Helen Perry

Rumor Has It – July 2009

July 2009
Celebrating the anxiously awaited book by friend Louise Parsley are (from left, back row) Amie Springmeyer, Ann Rogers, Susan Crouch, Connie Flatten, Claudia Ewing and Gayle Jackson, (front row) Louise Parsley, Pam Brasseux and Penny Layne.

The Greater Houston Preservation Alliance featured historian/author William Seale as keynote speaker at its luncheon held at River Oaks Country Club. The crowd included co-chairs Cora Sue and Harry Mach and George and Annette Strake. Nancy Ames and Danny Ward greeted the crowd of 200 preservation enthusiasts, including David Harvey Jr., Lawrence “Chap” Chapman, Betty Key and Bill and Cathy

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Rumor Has It – June 2009

June 2009
Jenisha, 10, and Taylor Cross, 5, welcome new sister Cale Elizabeth to the family. This baby will hardly be lacking attention!

A real Victery for West U… No, it’s not a typo.  Lamar High, Baylor and Rice grad John Victery is back. After a stellar 50-year career in education, Señor (as students affectionately call him) has come full circle. Fond childhood memories on Dunstan beckoned his return to 00fivesville. While in grad school at Rice, a Fulbright grant took him to …

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Rumor Has It – May 2009

May 2009
Maru Torre, Father Michael Barett and Patty Biggio convene over lunch to make future plans for the new Holy Cross Chapel downtown.

Good old-fashioned birthday party – long on fun, short on fuss. Miss Cal Bechtol was turning a big 2, and this called for a sudsy celebration. Parents Hailey and Brent converted the backyard into a veritable baby washateria. Baby dolls, wash cloths, shampoo, Desitin, powder and towels kept the children well-supplied as they bathed their babies with great care. Big …

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