The Haddock Family

Married ten years this January, Lara and Jim Haddock are pictured here with their family, James (19), Jack (8) and Kate (6). 

 With over 16 years in real estate experience, Jim is President of Haddock Interests, a real estate development company focused on land development, homebuilding and investments. Jim currently serves on the Board of Directors for Southwest Bank, the Board of Regents for The Oakridge School, and the Board of Directors for the Greater Fort Worth Builders’ Association, the Texas Association of Builders and the National Association of Home Builders.  Past community board involvement includes Boys and Girls Club of Arlington and the Fort Worth Lighthouse for the Blind. 

Lara manages their home and is actively involved in raising their younger children.  She is active in The Oakridge School’s Parents Club and First United Methodist Church of Arlington’s ECYC Board. Together, Jim and Lara are chairing The Oakridge School’s Annual Fund for 2012-2013.

 

The Thomas Family

Ike Thomas is pictured with his wife, Trisha and their sons, daughters-in-law, grandchildren and soon to be born twins.

Trisha and Ike are both graduates of Texas Tech University.   Ike is an entrepreneur, businessman, and community leader.  Over his professional career, Ike has established businesses and organizations in the real estate, turfgrass, oil and gas, Internet, and education fields. Trisha and Ike’s sons, Ryan and Justin, are active in the family businesses as well.

Ike and Trisha are members of Grace Community Church in Glen Rose where he serves as an elder and she is on the Women's council.  Ike's current passion is establishing Grace Classical Academy (GCA) in Granbury.  GCA is a primary school founded on classical and Christian principles.  GCA’s main emphasis is on imparting to students a love for learning while teaching them to develop a Christian worldview.

Trisha is a director of Vista Bank in Lubbock, which is a 100-year family owned bank. 

Trisha and Ike reside in Granbury. 

 

The Pavell Family

Pictured here is the Pavell family; Mike and Andrea with daughters Whitney, Delaney and their Golden Retriever Casey. 

 

Mike is the Market President for Bank of America’s Fort Worth region, in addition to his responsibilities with U.S. Trust, the private wealth management division of the bank.  A devout Horned Frog fan, he received both his BBA and his MBA from the TCU Neeley School of Business, and serves as the President of the Neeley Executive Alumni Board.  Mike is also is a Trustee of Cook Children’s Healthcare Foundation and System,  a Trustee/Elder of First Presbyterian Church of Fort Worth, and a founding board member of HeartGift Fort Worth.  

 

Andrea received her undergraduate degree from Baylor University, and her master’s degree from St. Louis University.  She is an active volunteer in the community, serving on the board of Casa Manana, as a PTA volunteer at McLean 6^th grade school, and at First Presbyterian as an Elder and youth Sunday school teacher. 

 

Whitney attends Trinity Valley School, and is very active in musical theater at Casa Manana.  Delaney attends McLean 6^th grade, and is a creative artist and soccer player. 

The Ashworth Family

 

 

Featured here is Jim and Nancy Ashworth with their three children and their families. Jim (aka Dr. Wu’) has been employed for over 20 years at Marshall Career service, a premier staffing agency focused on working with professionals in the DFW area and is VP of the firm. He is considered to be one of the industry’s top recruiters specializing in Accounting and Finance. Jim is a graduate of UTA and is a frequent speaker at their school of Business. Nancy had a very successful 30+ years career with SBC. After retiring she was offered an opportunity to work at Marshall Career Service which she took and continues to work there, part time.

Dr. Wu’ is the 40 year plus songwriting partnership of Jim and Bryan Freeze, resulting in the publication of over 200 original songs and the release of 3 CD's.

 Son David lives in Calgary, Canada and is a manager at Petsmart.

 

Son Steve is a graduate of TWU and is employed by Jazz Pharmaceuticals . He and his wife Amanda have 3 children, Brayden(5), and twins Brooklyn and Brenna(3).

 

Daughter Lesley Davis is a graduate of TWU and works at Byrne Construction Services. She has 2 children Lauryn (9) and Bryson (8).

The Knight Family

Sean and Jacque Knight are featured here with their three children, Kolby, Ryan, and Summer.
Sean is President and Owner of Sean Knight Custom Homes, and is a Certified Master Builder, and Remodeler with over 30 years of experience in the building industry.  Sean Knight has long been recognized as a premier builder in Fort Worth and surrounding areas, and has been the recipient of numerous awards for his work.
Jacque, who received a degree in Interior Design from Bauder College, works with Sean at Sean Knight Custom Homes, helping customer’s with their interior selections.
Sean and Jacque both grew up in Fort Worth, and have been married for 21 years.  They have three wonderful children, a son, Kolby (26), who resides in Lubbock, and owns a party bus rental company, a son, Ryan (19), a sophomore, studying Economics at Texas State University, and a daughter, Summer (17), a senior at Aledo High School.

The Rutledge Family

John and Laura Rutledge are the proud parents of four children, Meredith(22), Blake(20), Carley(18) and Grant(15).  John is a principal at Freese & Nichols and Laura is a busy mom and community volunteer.

When Carley was 16, she was diagnosed with Ewing Sarcoma, a rare bone cancer that usually affects teens and young adults.   After Carley’s 11 months of treatment at Cook Children’s in FW and MD Anderson in Houston, family and friends started a foundation to raise awareness, fund research and improve the quality of care for this neglected cancer population.  There are more than 72,000 young adults diagnosed with cancer each year--and no new drugs or change in cure rates for this age group in over 25 years.

 The Carley J. Rutledge Sarcoma Foundation has held two fundraising “Gold Ribbon Games” kickball tournaments and on Thursday, October 11th, the 2nd Annual Going for Gold Luncheon will be held at Rivercrest Country Club.  Go to goldribboncure.org to learn more.

The Franco Family

Victoria Luperi and Andrés Franco met in Fort Worth 5 years ago. After dating for six weeks they realized they wanted to spend the rest of their lives together and got married (yes, that was quick).
They now live in Mistletoe Heights in a 1919 home with their maltese Beni. Victoria is the principal clarinetist of the Fort Worth Symphony Orchestra and Andrés, its associate conductor. You can see them in action throughout Tarrant County and beyond.
Victoria was born in Argentina and moved to the US as a teenager. She has lived in Wisconsin, Michigan, California, Pennsylvania and Manitoba (Canada), and of course, Texas! Talk about a diverse upbringing! She attended the Curtis Institute of Music in Philadelphia.
Andrés was born in Colombia and moved to the US to attend graduate school. He is a horned frog and has lived on and off in Fort Worth for 12 years!
They love living here and will always remember Fort Worth as the city where they fell in love and married.