and Gloria Austin are pictured here with their children and grandchildren at the National Multicultural Western Heritage Museum.   Founded in 2001 by Jim and Gloria,   the museum is located at 3400 Mount Vernon Avenue in the Meadowbrook area of Fort Worth. The couple combines their personal interest in preserving an important slice of American History and their passion and belief in community service, by providing a forum for educating a nation about the positive contributions and accomplishments of people of African American, Native American, Hispanic, Asian and European ancestry to the settling of the western United States.  Gloria serves as the museum's executive director.  Jim is a commercial real estate broker and president of their real estate company, Austin Company Commercial Real Estate also located in Fort Worth.  Jim has been involved in the commercial real estate industry for over thirty years, and served as a Texas Real Estate Commissioner for eight years. 

The Mason Family

David and Cathy Mason are pictured with their three children, Allison (10) and twins Scott and Craig (5).   David joined the University of North Texas Health Science Center in 2010 as Chairman of the Osteopathic Manipulative Medicine Department at TCOM.  The University’s commitment to train the future primary care physicians of Texas impressed Dr. Mason.

He attended Rider College and earned his doctorate of osteopathic medicine degree from UMDNJ-SOM.  He is board certified in family medicine and neuromusculoskeletal medicine/osteopathic manipulative medicine.  David is a nationally recognized medical educator and author of “The 5-Minute Osteopathic Manipulative Medicine Consult”, which addresses the integration of manipulative treatment and principles into medical practice.

Cathy attended Rutgers University and earned her Master’s degree in library science at Drexel University. She previously worked as a medical librarian and currently volunteers with the childrens’ school, and serves as a Girl Scout troop leader. 

The Mason’s are excited to be in Fort Worth and look forward to raising their family in this rich cultural environment and friendly atmosphere

The Beatty Family

Bob and Shelly Beatty are pictured here with their daughter
Brooke. They have been providing beauty specialties in Fort Worth at
Stylemakers Salon since 1991. Shelly is skillfully trained with more than 30
years experience in hair design and hair restoration. She decided in 1997 to
focus on helping those who suffer with the devastating effects of hair loss.
In January, the Beatty’s opened the Hair Restoration
Institute of DFW above Stylemakers Salon on the second level of their historic
building. At HRI of DFW advanced hair restoration takes place for those with
mild to significant hair loss by a highly trained team and one of the nation’s
leading hair transplant surgeons, Dr. Norton Abramson.
Bob and Shelly are Fort Worth natives whose entire family
call Fort Worth home. Bob and Shelly met in 1989 at the First Baptist Church of
Fort Worth where Robert’s father was once the associate pastor. Their daughter
Brooke begins her own career in the beauty industry by acquiring a business
degree at the University of Arkansas beginning this fall.

The Ho Family

Jarry, Mary, and their lovely daughter, Madee take a moment to relax at the Modern Art Museum.
Jarry, a Fort Worth native, attended All Saints’ Episcopal School while Mary grew up in Dallas. The two were college sweethearts at Texas A&M University, and tied the knot in 2006.
Upon graduation, they moved back to Fort Worth to carry on the family legacy as owners of Tokyo Cafe. Jarry’s parents originally founded this popular Westside Asian eatery.
After traveling to Japan, they were so inspired by the country’s izakaya-style gastro pubs; they decided to create their own. In May 2011, they unveiled Shinjuku Station — named after the world’s busiest train station.
Located on Fort Worth’s eclectic Magnolia Avenue, Shinjuku Station features modern Japanese fare, small izakaya-style dishes and sushi. The concept has been so well received that Texas Monthly named it one of their “Top 10 New Restaurants”.
Today, the couple stays busy between running two successful restaurants and spending time with their
growing family.

The Ketchum Family

Mark and Judi Ketchum, pictured with children, grandchildren and Nana & Papa, are happy their entire family now lives in Fort Worth. Mark is the owner of Park Hill Café, a cozy, quirky TCU neighborhood restaurant. Judi is Director of The Resource Connection of Tarrant County. The restaurant is a family affair – Mark and daughter, Jennifer handle weekdays and Friday and Saturday dinners, while Judi tackles Sunday Brunch. .. when extra help is needed – daughter, Paige, who is in the medical field; son, Brian, in the HVAC business and his wife April, a nurse, are called upon. Mark attributes his entrepreneurial lifestyle to his parents; father, Troy, who taught him the value of owning one’s own business , the hard work, tenacity and customer service that makes it successful and mother, Mary Lou, who was without a doubt the best chef
ever!
However, their pride and joy is getting to spend time with
their grandchildren – 5 year-old Vance, 2 ½ year old Parrish, and 23 month old
Reese!